The One About Roxanne

1.  INT.  THE ANGEL.  NIGHT.

The Angel, as before.  SIMON, who we last saw in The One About The Chinese Herbalist, is drinking at the bar with his mate CARL, who is in his early 30s.  They are both watching ROXANNE, early 20s, stunning, who is serving behind the bar.  They don't say a word.  And then ROXANNE throws them both a gorgeous smile.  They're so shocked they nearly choke on their beer - until they realise it's not them, it wasn't meant for them as a tall, handsome MAN comes up to the bar.

ROXANNE

Hello handsome, how are you?

(She kisses him, leaning across

the bar)  Glad you haven't got

your shorts on tonight.

CARL

(To SIMON, off ROXANNE)  Shall

we go somewhere else? 

2.  INT.  THE ANGEL.  NIGHT.

With SIMON and CARL at the bar a little later.  During the scene, SIMON is watching ROXANNE opening a bottle of wine with a lever-operated opener fixed to the bar, while CARL has his back to her.  She's very conscious of the effect she's having on some of the customers.

CARL

She's a good friend, and she'd just split 

up with her boyfriend a couple of months

ago, and she's telling me how desperately

she wants to have sex.  She's complaining

that there isn't anyone, right  And 

I'm thinking, I can think of someone. I'm 

talking to her, I'm the only one there, I'm

in front of her, and I'm struggling to get

anywhere near her, I'm not in her field of

vision at all.

SIMON

Well, it's tragic, isn't it?  (About

ROXANNE) You missed that.

CARL

What?

SIMON

She just opened a bottle of wine.

CARL

(A moment)  Shall we order one?