-2-LESSON1STEVEN,YOUWORRYTOOMUCHABOUTSMALLTHINGS.TEXTSCENEONE:STUDIO-THEMUSEUMOFFICESETRITA:Look,Ifoundasweater.Igotityesterday.STEVEN:Mmm...Idon'tknowaboutthecolor.RITA:Steven,Ican'treturnthissweateragain.Areyousurewecan'tuseit?STEVEN:Whiteneverworkswellontelevision.RITA:Ireallydidmybest.Iboughtsomegreatsunglasses.Ifoundtheperfectpants.Ireturnedsomanysweaters,thesalesclerkhideswhensheseesme.STEVEN:Pleasereturnthesweater.AndyouhavetoreturnaskirtforMaryBeth.Itwastooshort.RITA:Allright.RITA:Guesswhat?Stevenwantsmetoexchangethissweateragain.Firsthethinksthecoloristoobright.Thenhethinksthecolorisn'tbrightenough.Idon'tknow.Hechangeshismindsooften,I'mgettingconfused.Ineedsomehelp!SCENETWO:THECONTROLROOMSTEVEN:Iwanttogetitright.LINDA:Steven,youworrytoomuchaboutsmallthings.-3-STEVEN:Look,thesweaterisimportant.OK?LINDA:Steven,thisshowisimportant.I'msureyou'redoingagoodjob.Butyouonlyhavetwoweeks.STEVEN:Linda,don'tworry.Cometorehearsallater.Ineedsometimewiththescript.AndRitaneedstofindtherightsweater.SCENETHREE:ADEPARTMENTSTORESALESCLERK:MayIhelpyou,miss?RITA:Hi.Rememberme?CLERK:Oh,yes.You'retheladyfromWEFL.WEFLRITA:Ineedtoexchangethese.CLERK:Allofthem?Why?RITA:Well...theskirtisn'tlongenough...thesweaterisn'tbrightenough...andthepantsaretootight.Oh,ofcoursethepantsgobacktothemen'sdepartment.CLERK:Well,let'sgetstarted.Nowwhataboutthisskirt?RITA:It'stooshort.CLERK:Whatsizeisit?RITA:Sizeseven.CLERK:Justamoment.CLERK:Herearesomeskirts.They'relonger.Thosepajamasarenice,aren'tthey?-4-RITA:Yes.Ineedtogetsomepajamas,butthesearetooexpensive.CLERK:They'regoingtobeonsalenextweek.LESSON2SOWHATIFHE'SAFEWDAYSLATE?TEXTSCENEONE:THECONTROLROOMMIKE:Morecoffee?LINDA:Justalittle.Idon'tdrinkmuchcoffeeanymore.MIKE:That'sgood.Coffeeisn'tgoodforyou.LINDA:Iknow.I'mtryingtocutdownoncoffee.Itmakesmemorenervous.MIKE:What'sthematter?LINDA:It'sSteven.I'mworriedabouthim.MIKE:Givehimtime.LINDA:I'dliketo.Butwedon'thavemuchtime.MIKE:Howmuchtimedoyouhave?LINDA:Weonlyhaveafewweekstofinishthisshow.Thenwehavetodotwelvemore.MIKE:Afewweeks.That'slotsoftime.-5-LINDA:I'mnotsosure.MIKE:Thatbad?...Linda,cigarettesarebadforyou.LINDA:Andyourpipeisbadforyou.MIKE:Idon'tsmokeitanymore.LINDA:Well,Idon'tsmokemanynow.Iusedtosmokemorebefore.MIKE:Howmanycigarettesdidyousmoke?LINDA:Threepacksaday.I'mnevergoingtosmokethatmuchagain.AndI'monlygoingtosmokeonethisafternoon.MIKE:Onenow,morelater.Beforeyouknowit,you'resmokingthreepacksaday.LINDA:Oh,please.Ionlywantone.MIKE:Iknow.LINDA:Passthesugar,please,Mike.MIKE:Sugarisbadforyoutoo.LINDA:Mike,alittlesugarisOK.MIKE:I'manewman,Linda.Ionlyeathealthyfood.Igetlotsofexercise.Ifeelmuchbetter.LINDA:Youlookgood.MIKE:Ieatlotsoffishandvegetables.Idon'teatmuchredmeat.