Bonnie & Clyde 01
Bonnie & Clyde
Book by
Ivan Menchell
Music by
Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics by
Don Black
Direction by
Jeff Calhoun
Broadway Final Draft
Bonnie & Clyde
Musical Numbers
Act I
Picture Show.........................................................Young Bonnie, Young Clyde, Bonnie, Clyde
This World Will Remember Me..........................................................................Clyde, Bonnie
You’re Goin’ Back To Jail..........................................................Blanche, Buck, Salon Women
How ‘Bout A Dance......................................................................................................Bonnie
When I Drive........................................................................................................Clyde, Buck
God’s Arms Are Always Open..................................................................Preacher, ensemble
You Can Do Better Than Him.................................................................................Ted, Clyde
You Love Who You Love.................................................................................Bonnie, Blanche
Raise A Little Hell..........................................................................................................Clyde
This World Will Remember Us...........................................................................Clyde, Bonnie
Act II
Made In America.....................................................................................Preacher, ensemble
Too Late To Turn Back Now..............................................................................Bonnie, Clyde
That’s What You Call a Dream...................................................................................Blanche
What Was Good Enough For You.......................................................................Clyde, Bonnie
Bonnie............................................................................................................................Clyde
Raise A Little Hell (reprise).........................................................................Clyde, Buck, Ted
Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad........................................................................................................Bonnie
God’s Arms Are Always Open (reprise)....................................................Blanche, Preacher
Picture Show (reprise)................................................................Young Bonnie, Young Clyde
Dyin’ Ain’t So Bad (reprise).............................................................................Clyde, Bonnie
ACT ONE
PROLOGUE: A DIRT ROAD / VARIOUS LOCATIONS
In the darkness we hear GUN SHOTS building to rapid
fire. A barrage of bullets striking metal, breaking
glass... And then silence except for “How ‘Bout A Dance”
playing on a busted car radio.
On scrim: BIENVILLE PARISH, LOUISIANA - 1934
Through a haze of smoke and dust, a grey Ford Deluxe
Sedan appears -- riddled with bullet holes, windows
shattered, blood dripping down the open passenger door.
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are dead in the front
seat. He sits behind the wheel with blood covering his
face and her lifeless head on his shoulder.
On scrim: VARIOUS NEWSPAPER HEADLINES -- HAIL
OF LEAD ENDS THE LIVES OF BARROW AND PARKER!
Out from the tragic tableau appears Young Bonnie (age
10) in a fashionable dark blue dress.
On scrim: ROWENA, TEXAS - 1920 (12 YEARS EARLIER)
YOUNG BONNIE
I CAN SEE ME
I CAN SEE ME
LIVIN’ JUST LIKE CLARA
SIPPIN’ CHAMPAGNE
CAN’T YOU SEE ME
IN THE MIDDLE OF A DANCE FLOOR
THAT COULD BE ME
THAT COULD BE ME
DOIN’ THINGS LIKE CLARA
FLIRTIN’ MADLY
LOOKIN’ DREAMY
THESE ARE THINGS YOU TAKE A CHANCE FOR
IT MUST BE GREAT TO BE CALLED THE 'IT GIRL'
YOUR FACE ON EVERY MAGAZINE
THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA END UP ONE DAY
TRUST ME
Her mother, Emma Parker, approaches. She wears a
dark and tasteful dress and hat.
EMMA
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker! It’s your father’s funeral.
YOUNG BONNIE
No. No, it’s not!
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EMMA
Bonnie.
YOUNG BONNIE
I don’t wanna go in there.
EMMA
Baby.
BONNIE
Leave me alone.
EMMA
(gently)
...Come on, baby.
Emma puts her arm around Bonnie and leads her to a
Preacher addressing a small gathering.
On scrim: BAPTIST CHURCH.
PREACHER #1
--Charles Parker was a beloved husband to Emma and a devoted father to sweet Bonnie,
who was baptized here just a few months ago, on her tenth birthday. And now, let us bow
our heads in prayer.
PREACHER #1 (cont’d)
The soul of Charles Parker is now with
Jesus Christ and will rise again with
Christ’s Second Coming when body, soul x
and Spirit will be reunited to be glorified x
forever with the Lord.
YOUNG BONNIE
I WANNA BE HER
I WANNA BE HER
DRESSED IN STYLE LIKE CLARA
I CAN SEE ME
CAN YOU SEE ME
THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT THE PICTURE
SHOW
LIKE CLARA BOW
LIKE CLARA--
Young Clyde appears and shoots his rifle. We hear a
bottle break.
On scrim: TELICO, TEXAS
YOUNG CLYDE
I WANNA LIVE THE LIFE OF AN OUTLAW
I’M GONNA BE LIKE BILLY THE KID
AND WHEN THE LAW HAS GOT ME SURROUNDED NO DOUBT
I'M GONNA SHOOT MY WAY OUT
THERE WEREN’T A MAN ALIVE TO OUTDRAW HIM
NO BARROOM BULLY COULD STAND A CHANCE
HE HAD THE LOOKS THAT EVERYONE GOES FOR - ME TOO
He shoots. We hear a chicken squawk.
YOUNG CLYDE (cont’d)
BILLY I WANT TO BE YOU
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YOUNG CLYDE (cont’d)
BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD
BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD
AIN’T NOTHIN’ I CAN’T DO WITH A GUN
Clyde’s mother, Cumie, approaches brandoshing a dead
chicken.
CUMIE
Clyde Barrow, look what you’ve done! I hope you know how to lay eggs.
YOUNG CLYDE
I hope you know how to fry chicken.
CUMIE
(takes his rifle)
Gimme that and go help your pa load the wagon.
Clyde’s father approaches pushing a wheelbarrow piled
with meager belongings.
YOUNG CLYDE
I don’t want to leave, pa! Why can’t we stay?!
HENRY
I don’t own the land. And it ain’t worth it for them to have me work it no more. You’re
gonna like West Dallas.
On scrim: WEST DALLAS, CEMENT CITY - 1921 (8
MONTHS LATER)
Lights up on Young Bonnie holding a suitcase.
YOUNG BONNIE
It’s the Devil’s back porch.
Emma approaches carrying suitcases.
EMMA
You watch that mouth of yours.
YOUNG BONNIE
I didn’t give it that name. It’s what they call West Dallas.
EMMA
With your father gone we can’t afford to stay in Rowena.
YOUNG BONNIE
But why here?
EMMA
Because Grandma Mary has been nice enough to take us in.
(to herself as she goes)
God, this place is a shit hole.
YOUNG BONNIE
I'LL BE READY
I'LL BE READY
WHEN I SWITCH TO CLARA
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RIDIN' HORSES
GOIN' STEADY
WITH A GUY WHO OWNS A JAZZ BAR
She strikes a match and is about to light a cigarette...
EMMA (O.S.)
Bonnie!
She blows out the match and runs off.
On scrim: WEST DALLAS, SQUATTERS CAMP (SAME
TIME)
A Cop crosses wheeling a bicycle and pulling Young
Clyde (age 12) along. Henry and Cumie chase after
him.
CUMIE
Deputy, Please do not take him!
HENRY
He was just borrowin’ the bicycle.
COP
From a store?
CUMIE
Deputy please.
COP
This is the third time your boy has had a
run-in with the law. First time you said it
wasn’t him. He was here with you.
Against my better judgement , I took your
word. Second time, when he was identified
by a witness, you said you would take care
of it. Now, I don’t know how you handled it
but obviously it had no effect on the boy
‘cause here we are again. I’m gonna have
to take him down to the station.
YOUNG CLYDE
I’M GONNA MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF x
MONEY
I WON'T COUNT CENTS LIKE MY MA AND
PA
I WILL WEAR SUNDAY CLOTHES ON A
TUESDAY - SOME DAY
NO ONE WILL STAND IN MY WAY
CUMIE (cont’d)
He’s only twelve. You can’t put him in jail.
COP
I can throw him in juvenile detention.
YOUNG CLYDE
That’d be a a step up from the damn tent we’re livin’ in.
The cop escorts Young Clyde off. Henry and Cumie
follow.
On scrim: WEST DALLAS, PARKER HOME - 1925 (4
YEARS LATER)
Young Bonnie (age 15) and Emma still wear fashionable
dresses but they’re faded and worn.
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EMMA
You are too young to get married, Bonnie!
YOUNG BONNIE
I am fifteen, mama.
EMMA
Getting married to Roy is not going to get you out of this bog.
YOUNG BONNIE
He promised we’d all move to California.
EMMA
And you think he can do that?
