Guy Noir script
Saturday, April 11, 2009

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(THEME)

TR: The Adventures of Guy Noir, Private Eye, will not be heard today due to our talent contest. Join us next week when we’ll hear Guy say.....

(SURF, BIRDS)

GK: Is this where your husband disappeared, Mrs. Rosewater?

SS (DEEP): I don’t think so.

GK: If you don’t think he disappeared here, then why are we here?

SS (DEEP) : Because I wanted to be here with you.

GK: Why?

SS (DEEP): I want to sing a duet with you.

GK: I don’t sing, Mrs. Rosewater.

SS: Have a drink. Alcohol helps.

GK: I don’t think so.

SS: Everybody’s got a song in their heart. Come on.

GK: Ma’am, you called me to come and find your husband for you.

SS: I don’t want to find my husband. I want you.

GK: Ma’am—

SS: Sing “As Time Goes By” — sing it.

GK: I don’t know the words.

SS: Sure, you do.

GK: I don’t.

SS: This .45 automatic says you do. (CLICK OF HAMMER, WHIR OF CYLINDER)

GK: You expect me to sing at gunpoint? (GUNSHOT) Okay. (SINGS)

Moonlight and love songs
Never out of date
Hearts full of passion
Jealousy and hate

SS (SINGS): Woman needs man
And man must have his mate
As no one can deny


(BOTH) It's still the same old story
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by,

TR: Okay, mister. Turn around. Real slow. Hands in the air. No funny business.

SS: Sheldon!

GK: This your husband?

TR: Right. And who are you?

SS: He’s a private eye, Sheldon. His name’s Noir. Guy Noir.

TR: How could you be attracted to a guy like that?

GK: What do you mean “Like that”? Like what?

SS: I thought you’d disappeared, Sheldon.

TR: I was hiding, waiting to see what you’d do without me around. And now I know.

GK: Look. It wasn’t my idea.

TR: You were singing with her....

GK: If you think I was attracted to her, you are wrong.

TR: You had your arm around her waist....

GK: Briefly.....

TR: You were singing a love song.....

GK: If you think I did that because it gave me pleasure, you got another think coming.

SS: Shoot him, Sammy. Shoot him and throw him to the sharks.

FN: Put the gun down, Mr. Rosewater.

TR: Who’s that?

FN: It’s me. Your neighbor. Manny Verylow.

SS: Manny— what are you doing here?

FN: I’m taking you away, Angel Lips.

TR: The heck you are.

FN: She doesn’t love you. She only married you for your culinary abilities. Come, Angel.

TR: Elaine?

SS: I can’t help it, Sheldon. When he sings to me, I get all bumpy and trembly.

FN (SINGS): Oh don’t you know I want to sing with you
I want to sing and do some other stuff too
And every evening when the red sun sets
We’ll sing duets, we’ll sing duets. (BRIDGE)


TR: That’s coming up next week on Guy Noir, Private Eye.

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