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It's A Wonderful Life

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MARY: I didn't want to marry anybody else. I want my baby to look like you.

GEORGE: You didn't even havehoneymoon, and I promised you that you - you - you - you - you - you - you-- You what?

MARY: My baby.

GEORGE: (stunned) Your--? You mean-- Hey-- Mary-- Mary, you mean you're going to havebaby?

Act 2 - Part 2

JOSEPH: Well, Mary had her baby, Clarence.boy.

CLARENCE: You don't say!

JOSEPH: Then, she had another one.girl.

CLARENCE: Well, whaddya know?

JOSEPH: Night after night, George would come home late fromoffice. Things weren't good withBuilding and Loan. Potter was really making life difficult for him. Then camewar (World War II). Mary had another baby by then.

CLARENCE: Ohhhhh...

JOSEPH: But she still had time to help out in volunteer activities to helpsoldiers. And George's brother Harry becamereal hero -- he shot down fifteen enemy airplanes!

CLARENCE: But George. What about George?

JOSEPH: Well, George couldn't go to war-- remember his bad ear? But he helped out as much as he could incommunity.

CLARENCE: We're, uh, we're getting pretty close to today, aren't we sir?

JOSEPH: Yes, Clarence. You now know almost everything you have to know about George Bailey. Except what happened that makes him down there at this moment, wanting to die.

CLARENCE: Well, sir? Well?

JOSEPH: Well, today'sday before Christmas, er, Earth time. George is pretty excited...

GEORGE: Hey, Tilly! Eustace! Hey, look atnewspaper! "Commander Harry Bailey honored byPresident"! That's my brother!

EUSTACE: Gosh, George! Gosh!

GEORGE: What do you think about that? Fifteen enemy planes! Andlast one he got was just about to attacktransport ship carryinglot of soldiers! You know what that means? He saved lives -- hundreds of lives! Hey-- Gee, where's Uncle Billy?

TILLY: He went tobank, George.

GEORGE: Oh.

TILLY: He's depositing that eight thousand dollars.

GEORGE: Good, good, good. Who's that in his office there?

TILLY: It's that man again.bank examiner.

GEORGE: Uh oh, oh, yeah. (to Carter,bank examiner) Well, good afternoon, Mr. Carter! (to Tilly) Hey, uh, Tilly, getBuilding and Loan records for Mr. Carter, will ya? (to Carter) You know, that's my brother's picture there, Mr. Carter, he shot down fifteen planes, and one of them was just about to...

[ATBANK - UNCLE BILLY SEES POTTER]

UNCLE BILLY: Well, well. Mr. Henry F. Potter come tobank to deposit some more money, eh?

POTTER: Don't bother me, you old fool!

UNCLE BILLY: How'd ya likenews inpaper, Mr. Potter? You just can't keep those Bailey boys down, now, can you?

POTTER: Huh? Lemme see that newspaper!

UNCLE BILLY: Here. Takepaper. Sorry I can't stop and chat. I have to makedeposit. (to Horace,bank teller) Eh, here ya are, Horace. Deposit slip. Bank book. Andvery merry Christmas to you.

HORACETELLER: You, too, Mr. Bailey. Say, you've forgotten something, haven't you?

UNCLE BILLY: Horace, I've forgotten things all my life.

HORACETELLER: But, Mr. Bailey, where'smoney?!

UNCLE BILLY: Wha - what's that?

HORACETELLER: You want to makedeposit?

UNCLE BILLY: Well, certainly I want--!

HORACETELLER: Well, you usually bringmoney with you.

UNCLE BILLY: It's gone! Where did I put it? Where'd I put that money?!

JOSEPH:terrible thing, Clarence, terrible. Uncle Billy couldn't findmoney becauseenvelope witheight thousand dollars was folded in that newspaper he gave to old man Potter.

UNCLE BILLY: (very worried and unhappy) I just don't know what happened to it, George, I just don't know!

GEORGE: Eight thousand dollars! Uncle Billy,bank examiner's here and it's not our money, it belongs todepositors.

UNCLE BILLY: George! What - what are we gonna do? We went back and followed every step I took, looking formoney. We can't stand here instreet!

GEORGE: Are you sure you didn't put that envelope in your coat pocket?

UNCLE BILLY: I - I - I think so... maybe... maybe... Oh, I'm no good to you, George. I'm no good!

GEORGE: (desperate) Now, listen to me! Now, listen to me! Think! Think, will you?! Now try and think!

UNCLE BILLY: (cries) I can't think any more! I can't--

GEORGE: (shouts) Where's that money, you old fool?! You know what this means? It meansend ofBuilding and Loan! It means prison! One of us is going to jail! Well, it's not gonna be me! Now, get out of my way, I'm going home!

MARY: George, dear, what's wrong? You haven't saidword since you came home!

GEORGE: With all that noise frompiano-- Does she have to just keep playing that same piece of music over and over and over again?

JANIE: I have to practice forChristmas party, Daddy.

MARY: What is it, dear? Another bad day?

GEORGE: Yeah. Yeah, another bad day!

PETE: Dad,Murphys gotbrand new car! You should see it!

GEORGE: What'smatter with our car? Isn't it good enough for you?

PETE: I'm sorry, Dad. I only--

MARY: Run upstairs, Petey. See if Zuzu's all right.

PETE: Okay, Mom.

GEORGE: Now, what do you mean? "See if Zuzu's all right"? What do you mean?

MARY: Oh, she caughtlittle cold coming home from school. She didn't button up her coat.

GEORGE: Well, what is it? What do you - what do you mean "justcold"?

MARY: George,doctor said it was nothing serious.

GEORGE: doctor? Wasdoctor here?

MARY: Well, I thought he'd better look at her.

GEORGE: It's... it's this old house. I don't know why we don't all have pneumonia. Drafty old barn .... We might as well be living inrefrigerator. Why do we have to live here infirst place and stay around this measly, crummy old town?

MARY: (worried) George, what's wrong?

GEORGE: Wrong? Everything's wrong! You call thishappy family? Why do we have to have all these kids?

JANIE: Daddy, how do you spell "frankincense"?

GEORGE: (shouts) I don't know! Why... Ask your mother!

MARY: Where're you going?

GEORGE: Upstairs to see Zuzu!