YOUNG BONNIE
(smiles)
I got me a publicity photo.
She shows Emma an eight by ten glamour shot of
herself.
On scrim: BONNIE PARKER’S GLAMOUR SHOT.
EMMA
This is nice.
Emma takes the photo and exits.
YOUNG BONNIE
THEY SAY WHEN YOU'RE A STAR IN THE MOVIES
YOU GET TO KEEP THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR
BIG STARS MAKE THIRTY DOLLARS A WEEK
JESUS!
I WANNA BE HER
I WANNA BE HER
DRESSED IN STYLE LIKE CLARA
Adult Bonnie (age 20) appears in a waitress uniform. A
diner forms around her.
YOUNG BONNIE & ADULT
BONNIE
I CAN SEE ME
CAN YOU SEE ME
Young Bonnie exits.
ADULT BONNIE
THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT THE PICTURE SHOW
LIKE CLARA BOW
LIKE CLARA BOW
THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT THE PICTURE SHOW
YOUNG CLYDE
BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD
Adult Clyde (age 21) appears in handcuffs.
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YOUNG CLYDE & ADULT CLYDE
BANG BANG YOU’RE DEAD
Young Clyde exits.
ADULT CLYDE
AIN’T NOTHIN’ I CAN’T DO WITH A GUN
On scrim: DALLAS CITY, COURTROOM - 1930 (SAME
TIME)
Clyde is joined by his brother, Buck, also in handcuffs.
Buck is bigger than Clyde but doesn’t have Clyde’s
presence. A judge appears.
JUDGE
Marvin Ivan Barrow. Clyde Chestnut Barrow. You have been found guilty on one count of
burglary and two counts of auto theft. You are both hereby sentenced to two years at the
McLennan County Jail.
A cop escorts Buck off while another cop takes Clyde to
his cell.
On scrim: MUG SHOTS OF CLYDE AND BUCK BARROW.
CLYDE
I’M GONNA BE THE GUY KIDS LOOK UP TO
THEY’LL CUT THEIR HAIR THE WAY I CUT MINE
CAPONE WAS JUST LIKE ME WHEN HE STARTED - SOME GUY
HE MADE IT BIG - AND SO WILL I
BONNIE
IT MUST BE GREAT TO BE CALLED THE
'IT GIRL'
THAT ISN’T WHAT THEY’RE CALLING ME
BUT ONE DAY SOON I BET YOU THEY
WILL TRUST ME
I WANNA BE HER
I WANNA BE HER
DRESSED IN STYLE LIKE CLARA
I CAN SEE ME
CAN YOU SEE ME
THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT THE PICTURE
SHOW
CLYDE
CAPONE IS MORE TO ME THAN A HERO
I WANNA BE LIKE HIM
I WANNA BE LIKE AL CAPONE
HE’S MY HERO
AL CAPONE I WANNA BE YOU
BANG BANG
CLYDE (cont’d)
BANG BANG
BONNIE
LIKE CLARA BOW
CLYDE
BANG BANG
BONNIE
LIKE CLARA BOW
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CLYDE
I WANNA BE LIKE
BONNIE
CLARA BOW
CLYDE
AL CAPONE
A cop escorts Clyde off.
SCENE 1: AMERICAN CAFE
Al sits at the counter as Bonnie stands behind the
counter, lost in thought.
JOHN
(whispers)
Hey sweet-cheeks, is it true that for the right price a fella can get a little somethin’ not on
the menu?
BONNIE
(discreet)
For the right price a fella can get almost anything these days.
JOHN
You take an IOU?
BONNIE
Go to hell.
Deputy Ted Hinton enters.
TED
Hiya, Bonnie.
BONNIE
(knows him)
Hey, Ted. Apple pie and coffee?
TED
Thanks.
She cuts a piece of pie.
TED (cont’d)
Hey listen, a friend of mine’s throwing a party Saturday night. Bob Mayfield. Went to
Cement City High School when we were there. Maybe you remember him.
BONNIE
I don’t think so.
TED
Thought maybe you’d like to go.
BONNIE
Sure. Are they gonna have a piana?
A telephone rings O.S.
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TED
Pretty sure there’s gonna be a whole band.
CHARLIE
Hey, Ted. Sheriff’s on the phone.
TED
I’ll pick you up Saturday at Seven.
He leaves.
BONNIE
(to herself)
A whole band!
IT MUST BE GREAT TO BE CALLED THE 'IT GIRL'
THAT ISN’T WHAT THEY’RE CALLING ME
BUT ONE DAY SOON I BET YOU THEY WILL...
Bonnie ends up on a dirt road, standing beside her
smoking, rusted out car.
SCENE 2: A DIRT ROAD
The still blazing sun is beginning to set.
BONNIE
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Clyde approaches from the distance.
CLYDE
Hey! Engine trouble?
BONNIE
Engine trouble, tire trouble, oil trouble...
CLYDE
Looks like you and me got the same car. Goes through oil like a preacher through
whiskey, huh?
BONNIE
Yeah.
CLYDE
How ‘bout I see if I can fix you up. And then maybe you gimme a lift into West Dallas.
BONNIE
Sure. Thanks.
Clyde goes to work under the hood.
BONNIE (cont’d)
You live in The Devil’s Back Porch?
CLYDE
Not for much longer.
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BONNIE
I don’t know anybody ever moved out of West Dallas.
CLYDE
You do now.
(winks, extends his hand)
Clyde Barrow.
BONNIE
(smiles)
Bonnie Parker.
CLYDE
You got a beautiful smile. Bet you hear that all the time.
BONNIE
Why, yes I do.
CLYDE
Me too.
BONNIE
(smiles)
So, where you movin’ to?
CLYDE
Anywhere I want. Just like the legendary Billy the Kid.
BONNIE
Billy the Kid? He was an outlaw.
CLYDE
Why, yes he was.
BONNIE
And wasn’t Billy the Kid ambushed and killed by some sheriff?
CLYDE
He wasn’t ambushed. He died an old man in the arms of a young woman.
BONNIE
I’m pretty sure he was gunned down--
CLYDE
And I’m tellin’ you--
BONNIE
In some hotel room.
CLYDE
It don’t even matter. I got plans.
BONNIE
Everybody’s got plans.
CLYDE
Everybody’s got dreams. I got plans.
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CLYDE (cont’d)
THE MEN IN THIS TOWN
LIVE AND DIE AND ARE FORGOTTEN
AND IT DOESN’T SEEM TO SCARE ‘EM
I CAN’T WAIT TO GET AWAY
AWAY FROM THE DROUGHT
AND THE HOMELESS AND THE HUNGRY
WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT FORECLOSURES
EVERY HOT AND DUSTY DAY
I DON'T INTEND TO WASTE MY LIFE ‘ROUND HERE
I GOT IT ALL MAPPED OUT
IF I CAN PULL JUST THREE JOBS A YEAR
I'LL BE RICH, I'LL HAVE WEALTH AND FAME
EVERYONE’LL KNOW MY NAME
BONNIE
“Pull three jobs?” What does that mean?
CLYDE
What do you think it means?
JUST LIKE BILLY THE KID
AND MISTER CAPONE
EVERY KID WILL IDOLIZE CLYDE BARROW
ONE THING YOUNG LADY I GUARANTEE
IS THAT THIS WORLD WILL REMEMBER ME
YES THIS WORLD WILL REMEMBER ME
DON’T YOU THINK IT’S TIME
THAT YOU LOST THAT EGG-STAINED APRON
AND WORE SOMETHIN’ MADE OF SATIN
FROM A FINE MANHATTAN STORE
YES I CAN SEE YOU
IN A CAR WITH YOUR OWN DRIVER
YOU ARE HEADED FOR YOUR PENTHOUSE
THAT WILL OVERLOOK THE SHORE
YOUR FACE SHOULD BE UP ON THE SILVER SCREEN
YOU GOT THAT 'IT GIRL' LOOK
BONNIE
I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU SEE THAT IN ME
I ALWAYS KNEW I’D BE A STAR
HOW INTELLIGENT YOU ARE
CLYDE
WE ARE WASTED ’ROUND HERE
WE’RE TOO GOOD FOR THIS PLACE
WE WEREN’T BORN TO LIVE AND DIE IN TEXAS
THIS IS MY PLAN THERE’S NO PLAN B
YES THIS WORLD WILL REMEMBER ME
YOU AND THIS WORLD WILL REMEMBER ME
She kisses him. A police siren passes in the distance.
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CLYDE (cont’d)
Shit.
Clyde quickly ducks behind the car. Bonnie backs
away.
