Senator Calhoun scene from Young Americans, practice script

SEN. CALHOUN

You know the first year I went here, there was no Rawley girls school.

SCOUT

I didn’t know that.

SCOUT SEN. CALHOUN

So every weekend we’d hit the town and chase the local girls. They were pretty cute.

SCOUT

They still are.

SEN. CALHOUN

So what about you? Seeing anyone?

SCOUT

I’m kind of at a standstill.

SEN. CALHOUN

Ahh, you’ll get better grades.

SCOUT

I did meet this one girl. And she’s really smart and she’s really smart and beautiful and sweet... And she grew up in New Rawley.

SEN. CALHOUN

So what’s the problem?

SCOUT

She’s my sister.

SEN. CALHOUN

(Laughing)

Yeah, that would definitely pose a problem.

SCOUT

Dad, I’m serious. Her mom is Donna. Who you knew years ago. From New Rawley.

SEN. CALHOUN

What are you talking about?

SCOUT

You have a daughter, dad. Her name is Bella Banks.

SEN. CALHOUN

What’re you joking?

SCOUT

She’s fifteen-years old. Her mother’s gone now. And she really wants to meet you.

SEN. CALHOUN

Wait a minute. Are you serious?

SCOUT

Very.

SEN. CALHOUN

So you’re telling me there’s some crazy young girl walking around town, claiming to be my daughter?

SCOUT

(Fighting back)

Dad, she’s not crazy.

SEN. CALHOUN

--Listen to me. Are you listening?

SCOUT

Yes.

SEN. CALHOUN

Do you know how many money grubbing, celebrity hounding lunatics there are out there who want a piece of our family? That want to knock us down?

SCOUT

But dad--

SEN. CALHOUN

You need to erase that girl from your life. I don’t want you to go within a mile of her. Do you hear me? Your first responsibility is to this family.

SCOUT

Dad, I--

SEN. CALHOUN

What?!

SCOUT

Was there a girl named Donna?

SEN. CALHOUN

I knew a lot of girls, Scout

SCOUT

Well how many...Dad?

SEN. CALHOUN

Just let this go. Just let it go.