The Bull of Heaven, Screenplay

33.

LANA I can't stand sake but you never bothered to ask me. Won't put out?

I'm not the one who hasn't had sex in a decade.

Will gets up abruptly and drops money on the table.

LANA (CONT'D) Wait. I'd give it up to save my mother.

Lana shows the picture of her mother arm-in-arm with Rosemary and the clients in front of Ninevah House.

Will sits and stares at the photo in disbelief.

LANA (CONT'D) What's wrong?

EXT. STREET OUTSIDE JAPANESE RESTAURANT -- LATER A light snow fall as they stroll back to the monastery.

Will stares at the photo.

LANA They graduated high school together.

Mom used to volunteer at her women's shelter until her second kidney implant failed.

WILL But she died in a plane crash.

LANA That's weird. Why would they lie?

WILL I'm going to find out. Anyway, your mom sounds just as religious, but in a much nicer way.

LANA She used to make these for the clients. You keep it.

Lana hands Will a small CRUCIFIX. They stroll for a while and pass a bus stop with a video ad for Anime-style erotic video games (with the Eternity logo).

WILL Why don't parents just tell the truth?

I could have done without a Tooth Fairy.