BONNIE
Are those cops lookin’ for you?
CLYDE
Well, me and my brother did just bust out of jail. So probably.
(off her look)
I’m not lookin’ for any trouble... Look, you don’t have to worry ‘bout me ‘cause I’ve been
in jail.
BONNIE
I know plenty of men who’ve been to jail.
CLYDE
How many you know busted out?
BONNIE
What were you in for?
CLYDE
Robbery, auto theft, a few things. I like to keep busy.
Bonnie smiles. Clyde starts the engine.
CLYDE (cont’d)
So, what do you say? Gimme a lift into West Dallas?
BONNIE
The police are lookin’ for you.
CLYDE
They ain’t gonna find me. By this time tomorrow I’ll be five hundred miles away. I just
wanna see my folks before I go.
BONNIE
...Okay.
CLYDE
YOU AND THIS WORLD WILL REMEMBER ME
SCENE 3: CINDERELLA BEAUTY PARLOR
Eleanor, Trish and Stella sit under dryers as Blanche
and Buck argue.
BLANCHE
Are you crazy -- bustin’ out of jail??!!
BUCK
Now, baby--
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BLANCHE
Don’t you “now baby” me. How in God’s name did you let Clyde talk you into fugitivin’?!
BUCK
It was my idea.
BLANCHE
Yours?
BUCK
Yeah.
BLANCHE
How could you go and do this? Here I am prayin’ my heart out they shorten your
sentence.
BUCK
Well, your prayers were answered. This made it real short.
We hear a SIREN pull up.
BUCK (cont’d)
Shit!
Bucks looks for a place to hide.
BLANCHE
Oh my God. Oh my God.
TRISH
I’m leavin’.
BUCK
(to Trish)
You sit!
She sits.
BUCK (cont'd)
(to Eleanore)
You get up!
Eleanore gets out from under the dryer.
BUCK (cont’d)
Gimme your bib!
He takes the smock from her and covers himself as he
sits under the dryer.
BUCK (cont’d)
Magazine!
She gives them to him.
BUCK (cont’d)
Everybody just take it easy! I was never here!
(to Eleanor)
Purse!
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She tosses her purse onto his lap. Buck hides his face
behind the magazine. Sheriff Smoot Schmid and his
deputy, Bud, enter.
SHERIFF
Evenin’, ladies.
WOMEN
Evenin’ Sheriff.
SHERIFF
I’m here about your husband, Marvin, aka Buck Barrow. You heard from him?
BLANCHE
Oh, not since he got himself arrested. I don’t have no room for a man like that in my life.
You’ll find him sittin’ in McLennan County Jail.
BUD
No you won’t.
BLANCHE
What?
SHERIFF
He should be sittin’ there but he ain’t.
BLANCHE
What?
BUD
Your husband and his brother got it in their heads to escape.
BLANCHE
What?
SHERIFF
(hands her his card)
If you see him or know anything of his whereabouts you call the Dallas County Sheriff’s
office straight away, you hear?
BLANCHE
Of course.
SHERIFF
You have a good evenin’. Sorry to interrupt your hair doin’s.
Schmid and Bud leave. Buck comes out from under the
dryer.
BUCK
Baby, baby, you were fantastic!
BLANCHE
(still reeling)
I’m havin’ a heart attack. They are not gonna stop lookin’, Buck.
ELEANORE
They never do.
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STELLA
That’s right.
TRISH
They’re gonna get him.
BUCK
They won’t find me if we go away someplace. Maybe New Mexico.
ELEANORE
How romantic!
STELLA
How beautiful!
TRISH
They’re gonna get him.
BUCK
You’re always talkin’ ‘bout wantin’ to go to New Mexico, start fresh.
BLANCHE
This wouldn’t be going to New Mexico, it’d be runnin’ from West Dallas.
ELEANORE
She’s got a point.
STELLA
Still, I hear New Mexico’s real nice.
TRISH
(whispers to Buck)
They’re gonna get you.
BLANCHE
You want to be like your brother? Always running from the law? Always lookin’ over
your shoulder? I love you, Daddy. I love you more than life itself but we cannot start
fresh like that.
WOMEN
You tell him, Blanche.
BLANCHE
We start fresh when you are free in the eyes of the law and saved in the eyes of God.
ELEANORE
Amen.
STELLA
Praise the Lord.
TRISH
Thank you Jesus.
BLANCHE
WE CAN'T SPEND OUR WHOLE LIVES HIDIN’ BUCK
THAT AIN’T NO WAY TO LIVE
IT IS TIME TO WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN
ASK THE GOOD LORD TO FORGIVE
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ELEANORE
Amen.
STELLA
Praise the Lord.
TRISH
Thank you Jesus, twice.
BLANCHE
YOU GOTTA SERVE YOUR SENTENCE WITHOUT FAIL
BUCK YOU ARE GOIN’ BACK TO JAIL
BUCK
What the hell are you talkin’ --
WOMEN
Now you’re talkin.
BLANCHE (cont’d)
WON'T BE SCARED TO TURN A CORNER
OR TO OPEN OUR FRONT DOOR
WHEN YOU'RE ON THE SIDE OF JUSTICE
YOU ‘AINT NERVOUS OF THE LAW
NOW PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE PALE
BUCK YOU ARE GOIN’ BACK TO JAIL
BUCK
Baby, you don’t know what it’s like in--
BLANCHE
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO SHARE A CELL
WHEN YOU GOT NOTHIN' TO LOOK AT
EXCEPT PRISONERS WHO SMELL
BUT WHEN YOU'RE DONE
WHEN YOU HAVE SERVED YOUR TIME
WE'LL STILL BE YOUNG AND IN OUR PRIME
BUCK
AIN’T BEEN FREE MORE THAN A MINUTE
AIN’T HAD TIME TO CHANGE MY SHIRT
I'VE BEEN DREAMIN’ OF A HOT MEAL
WITH YOU AS MY DESSERT
BRING YOUR FACE CLOSE TO MINE AND JUST LET ME INHALE
BLANCHE
BUCK YOU ARE GOIN’ BACK TO JAIL
BUCK
But baby--
BLANCHE
We’ll call the Sheriff and tell him your turning yourself in right after church tomorrow.
BUCK
Blanche--
BLANCHE
It’s gonna be just as hard on me, daddy. Stella, you know what it’s like havin’ a husband
in jail. Tell him how hard it is not havin’ Carl around.
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STELLA
(long pause)
Are you kiddin’?
IT'S A TREAT TO GET MY NAILS DONE
AND HAVE TIME TO READ A BOOK
BLANCHE
Stella.
STELLA
SURE BEATS WASHIN’ OUT HIS LONG-JOHNS
IT'S A PLEASURE NOT TO COOK
BLANCHE
Okay, that’s enough.
STELLA
THANK GOD THOSE PRISON WALLS ARE MUCH TO TALL TO SCALE
MY DARLIN'S NICE 'N SAFE IN JAIL
BUCK
(to Blanche)
I don’t want her comin’ ‘round here no more.
BLANCHE
Trish’s husband’s been in jail two years and she’s miserable without her man.
TRISH
AT FIRST I REALLY MISSED HIM
I THOUGHT I WOULD WASTE AWAY
THEN I MET THIS BOY FROM TUCSON
AND HE OWNED A CHEVROLET
BLANCHE
That’s enough.
HE HAD A LOT OF THINGS THAT MY JOE LACKED
LIKE TEETH AND HAIR AND CASH TO BE EXACT
I'VE NOW GOT LOTS OF HABITS I CAN'T CURTAIL
I GOTTA KEEP HIM LOCKED IN JAIL
STELLA/TRISH/ELEANORE
KEEP ‘EM INSIDE - KEEP ‘EM INSIDE
IF WE SEE 'EM ONCE A MONTH
WE WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED
AIN’T THAT THE TRUTH DON'T MEAN TO BE UNKIND
CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON PEACE OF MIND
BUCK
Blanche--
BLANCHE
I AIN’T LIKE THESE OTHER WOMEN
I WILL WAIT ‘TIL KINGDOM COME
I WANT THE WORLD TO SEE THAT
I AIN’T MARRIED TO SOME BUM
IT WILL BE HARD FOR US BUT WE’LL COME THROUGH
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BUCK
I CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE ASKIN’ ME TO DO
BLANCHE
ONE THING’S FOR CERTAIN OUR LOVE WON’T GO STALE
Buck and Blanche kiss passionately. The women react.
TRISH
Jesus, close your eyes.
BUCK
Blanche I ain’t goin’ back.
