Beginning the next scene:
192 INT - CARD ROOM - NIGHT 192
as Carlotta crosses to Quentin. Gerard, unnoticed in the B.G., can be seen moving off down the hall. As Quentin lifts his glass to drink, he suddenly reacts to the sight of his hand.
QUENTIN'S HAND - HIS P.O.V.
Raw scratch marks can be seen on his wrist and the back of his hand. WIDEN as he quickly puts down the glass and pulls his sleeve up, revealing the same kind of scratches on the other arm.
QUENTIN - CLOSE-UP
as he stares at the raw marks.
QUENTIN He was telling the truth, wasn't he?
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And that's when today's first quote -
Page 92/Scene 192 - Carlotta: 'You did it for her -- for Angelique.'
- comes up, followed by today's second quote -
Page 92/Scene 192 - Quentin (as it sinks in): 'I tried to kill my wife --'
- coming up.
And when it comes to the dialogue, believe it or not, everything covered is delivered as scripted.
However, when it comes to the descriptions and directions, of course there are differences. Apparently the script means that Gerard goes unnoticed by Quentin as he can be seen moving off down the hall because Carlotta -
- certainly notices him (but you know what's funny - despite the fact that Carlotta looks right at him, I don't know if I ever noticed that Gerard can be seen at the outset of Scene 192, and it could be because my attention is normally fixed on Quentin) - and Quentin actually reacts to the sight of scratches on his wrist, and only one -
- at that because, as can be seen in the top capture directly above, there are no scratches on the back of Quentin's hand, and unlike what's scripted, Quentin doesn't quickly put down his glass, nor does he pull his sleeve up to reveal the same kind of scratches on the other arm - and after he notices the scratches on his right wrist, he turns to Carlotta -
- before he actually puts his glass down and then declares to Carlotta that Alex was telling the truth - and Carlotta nods in the affirmative before she tells Quentin that he did it for Angelique.
Also, there's one note in Grayson's script in which she writes that Quentin shouldn't be upset because he did a good thing for Angelique. And there's another in which she says Carlotta will touch the scratches and stroke them, but as we know, she doesn't actually do that...