-6-LINDA:OK.OK.WhataboutSteven?MIKE:Linda,theshowlooksgood.LINDA:Buttheschedulelooksterrible.Ispentsometimewiththecalendar.MIKE:Whendowefinish?LINDA:Octobertwenty-third.Stevenistooslow.MIKE:Sowhatifhe'safewdayslate?LINDA:Forgetit.Wedon'thavemuchtimeormuchmoney.MIKE:WhatdoesStevensay?LINDA:Hesays,Don'tworry.Youhavetohelpme,Mike.Stevenhastogofaster.MIKE:MaybeIcangivehimalittleadvice.LINDA:Well,herehecomesnow.STEVEN:Linda,Ichangedafewlinesinthescript.Hi,Mike.Theshowisgoingreallygreat,isn'tit?MIKE:Say,Steven,whatareyoudoingforlunch?STEVEN:Idon'thaveanyplans.MIKE:Great.Iknowagreathealth-foodrestaurant.Comeon.LESSON3WEDON'THAVEMUCHTIME.-7-TEXTSCENEONE:STUDIO-DIANA'SLIYINGROOMSETSTEVEN:Ididn'tsleeplastnight.MaybeIsleptafewhours,butnotmany.Idreamedaboutsweaters.Iworriedaboutpropsandcostumes.Weneedatreaty.Weneedsomeshoes.Akey.Wealsoneedsomepajamas...somepants...ahat,araincoat,andsomescissors...AndInevertoldRitatobuythescissors.LINDA:IseverythinggoingOK?STEVEN:Perfect.Couldn'tbebetter.Reallygreat,Linda.LINDA:That'sgoodnews.I'mgoingtositoverthereandwatch.STEVEN:Relax.Havesomecoffee.We'regoingtobegininafewminutes.STEVEN:Rita!RITA:Yeah?STEVEN:Weneedsomescissors.RITA:Ihavethem,Steven.STEVEN:Oh,Rita,that'sgreat.Thankyou,Rita.RITA:Sure,Steven.IhaveaquestionaboutDetectiveStone'sglasses.STEVEN:Hisglasses?RITA:Doeshewearany?-8-STEVEN:DoesDetectiveStonewearglasses?RITA:Yes.Doeshe?STEVEN:Hmmmm...Yes.Thedetectivewearsglasses.RITA:Oh,no.STEVEN:What'sthematter?RITA:Well,Iboughthimsomeglasses,buttheydon'tfitright.STEVEN:What'swrongwiththem?RITA:They'retoobig.Whatarewegoingtodo?JEFF:CanImakeasuggestion?STEVEN:Whatisit,Jeff?JEFF:Forgetabouttheglasses.STEVEN:Right.Goodidea.MARYBETH:Thanks,Jeff...We'relate.Ihavetoleaveatfive.Mybabysitterisexpectingmetocomehome.5JEFF:AndIhaveadate.LINDA:I'mgettingverynervous.STEVEN:Everything'sfine.LINDA:We'retwohoursbehind.-9-STEVEN:OK...Action!DIANA:ButDetectiveStone,Iwanttoknowwhatthepolicearegoingtodoaboutmyuncle'smurder.DETECTIVESTONE:Ittakesalittletime,MissMorris.IhaveothercasesI'mworkingontoo.TONY:Wedon'thavealittletime,DetectiveStone!STEVEN:Cut.Jeff,thelineis,Wedon'thavemuchtime,DetectiveStone!...Takeitfromthetop.Jeff,concentrate.DETECTIVESTONE:Ittakesalittletime,MissMorris.IhaveothercasesI'mworkingontoo.TONY:Wedon'thavemuchtime,DetectiveStone.STEVEN:Cut.TONY:Wedo