BLANCHE
YES BUCK YOU’RE GOIN’ BACK
BUCK
But baby--
WOMEN
TOMORROW HE’LL BE BACK IN JAIL
SCENE 4: THE WOODS
Dusk. Bonnie lies on a blanket and writes in a small
notebook as Clyde sits on the hood if her car and drinks
alcohol from a jar.
CLYDE
--So, I figure the first thing is to hit someplace with a payroll. Gas station., grocery store --
can’t do nothin’ without cash. Once I get that, I hightail it to another state. Maybe in the
Northeast. Cops can’t cross state lines. And they ain’t gonna be lookin’ for me in Ohio or
New York. After that, I’m a free man. I can do whatever I want. And you know what?
BONNIE
(without looking up)
What?
CLYDE
You’re gonna come with me.
BONNIE
(smiles)
What makes you so sure?
CLYDE (cont’d)
The smile.
BONNIE
Just ‘cause I’m smilin’ doesn’t mean--
CLYDE
I was talkin’ about mine.
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BONNIE
(laughs)
I should get home. And you want to see your folks--
CLYDE
That can wait. What are you writin’?
BONNIE
Poem.
CLYDE
What kinda poem?
BONNIE
Kind that’s gonna be published.
CLYDE
Wow.
BONNIE
Yeah, you’re gonna see my face in the movies and my poems in the magazines.
(envisions)
“Poetry by Bonnie Parker.” And a beautiful picture of me to go ‘long side it. Like this one.
She pulls a photo from her bag and hands it to Clyde.
BONNIE (cont’d)
That’s what you call a glamour shot.
CLYDE
This is the best picture I’ve ever seen in my whole life!
BONNIE
It’s a little old now but I’m gonna get a new one. In a nice hat. I look good in hats. I got a
hat face.
CLYDE
Read me your poem.
BONNIE
You like poetry?
CLYDE
When it’s comin’ out of your mouth.
BONNIE
...Okay.
(reads)
“Billy rode on a pinto horse,
Billy the Kid I mean...”
CLYDE
I love Billy the Kid.
BONNIE
I know.
(reads)
“And he met Clyde Barrow riding
In a little gray machine...”
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CLYDE
You’re writin’ about me?! You wrote a poem ‘bout me?!... Oh, you are so in love, sugar.
BONNIE
(reads)
“ Billy said to the Barrow boy,
‘Is this the way you ride?”
CLYDE
In a Ford Sedan Delux Se--
BONNIE
You gonna interrupt me every line?
CLYDE
I’m sorry.
BONNIE
I can’t read if you’re gonna do that.
CLYDE
I won’t say another--
BONNIE
There’s a rhythm, a flow to these things.
CLYDE
I’m sorry.
BONNIE
I appreciate the enthusiasm but--
CLYDE
My lips are sealed.
He kisses her then lies back down on the blanket.
BONNIE
(reads)
“Billy said to the Barrow boy,
‘Is this the way you ride?
In a car that does its ninety per
Machine guns at each side’?”
CLYDE
Dang!
BONNIE
“’I only had my pinto horse
And my six-gun tried and true.
I could shoot but they got me.
And someday they will get you.’”
CLYDE
What are you writin’ that for? That’s a lousy thing to write!
BONNIE
It’s dramatic.
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CLYDE
It’s stupid.
BONNIE
Don’t you call my poetry stupid.
CLYDE
It is when you write stuff like that.
BONNIE
You don’t know crap ‘bout poetry. I am
gonna be famous for my poetry and my
acting career. Don’t you ever call my
poetry stupid just because your thick head
can’t appreciate it!
CLYDE
I know they ain’t never gonna get me. I
know I am gonna be so far gone from this
miserable place, no one will ever find me.
And then I’m gonna be in control of my own
goddman life!
Silence.
CLYDE (cont’d)
Man, I want you right now.
BONNIE
Shoulda thought of that before you called my poetry stupid.
Clyde laughs.
BONNIE (cont’d)
(smacks him with notebook)
Don’t laugh at me!
CLYDE
I’m sorry, sugar.
BONNIE
Don’t you ever laugh at me! I’m gonna be famous. I’m gonna be a poet and an actress
and a singer.
CLYDE
Singer, huh? Let me hear somethin’.
BONNIE
I’m not in the mood.
CLYDE
Aw, come on, sugar. I wanna hear you sing. Unless that’s also gonna be about me gettin’
shot up.
Bonnie smiles.
CLYDE (cont’d)
Come on. You’re at a nightclub in that there Atlantic City. Me and Capone are sitin’ ring
side. The crowd’s goin’ crazy.
(imitates cheering crowd)
“Bonnie! Bonnie! Bonnie!”
Bonnie becomes entranced.
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BONNIE
HOW 'BOUT A DANCE
WHAT DO YOU SAY
I GOT SOME MOVES THAT I'D LOVE TO SHOW YA
CLYDE
Now, that’s nice.
BONNIE
LET'S FIND A SPOT AND DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
CLYDE
That is one of my favorites.
BONNIE
HOW 'BOUT A DANCE
IT'S ALWAYS FUN
COME OVER HERE LET ME GET TO KNOW YA
CAN'T BEAT A BAND TO LIFT YOUR SPIRITS HON
YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME
Clyde shines the car headlights on Bonnie.
HOW 'BOUT A DANCE
LET'S MAKE A START
MUSIC LIKE THIS CAN REALLY THROW YA
YOU'LL LOSE THE BLUES AND YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HEART
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
EVEN THE MOON LOOKS JUST RIGHT
I'M SURE THE CROWD WILL MAKE ROOM ON THE FLOOR
WHEN THEY SEE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DO SO
HOW 'BOUT A DANCE
LET'S MAKE A START
MUSIC LIKE THIS HON CAN REALLY THROW YA
YOU'LL LOSE THE BLUES
AND YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HEART
YOU'LL LOSE THE BLUES
AND YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HEART
Bonnie and Clyde kiss as the Parker home forms around
them.
SCENE 5: PARKER HOME
Bonnie and Clyde continue to kiss passionately.
EMMA (O.S.)
Bonnie?
CLYDE
Your mama’s home?
BONNIE
(shouting up)
It’s me, mamma.
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CLYDE
Why didn’t you tell me your mama’s--
Emma enters.
EMMA
What on Earth are you--
(sees Clyde, sharply)
Who are you?
CLYDE
I--
BONNIE
Mama, this is Clyde Barrow. He’s a cousin of my friend, Charlene’s.
CLYDE
Evenin’, Mrs. Parker.
EMMA
Why are you in my house this time of the evening?
CLYDE
I--
BONNIE
He’s passin’ through on his way to Ohio to begin a job in printin’.
EMMA
Printin’, huh?
CLYDE
Uh, yes ma’am.
EMMA
Not many men have a job these days.
CLYDE
No ma’am.
EMMA
You should consider yourself very lucky.
CLYDE
I do.
(spots a ukulele)
Oh hey, who plays the uke?
EMMA
My husband did. God rest his soul.
CLYDE
Amen.
Clyde picks up the ukulele and plays a melody.
EMMA
That’s nice. Where’d you learn to play?
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CLYDE
Colored boy taught me when me and family lived under the viaduct.
BONNIE
You lived in one of those camps?
CLYDE
Pa was a sharecropper over in Henderson County when the land dried up. We left our
farm, headed for Dallas and lived in a tent, under the Oak Cliff viaduct for near three
years.
EMMA
Well, Clyde, you may sleep on the sofa.
(to Bonnie)
There’s an extra sheet in the bedroom.
(to Clyde)
I’m afraid we don’t have an extra blanket or pillow.
CLYDE
That’s alright.
EMMA
(as she goes)
Bonnie, I’ll expect you up very shortly.
BONNIE
Yes, mama.
EMMA
Almost immediately.
BONNIE
Mama--
EMMA
Your husband will be home, you know.
Emma exits.
CLYDE
You got a husband?!
BONNIE
Baby--
CLYDE
I mean, that’s somethin’ you should tell a fella!
BONNIE
I had a husband. Went to jail about three years ago.
CLYDE
Still there?
BONNIE
No. Just not interested in bein’ a husband.
Bonnie takes the ukulele out of his hands as she climbs
on top of him.
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BONNIE (cont’d)
Is that really what you wanna talk about right now?
She kisses him on the mouth. He carries her to the
floor. They kiss and passion builds until... A knock at
the door.
CLYDE
You expecting anybody?
BONNIE
No.
Clyde looks out the window.
