Duke Bails Out Angel Then Stops by with Champagne

*This wonderful transcript was done by Anna on March 26 and April 2, 2001 for the Robert and Anna Message Board. With permission, The Scorpio Files site is archiving her transcripts that are a month or more old.

Duke fills out the papers at the police station. Anna returns from her office and sees him at Guy's desk.

Duke: "I didn't know you'd still be here Ms. Devane."

Anna: "I was just checking on some things in my office."

Duke: "All work?"

Anna: "Sometimes, yes."

Duke: "Mm...pity."

Anna: "Mr. Lavery..."

Duke: "It could be 'Duke', you know."

Anna: "I really think I should warn you that if Mr. Moran does anything else... spirited... I'm going to lock him up and throw away the key."

Duke: "Well, that is to the point."

Anna: "Yes, it's meant to be."

Duke: "It was a great pleasure meeting you this evening, Ms. Devane."

Anna: "After what I've said?"

Duke: "Oh a little bit of conflict never hurts a relationship."

Anna: "Yes well there's going to be if Angel Moran so much as jaywalks. Good night, Mr. Lavery."

Duke: "Oh goodnight, Ms. Devane.

Later, Anna's at home when her doorbell rings. She peeks through the peephole, angered by the face she sees through it. 

Anna: "What?"  (She yanks the door open)  "Mr. Lavery, what are you doing here?"

Duke (holding champagne glasses and a bottle):  "I promised you a drink, Ms. Devane."

Anna: "But it's very late."

Duke: "But never too late, I hope."

Anna: "I... I happen to think that it is."

Duke: "I have a problem, Ms. Devane and I think you can help me."

Anna: "I doubt it."

Duke: "You see, I'm a man who cannot rest until he had fulfilled a promise he made earlier in the day."

Anna: "Well, that's very commendable... However, I'm not interested."

Duke: "I promised you a drink earlier. Now, I think we should have that drink and then I will leave quietly."  (She stands there, arms folded, glaring at him)  "Oh, it's very well chilled, don't worry. It took a certain amount of timing."

Anna: "Mr. Lavery, I really..."

Duke: "Please, call me Duke. After all, we have danced."

Anna: "Briefly."

Duke: "Oh we should take care of that too, I think." (He unwraps the bottle)

Anna: "Mr. Lavery, what I wanted to say is that at this hour of the night, I'm really not interested in whatever your idiosyncracies might be."

Duke: "Well perhaps after we get to know one another a little better, you will."

Anna: "Well, I think that we've got off to a very bad start."

Duke: Oh, that's not bad. Only one place to go from there and that is up."

Anna: "I'm not so sure about that." (she paces as he opens the bottle)

Duke: "Oh, you'll see."

The scene continues..... 

Anna: "Mr. Lavery, if you think that you can turn up on my doorstep at this hour of the night and expect me to welcome you into my home, then you really..."

Duke: "I'm quite mistaken?"

Anna (frustrated): "Yes! You are quite mistaken."

Duke: "Oh but you see, I'm not mistaken, Ms. Devane. I didn't think this was gonna be easy. I knew it was gonna take some doing."

Anna: "Well you're not doing it. " (She folds her arms)

Duke: "This is very pleasant here, you know. It's warm. It's comfortable. Tasteful." (He hands her a glass)

Anna (sighs and begrudgingly takes it): "Thank you. Well, what did you expect? An interrogation room?"

Duke: "I didn't expect an interrogation room. I expected what I found. I didn't come calling on a cop, Ms. Devane. I'm calling on a beautiful woman. Now be kind. Have one sip at least." (He sits in the chair that she's been leaning against)

Anna (takes a sip): "It's very good."

Duke: " Ah, things are looking up."

Anna: "I'm complementing the wine, Mr. Lavery. The wine."

Duke: "Try 'Duke' on for size."

Anna (she turns to face him): "Don't underestimate me."

Duke: "Oh never."

Anna: "I'm a cop, remember?"

Duke: "Aren't there times when you just want to put your badge away?"

Anna: "Yes. But I always put it where I can find it." (She smirks at him and then moves over to the couch)

Duke: "And aren't there times when you just feel like a woman?" (He goes to sit by her)

Anna: "Yes. The same way that a male cop sometimes feels like being an ordinary man. You really are on very thin ice here, Mr. Lavery, Duke, whatever you want to be called."

Duke: "I think I am."

Anna: "Well good. I'm glad you think so."

Duke: "Don't you like to know that I am flexible?"

Anna: "Yes it helps."

Duke: "Mm. That's a major step forward."

Anna: "But I don't know where we're going."

Duke: "Adventures often start that way."

Anna: "I very rarely have time for adventures." (She moves to set her glass down and he touches her shoulder) 

Duke: "That's why you must seize the moment. Now if there was music..." (He sees the stereo and goes over to turn it on. Soft music plays) "Ah, there is music. Oh what lovely music. What were you doing when you started listening to this?"

Anna: "Well I think I was doing the washing up.

Duke: "Well now you have nothing mundane to do."

Anna: "Well actually, I'd quite like to go to sleep."

Duke (approaches her) Sleep?"

Anna: "Yes."

Duke: "You're too young to need much sleep, Ms. Devane. I don't see why we just round out a perfect evening by finishing the dance we started earlier." (He takes her in his arms. She's bothered by it and resists a bit)

Anna: "Mr. Lavery, I really... I feel very odd about this. All of this."

Duke: "That's okay. Odd feelings are sometimes the best kind, you know."

Anna: "I'm not sure."

Duke: "We'll see. I know you Anna Devane." (They dance and after some coaxing, she finally smiles at him)

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