CLYDE
Oh shit! It’s the laws. Meet me tomorrow mornin’. Eight O'clock. 145 Oak Grove over
in Harrison. Whistle or throw somethin’ at the second floor window on the corner.
Clyde runs out the back. Bonnie opens the door to find
Ted.
BONNIE
Ted? What are... what are you doin’ here?
TED
Followin’ some leads on a prison break. Since I was in the neighborhood I figured I’d stop
by, you know, and make sure you and your ma are okay.
BONNIE
We’re fine. Thanks, Ted.
He steps into the room.
TED
Jeez, last time I was in this house was when your grandma died.
BONNIE
That was a long time ago.
TED
You know, that was the first time I ever saw a dead body. I mean, she was wearin’ lots of
make-up and all but you could still see she was dead.
BONNIE
(laughs, then)
I hated seein’ her like that.
TED
And I remember how we both hid under your front porch.
BONNIE
Eatin’ buttermilk pie.
TED
And playin’ cards.
Bonnie smiles.
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TED (cont’d)
So, I’ll pick you up Saturday.
BONNIE
Ted--
TED
And keep this door locked, alright?
BONNIE
Alright, Ted.
He leaves.
SCENE 6: BLANCHE’S APARTMENT
The following morning. Buck carries Blanche into the
living room.
BUCK
I think most folks’d be shocked to learn just how un-Christian you are in bed, Mrs.
Barrow.
BLANCHE
Why daddy, you hush that mouth of yours.
BUCK
I’m gonna miss that over the next eight months.
BLANCHE
The time you’re away is going to fly by. You’ll see. And I’ll work. The salon’s still busy.
No matter how bad things get, women always find money for their hair. Eleanor’s kids
haven’t seen real milk in over a year, but that woman gets her color done every two
months.
BUCK
I love you, Blanche.
BLANCHE
I love you, Daddy.
They kiss. Suddenly, a BOTTLE COMES FLYING IN
through the open window.
BLANCHE (cont’d)
What in God’s name--
BUCK
It’s Clyde.
Buck leans out the window and gives the all clear.
BLANCHE
Marvin Ivan Barrow, you’re using our home as a criminal rendezvous point!
BUCK
Aww, come on Blanche, it’s just Clyde.
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BLANCHE
Which makes this a criminal rendezvous point! I want him outta here as fast as possible,
you hear?
BUCK
He’s my brother.
BLANCHE
That man puts the Hell in hello.
Three slow knocks on the door followed by three quick
knocks.
BLANCHE (cont’d)
You’re like children with your flyin’ bottles and secret knocks.
She goes off to the bedroom. Clyde enters.
CLYDE
Hey!
BUCK
You okay?
CLYDE
I'm fine.
BUCK
You look like shit.
CLYDE
Slept in the woods. You see the papers today?
BUCK
Nope.
Clyde whips a newspaper out of his pocket and hands it
to Buck.
BUCK (cont’d)
(reads)
“Buck and Clyde on Barrowed Time.”
(to Clyde)
What the hell does that mean?
CLYDE
It means we’re on the front page headline! Right along side Al Capone!
BUCK
Dang!
CLYDE
Remember when we saw Capone ridin’ through town, middle of the afternoon, in a--
CLYDE & BUCK
--white Model T Roadster!
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CLYDE
That’s gonna be us, Buck. Drivin’ the open road in a Model T, or you ever see a picture of
one of those MGs over in Europe? They got a four speed gear box with a top speed of sixty
five miles per hour!
BUCK
Dang!
CLYDE
AIN’T NO CAR TOO SMART FOR ME
GOT THE WHOLE THING FIGURED OUT
TWO DOOR, HARD TOP, MODEL T
LIMOUSINE OR RUNABOUT
PUT ME BEHIND A WHEEL AND STAND WELL BACK
LIKE A CRACKERJACK I'LL GET YOUR HEART PUMPIN'
BUCK
AIN’T NO CAR THAT YOU CAN'T DRIVE
I WOULD BET MY LIFE ON THAT
HOT ROD, ROADSTER, PICK-UP TRUCK
FORTY MILES IN NOTHIN' FLAT
CLYDE
AIN’T NOTHIN' BETTER THAN TO DRIVE THROUGH TOWN
WITH THE THROTTLE DOWN
BUCK & CLYDE
WATCH THE OLD FOLK JUMPIN'
CLYDE
WHEN I DRIVE WHEN I DRIVE
I'M IN LOVE I'M ALIVE
AND I FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING I HATE
WHEN I DRIVE WHEN I DRIVE
I CAN REACH SIXTY FIVE
I WON’T PAY THE LAW NO MIND
THEY’LL ALWAYS BE BEHIND
AND MAN THAT JUST FEELS GREAT
BUCK
HEY LOOK, THERE'S DANGER UP AHEAD
HERE COMES A CURVE
CLYDE
WILL YOU STOP TUGGIN' AT MY SLEEVE
JUST HOLD YOUR NERVE
GIVE ME A FULL TANK AND AN OPEN ROAD
AND WATCH ME EXPLODE - LOOK AT ME I'M DRIVIN'
WHEN I DRIVE WHEN I DRIVE
I'M IN LOVE I'M ALIVE
AND I FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING I HATE
BUCK
WHEN YOU DRIVE WHEN YOU DRIVE
LIFE JUST FLIES WHEN YOU DRIVE
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BUCK & CLYDE
WE ARE THE HEROES WHO
THE PEOPLE LOOK UP TO
AND BROTHER THAT FEELS GREAT
CLYDE/BUCK
I CAN FLOAT I CAN FLY
THIS IS HOW I WANNA LIVE AND DIE
I'M IN LOVE I'M ALIVE
WHEN I DRIVE...
A whistle from the street draws Clyde to the window.
CLYDE
She’s here!
BUCK
Who’s here? Clyde?
Clyde rushes out. Blanche re-enters from the bedroom.
BLANCHE
Is he gone?
BUCK
I think he’s comin’ back.
BLANCHE
Why?
BUCK
I think he went outside to get a girl.
BLANCHE
A girl?
BUCK
That’s what he said.
BLANCHE
When on earth did Clyde find time to meet some tart?
Clyde re-enters with Bonnie.
BONNIE
Excuse me?
CLYDE
Bonnie, this here is my brother, Buck.
BONNIE
Pleased to meet you.
CLYDE
(to Buck)
And this is Bonnie Parker.
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BUCK
(shakes hands)
Nice meetin’ ya.
Bonnie puts her arms around Clyde. Clyde turns and
kisses Bonnie.
BLANCHE
He-hem...
Clyde and Bonnie continue kissing.
BLANCHE (cont’d)
He-hem...
Clyde finally pries himself away from Bonnie.
CLYDE
(to Bonnie)
And that there is my sister-in-law, Blanche.
BLANCHE
Pleasure.
BONNIE
All mine.
CLYDE
(to Buck)
How you feelin', Buck? You feelin' strong?
BUCK
Why?
CLYDE
I got some ideas.
BUCK
What kinda ideas?
BLANCHE
Buck.
CLYDE
Ideas that are gonna get you out of this dump. No offense, Blanche.
BLANCHE
Buck.
CLYDE
I figure first we hit up a place with a payroll -- gas station, clothing store--
BLANCHE
BUCK!
CLYDE
What is your problem, woman?
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BLANCHE
(to Buck)
Tell him.
CLYDE
Tell me what?
BUCK
(reluctant)
I uh... kinda got a plan, too.
CLYDE
Let’s hear it.
BUCK
I’m uh... I’m goin’ back to... to pri...son.
CLYDE
You’re goin’ back to where?
BUCK
...I’m goin’ back to pri...son.
CLYDE
I swear it sounds like you’re sayin’--
BLANCHE
Buck's gonna go back and finish his sentence. And if you had any sense you’d do the
same.
CLYDE
(to Buck)
What is she talkin' about?
BUCK
Blanche decided--
A slap from Blanche.
BUCK (cont'd)
--And me -- you know, the both of us -- that the best thing is for me to go back -- finish out
my sentence. You know, and then we can drive after that.
CLYDE
I feel like I’m losin’ my mind here.
BUCK
Me and Blanche, we wanna start fresh.
BLANCHE
No runnin’, no hidin’, no bottles flyin’ in through windows.
BONNIE
(to Clyde)
Maybe you should go back, too. How long would it be--
CLYDE
(shoves Bonnie away)
Goin’ back ain’t what I do!
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BLANCHE
It’s the only way to wipe the slate clean.
CLYDE
You can wipe all you want, Blanche. Ain’t never gonna be clean. It don’t make no
difference what we do -- they been arrestin’ us since we was kids.
BLANCHE
You’ve been stealing since you was kids.
CLYDE
Even when we didn’t.
BUCK
(to Blanche)
That is true.
CLYDE
How many times they come by our tent and haul us in for no damn reason?
BUCK
Plenty.
CLYDE
When I worked over at Mason’s--
BLANCHE
For a week.
CLYDE
--they come by and pat me down. Right in front of customers. Now, how’s a man
supposed to keep a job? Don’t make no difference what we do The laws are gonna keep
comin’ after us.
BLANCHE
Not if you seek forgiveness.
CLYDE
The sheriff don’t give a rat’s ass about no forgiveness.
BLANCHE
Forgiveness from the Lord, Clyde. That is the only thing that will truly set you free.
CLYDE
I ain’t never gonna be set free, Blanche. Freedom is somethin’ I gotta steal.
(to Buck)
What’s it gonna be, Buck?
There is a moment as Buck looks at his brother and
then at his wife.
BUCK
I’m goin’ back, Clyde. I wanna start fresh.
CLYDE
(starts to lose control)
And what are you gonna get when you get out?! You’re gonna come back here?! And
work doin’ what?! Pickin’ up scrap metal for three cents a load?! Or maybe with Pa at
the gas station, prayin’ somebody rich enough to still own a car stops in!
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(shoves Buck)
And what are you gonna eat?! Huh?! I’m gonna be in control of my life.! I’m gonna live
the way I want! Out on the open road! You have yourself a nice time locked up in that
cage!
(to Bonnie)
Let’s go, sugar.
BONNIE
Maybe your brother has the right idea. Maybe goin’ back--
CLYDE
My brother can do what he wants. Clyde Barrow ain’t never gonna set foot inside a prison
again.
BONNIE
So maybe we go someplace else. We want to get out of Dallas anyway. You could find a
job someplace and work. I want you to be a man, honey, not a thug.
Slap. Clyde smacks Bonnie across the face.
CLYDE
Don’t you ever talk that way to me, sugar.
Slap. Bonnie smacks Clyde across the face.
BONNIE
Don’t you ever raise a hand to me, baby.
There is a moment as everyone is silent. Clyde walks
out.
BLANCHE
(to Bonnie)
My advice to you is to stay far away from that man.
Bonnie says nothing and leaves. A CHOIR begins to
hum.
BLANCHE (cont’d)
(to Buck)
Don’t you look at me like that, Daddy. You know I’m right. If he wants to descend to the
depths of Hell he doesn’t need to drag anyone else down there with him. Not you, not me,
not that poor misguided trash he picked up last night.
BUCK
I thought you said it was wrong to judge.
BLANCHE
That was not a judgement. It was an observation.
A Preacher appears as Blanche helps Buck on with his
jacket and straightens his tie.
PREACHER
GOD’S ARMS ARE ALWAYS OPEN
HE’LL NOT TURN YOU AWAY
HE IS THERE TO LEAD THE WAY FOR YOU
THROUGH EACH NIGHT AND DAY
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Blanche puts on her hat, gets her handkerchief and
picks up her bible.
PREACHER (cont’d)
GOD’S ARMS ARE ALWAYS OPEN
YOUR VOICE IS ALWAYS HEARD
EVEN THOUGH YOUR PRAYERS ARE SILENT PRAYERS
HE HEARS EVERY WORD
Blanche and Buck leave their apartment.
SCENE 7: A RIVER BEHIND A CHURCH / VARIOUS
LOCATIONS
The Preacher stands with his Congregation at the
riverbank as Blanche and Buck approach. Buck’s
parents, Henry & Cumie, look on.
PREACHER
NO ONE NEEDS TO FEEL ALONE
TURN TO HIM AND WHEN YOU DO
HIS LIGHT WILL SHINE
AND PEACE WILL COME TO YOU
GOD’S ARMS ARE ALWAYS OPEN
AND EVERYONE’S HIS FRIEND
WHEN YOU FIND HIM ALL YOUR DARKEST FEARS
WILL COME TO AN END
FEARS COME TO AN END
The Preacher takes Buck in his arms, leans him back
and baptizes him in the river.
RUN TO HIS ARMS IF YOU SEEK SALVATION
WASH YOUR SINS AWAY
THIS IS THE TIME FOR SOME JUBILATION
COME TO HIM TODAY
GOD DOESN’T SPEAK OF RETRIBUTION
EVERYONE’S SOUL IS SAVED
HE WILL FORGIVE EVEN THOSE WHO’VE MISBEHAVED
Sheriff Schmid and Bud approach. He handcuffs Buck.
Cumie kisses him and Henry pats his shoulder. Blanche
kisses her husband farewell. Buck is escorted off.
UNDO THE CHAINS THAT YOU’VE TIED AROUND YOU
YOUR HANDS HOLD THE KEY
YOU’RE GONNA FEEL THINGS THAT WILL ASTOUND YOU
SOON YOU WILL BE FREE
BE PROUD TO JOIN HIS CONGREGATION
TAKE A WALK IN THE SUN
YOU’RE WELCOME HERE THERE IS ROOM FOR EVERY...
YOU’RE WELCOME HERE THERE IS ROOM FOR EVERY...
YOU’RE WELCOME HERE THERE IS ROOM FOR EVERYONE
Praise the Lord!
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The congregation raise their hands as the spirit moves
them.
PREACHER (cont’d)
GOD’S ARMS
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
ALWAYS OPEN
CONGREGATION
ALWAYS OPEN
PREACHER
YOU GOTTA RUN
CONGREGATION
RUN TO HIM
PREACHER
HE’LL SET YOU FREE
CONGREGATION
HE’LL SET YOU FREE
PREACHER
COME ON JOIN
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
HIS CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
ALWAYS OPEN
PREACHER
GOD’S ARMS
CONGREGATION
RUN TO HIM
PREACHER
THEY HOLD THE KEY
CONGREGATION
HE HOLDS THE KEY
PREACHER
NO MORE RETRIBUTION
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
NO NO
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CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
The Preacher and Congregation freeze with their hands
in the air.
Lights up on Clyde pointing a gun.
On scrim: GALVESTON MAN HAS CAR STOLEN AT
GUNPOINT.
CLYDE
Put the keys on the seat and step away from the car.
(re gun, threatening)
I don’t want to have to use this gun, mister, but I’ll tell ya right now I will blow your...
Are those seats leather? Dang, that is a beautiful car. You are one lucky fella. I mean,
well you know, until now.
He runs off.
PREACHER
GOD’S ARMS
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
ALWAYS OPEN
CONGREGATION
ALWAYS OPEN
PREACHER
YOU GOTTA RUN
CONGREGATION
RUN TO HIM
PREACHER
HE’LL SET YOU FREE
CONGREGATION
HE’LL SET YOU FREE
The Preacher and Congregation freeze with their hands
in the air.
Lights up on Clyde.
On scrim: GUNMAN HOLDS UP DRESS SHOP
CLYDE
Oh would you look at that dress. Bonnie is gonna love that dress.
(pulls out a gun)
Put it in the bag. Come on. Come on. Hey, you got a gift card?...
(dictates with gun)
“To Bonnie. I can’t wait to rip this off you.”
He runs off.
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During the following we see various headlines.
On scrim: TEXACO STATION STICK UP
On scrim: GUNMAN STRIKES AGAIN IN TURTLE
CREEK
On scrim: AARON’S FIVE & DIME ROBBED
PREACHER
GOD’S ARMS
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
ARE ALWAYS OPEN
CONGREGATION
ALWAYS OPEN
PREACHER
YOU GOTTA RUN
CONGREGATION
RUN TO HIM
PREACHER
HE’LL SET YOU FREE
CONGREGATION
HE’LL SET YOU FREE
PREACHER
GOD’S ARMS
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
ARE ALWAYS OPEN
CONGREGATION
ALWAYS OPEN
PREACHER
YOU GOTTA RUN
CONGREGATION
RUN TO HIM
PREACHER
DAY BY DAY
CONGREGATION
HE HOLDS THE KEY
PREACHER
COME ON CHILDREN
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CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
PREACHER
COME ON CHILDREN
CONGREGATION
GOD’S ARMS
The Preacher and Congregation freeze with their hands
in the air.
On scrim: SHERIFF CAPTURE ESCAPED CONVICT
Lights up on the Sheriff pointing a gun.
SHERIFF
Keep your hands in the air.
Clyde appears with his hands in the air. Ted appears
with a gun on him.
SHERIFF (cont'd)
Finger off the trigger, son. Now, place the gun on the ground.
Clyde places the gun on the ground.
SHERIFF (cont'd)
Step away from the weapon.
Ted takes the gun.
SHERIFF (cont'd)
(to Ted)
Cuff him.
Ted places Clyde’s hands behind his back and cuffs
them.
PREACHER & CONGREGATION
GOD'S ARMS' ALWAYS OPEN
GOD'S ARMS' ALWAYS OPEN
GOD'S ARMS' ALWAYS OPEN
GOD'S ARMS' ALWAYS OPEN
Ted leads Clyde to a prison cell.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
Clyde spits at Ted. Ted punches him.
PREACHER
AMEN
The cell door closes and locks.
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SCENE 8: MCLENNAN COUNTY JAIL
A row of jail cells. Trish stands outside her husband’s
cell. Blanche stands outside Buck’s cell.
BLANCHE
--And I’m painting the bedroom a nice soft blue. Not too feminine.
BUCK
There ain’t gonna be no work, Blanche.
BLANCHE
We’ll get by. You’ll find somethin’.
BUCK
Doin’ what?
BLANCHE
I don’t know. I don’t know. But we’ll find a way. The good Lord will--
BUCK
Screw the good Lord.
BLANCHE
Buck.
BUCK
The good Lord ain’t done nothin’ for anybody I know. And he’s been letting the guards
kick the shit out of Clyde.
BLANCHE
Well, the good Lord, better than anybody, knows that Clyde needs a good shit-kicking.
Blanche exits.
At another cell, Trish talks to her incarcerated
husband, Joe.
JOE
You swear you’re bein’ faithful to me, Trish?
TRISH
I swear.
JOE
If I ever find out you cheated on me.
TRISH
Honey, I promise -- you will never find out I cheated on you.
Trish exits.
Bonnie enters and is stopped by a guard. He looks
through her purse. Ted notices Bonnie.
TED
Bonnie?
He waves off the guard. The guard leaves.
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BONNIE
Ted.
TED
You missed some party Saturday night.
BONNIE
I am so sorry.
TED
I’ve been meanin’ to come by the diner this week but I’ve been busy as hell. Evictions
mostly. Thought maybe you would want to make it up to me.
BONNIE
Ted--
TED
Let me take you out to dinner tomorrow night.
BONNIE
I don’t know. I mean, I don’t think I can.
TED
What are you doin’ here?
BONNIE
Just visiting somebody.
TED
Who?
BONNIE
Clyde Barrow.
TED
Clyde Barrow? You know him?
BONNIE
He’s a friend of a friend.
TED
I don’t know who your friend is, but I can tell you that Barrow is a bad seed. You’d do
yourself a favor to keep a good distance.
BONNIE
Thanks for the advice, Ted.
She walks off. Ted watches after her as she arrives at
Clyde’s cell.
CLYDE
Bonnie!
She reaches through the bars and kisses him.
CLYDE (cont’d)
How ya doin’, sugar?
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BONNIE
How am I doin’? I’m miserable without you. I can’t think about nothin’ else but you.
CLYDE
I’m sorry, sugar. Sorry you gotta go through this.
BONNIE
When you get outta here you’re goin’ straight, you understand?
CLYDE
I got a friend knows a guy in construction in Worcester, Mass.
BONNIE
I’d go anywhere on this earth with you, baby.
CLYDE
And if it don’t pan out -- they got places to rob up there just the same as here.
BONNIE
No more hold ups, baby. We are gonna start clean.
CLYDE
Okay, sugar.
BONNIE
I brought you a picture, baby.
She gives him a photo. They continue under...
TED
I GIVE YOU FAIR WARNIN'
HE'S NO BED OF ROSES SWEET BONNIE
I CAN'T SEE HIM FINDIN'
THE TIME TO RAISE CHILDREN HELL NO
HE'S WILD AND HE'S RECKLESS
AIN’T NOTHIN' BUT TROUBLE
YOU'RE BETTER WITHOUT HIM
YOU THINK HARD SWEET BONNIE
AND THEN YOU SHOULD THINK ONCE AGAIN
WE BOTH KNOW YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN HIM
WHY YOU DESERVE SOMEONE WHO'S THERE ALL THE TIME
SOMEONE WHO THINKS CRIME DON'T PAY
I STILL SEE THAT SNOWY WHITE DRESS YOU WORE... YEP
PLAYIN’ THE ANGEL IN SOME DUMB SCHOOL PLAY
FOR A WHILE I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD FLY AWAY
The Guard enters and escorts Bonnie away. She stops
when she sees Ted. She walks past him.
I STILL SEE THE APPLE-CHEEKED GIRL YOU WERE... YEP
HIDING IN TREETOPS AND FEEDING THE BIRDS
MAKIN' UP RHYMES HOW YOU LOVED PRETTY WORDS
CLYDE
(in his cell)
YOU COULD FIND SOMEONE THAT PEOPLE RESPECT
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A MAN WHO IS RICH AND SMART
SOMEONE WHO'S KNOWN IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES
AND KNOWS THE GOOD BOOK BY HEART
BUT I KNOW
TED
(echo)
...BUT I KNOW
CLYDE & TED
YOU WON’T DO BETTER THAN ME... NO
NOT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO LOVE THAT IS TRUE
THERE’S NO MAN WHO COULD LOVE YOU LIKE I DO
SCENE 9: CINDERELLA BEAUTY PARLOR /
AMERICAN CAFE
At the Cinderella Beauty Parlor, Blanche cleans up as
Eleanore puts on her coat.
ELEANORE
Good luck with the hearing tomorrow, Blanche.
BLANCHE
Pray the Good Lord brings my daddy home to me tomorrow.
ELEANORE
I will.
She starts to go then turns back.
ELEANORE (cont’d)
Blanche?
BLANCHE
What?
ELEANORE
...I just hate to see you get hurt, honey.
BLANCHE
I’m not gonna--
ELEANORE
That man of yours has been in and outta jail ten times--
BLANCHE
Seven.
ELEANORE
All I’m sayin’ is, chances are--
BLANCHE
I asked you to pray, Eleanore, not to judge. If you can’t do that--
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ELEANORE
I’m sorry.
She leaves. Blanche continues cleaning up.
American Cafe
Bonnie cleans up as Emma waits at the counter.
BONNIE
Charlie says he’s only gonna be able to keep me on another week. There aren’t enough--
EMMA
Margaret Cummings said she saw you get on the bus to Eagle Rock yesterday. Where’d
you go?
BONNIE
Must’ve been someone else. Someone who looks like me.
EMMA
No. She was sure it was you.
BONNIE
I really don’t see--
EMMA
Why are you lying to me, Bonnie? What is so awful that it’s causing my daughter to lie to
her mama?
BONNIE
(blurts it out)
I’m in love, mama.
EMMA
You’re married.
BONNIE
You and me both know Roy ain’t never comin’ back. And I wouldn’t want him if he did.
EMMA
How’d you meet a boy lives in Eagle Rock?
BONNIE
He doesn’t live there. He’s... just staying there for a short time.
EMMA
There’s nothing in Eagle Rock except the penit--
(realizes, horrified)
Bonnie Parker. You’re flirtin’ with a convict?
BONNIE
I’m not flirtin’.
EMMA
What is goin’ through your head?
BONNIE
I love him, ma.
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EMMA
You love who?! Who do you love?!
BONNIE
Clyde Barrow.
EMMA
(placing the name)
Clyde Barrow... The boy who spent the night at our home?
Bonnie nods.
EMMA (cont’d)
You said he was headed up north to a job.
BONNIE
I love him mama!
EMMA
You don’t know him! And what you do know ain’t so good.
BONNIE
I know him, mamma. I know everything I--
EMMA
He’s a convict you met a few months ago.
BONNIE
You always said you and daddy was love at first sight.
EMMA
Do not compare some convict to your father! Your daddy was a fine upstanding citizen.
He earned a good living and was a good father to you and a good husband to me. Don’t
you ever compare your daddy to a convict. I’ll see you at home.
Emma walks out. Bonnie’s left alone. She takes a glass
and smashes it on the floor.
BONNIE
I KNOW MY HEART DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY
ALL I KNOW IS THAT I NEVER FELT LIKE THIS
AND BESIDES I WOULDN'T CHANGE HIM IF I COULD
NO MAN'S ALL GOOD
Lights up on Blanche in the beauty parlor.
BLANCHE
I ALWAYS KNEW WHAT I WAS TAKING ON
BUT I ALWAYS FELT THAT I COULD CHANGE HIS WAYS
EVEN IF MY MAN WILL NEVER FALL IN LINE
I'M GLAD HE'S MINE
BONNIE & BLANCHE
'COS YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE
AND YOU CAN'T HELP HOW YOU'RE MADE
YOU DON'T HAVE NO SAY YOUR HEART DECIDES
IT'S THAT SIMPLE I'M AFRAID
YES YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE
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COMMON SENSE MAY SAY IT'S WRONG
THERE'S A PART OF HIM YOU KNOW IS WILD
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU LOVE HIM ALL ALONG
BONNIE
I ONLY CARE THAT HE’S MINE AND I AM HIS
THERE AIN’T NO RULES THAT’S HOW IT IS
MOST GIRLS WOULD HATE TO BE STANDING IN MY SHOES
BUT TRUE LOVE'S SOMETHIN’ YOU DON'T CHOOSE
BONNIE & BLANCHE
‘CAUSE YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE
AND YOU GO WITH WHAT YOU FEEL
BLANCHE
AND YOU NEVER THINK WHAT'S DOWN THE ROAD
WHILE THE FAIRY TALE SEEMS REAL
Bonnie steps out of the diner. Blanche steps out of the
beauty parlor.
BONNIE & BLANCHE
OH YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE
COMMON SENSE MAY SAY IT'S WRONG
BONNIE
THERE'S A PART OF HIM YOU KNOW IS WILD
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU LOVE HIM ALL ALONG
BONNIE & BLANCHE
COULD BE THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU LOVE HIM ALL ALONG
Bonnie and Blanche find themselves in a court room.
SCENE 10: A COURTHOUSE
Clyde and Buck stand before the Judge. Blanche and
Bonnie sit with Henry and Cumie. Sheriff Schmid, Ted
and reporters stand off to the side.
JUDGE
Marvin Ivan Barrow. The court has reviewed your record and for turning yourself back
in and for your good behavior you shall be released into the custody of your wife, Blanche
Caldwell Barrow.
BLANCHE
Amen! Amen! Daddy!
A cop takes the handcuffs off Buck. Blanche runs to him
and they hug.
JUDGE
Clyde Chestnut Barrow. You have been found guilty of seven counts of robbery over fifty
dollars and are sentenced to receive two years on each count.
CUMIE
What does that mean?
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JUDGE
Plus an additional two years for your escape.
CUMIE
I don’t understand!
JUDGE
For a total of sixteen years at the Eastham Penitentiary.
CUMIE
No! No!
She rushes to Clyde but is immediately restrained by a
cop.
CLYDE
Ma! Let her go!
Before anyone knows what happened, Clyde has his
handcuffed hands around the cop’s throat and throws
him to the floor. Ted pulls his gun on Clyde.
CUMIE
My boy! Do not hurt my baby!
SHERIFF
Take him!
They walk Clyde out.
CLYDE
I’m sorry, ma.
BONNIE
I love you, baby!
CLYDE
I love you too, sugar!
Cops take Clyde away as the Sheriff talks to reporters.
SHERIFF
I think this sends out a strong message that in these hard times we will not tolerate
criminal behavior of any kind. Clyde Barrow will be servin’ sixteen years hard labor at
Eastham Penitentiary.
SCENE 11: PARKER HOME
Emma enters with a disgruntled Bonnie.
EMMA
You look beautiful.
BONNIE
I don’t feel beautiful. I don’t feel anything but sad.
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EMMA
You’re makin’ the right decision. It’s been six months since that hoodlum of yours--
BONNIE
Stop calling him that.
EMMA
--has been in jail.
BONNIE
I will never love anybody else the way I love Clyde, mama.
EMMA
Honey, you think your father was the first man I ever fell in love with? Before I was your
mamma, I was a girl. But I understood that love can be blind. And in this life you need to
see clearly. You need to find a stable, responsible young man who can provide for you all
the things you deserve, darling. And then love... real love... comes from that.
Emma pins a brooch on Bonnie’s lapel.
BONNIE
...I’m too young for a brooch, mama.
EMMA
This brooch belonged to your grandmother.
BONNIE
That is my point.
EMMA
You’re makin’ the best decision. The heart’s not always right, Bonnie.
Emma leads Ted in. He wears a suit and caries a box of
chocolates.
TED
Hiya, Bonnie.
BONNIE
Hiya, Ted.
TED
I like your brooch.
Bonnie hangs her head as he escorts her out.
COMMON SENSE MAY SAY IT'S WRONG
THERE'S A PART OF HIM YOU KNOW IS WILD
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU LOVE HIM ALL ALONG
BONNIE
I ONLY CARE THAT HE’S MINE AND I AM HIS
THERE AIN’T NO RULES THAT’S HOW IT IS
MOST GIRLS WOULD HATE TO BE STANDING IN MY SHOES
BUT TRUE LOVE'S SOMETHIN’ YOU DON'T CHOOSE
BONNIE & BLANCHE
‘CAUSE YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE
AND YOU GO WITH WHAT YOU FEEL
BLANCHE
AND YOU NEVER THINK WHAT'S DOWN THE ROAD
WHILE THE FAIRY TALE SEEMS REAL
Bonnie steps out of the diner. Blanche steps out of the
beauty parlor.
BONNIE & BLANCHE
OH YOU LOVE WHO YOU LOVE
COMMON SENSE MAY SAY IT'S WRONG
BONNIE
THERE'S A PART OF HIM YOU KNOW IS WILD
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU LOVE HIM ALL ALONG
BONNIE & BLANCHE
COULD BE THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU LOVE HIM ALL ALONG
Bonnie and Blanche find themselves in a court room.
SCENE 10: A COURTHOUSE
Clyde and Buck stand before the Judge. Blanche and
Bonnie sit with Henry and Cumie. Sheriff Schmid, Ted
and reporters stand off to the side.
JUDGE
Marvin Ivan Barrow. The court has reviewed your record and for turning yourself back
in and for your good behavior you shall be released into the custody of your wife, Blanche
Caldwell Barrow.
BLANCHE
Amen! Amen! Daddy!
A cop takes the handcuffs off Buck. Blanche runs to him
and they hug.
JUDGE
Clyde Chestnut Barrow. You have been found guilty of seven counts of robbery over fifty
dollars and are sentenced to receive two years on each count.
CUMIE
What does that mean?
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JUDGE
Plus an additional two years for your escape.
CUMIE
I don’t understand!
JUDGE
For a total of sixteen years at the Eastham Penitentiary.
CUMIE
No! No!
She rushes to Clyde but is immediately restrained by a
cop.
CLYDE
Ma! Let her go!
Before anyone knows what happened, Clyde has his
handcuffed hands around the cop’s throat and throws
him to the floor. Ted pulls his gun on Clyde.
CUMIE
My boy! Do not hurt my baby!
SHERIFF
Take him!
They walk Clyde out.
CLYDE
I’m sorry, ma.
BONNIE
I love you, baby!
CLYDE
I love you too, sugar!
Cops take Clyde away as the Sheriff talks to reporters.
SHERIFF
I think this sends out a strong message that in these hard times we will not tolerate
criminal behavior of any kind. Clyde Barrow will be servin’ sixteen years hard labor at
Eastham Penitentiary.
SCENE 11: PARKER HOME
Emma enters with a disgruntled Bonnie.
EMMA
You look beautiful.
BONNIE
I don’t feel beautiful. I don’t feel anything but sad.
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EMMA
You’re makin’ the right decision. It’s been six months since that hoodlum of yours--
BONNIE
Stop calling him that.
EMMA
--has been in jail.
BONNIE
I will never love anybody else the way I love Clyde, mama.
EMMA
Honey, you think your father was the first man I ever fell in love with? Before I was your
mamma, I was a girl. But I understood that love can be blind. And in this life you need to
see clearly. You need to find a stable, responsible young man who can provide for you all
the things you deserve, darling. And then love... real love... comes from that.
Emma pins a brooch on Bonnie’s lapel.
BONNIE
...I’m too young for a brooch, mama.
EMMA
This brooch belonged to your grandmother.
BONNIE
That is my point.
EMMA
You’re makin’ the best decision. The heart’s not always right, Bonnie.
Emma leads Ted in. He wears a suit and caries a box of
chocolates.
TED
Hiya, Bonnie.
BONNIE
Hiya, Ted.
TED
I like your brooch.
Bonnie hangs her head as he escorts her out.
SCENE 12: EASTHAM PENITENTIARY
Two guards help a beaten Clyde into his cell.
CLYDE
You gotta keep him away from me.
GUARD #1
Who? Ed Crowder? He seems like a nice enough fella to me.