[Paris Hotel Ritz, L'Espadon restaurant. Black sky, a few stars show through half-closed curtains. Candles
burn
brightly, stage lights down low. Morcheeba's "Over and Over" plays eerily on invisible speakers (I'm
falling
over and
over and over and over again now/ Calling over and over and over and over again...).
Seated center are F.M.
"Princess
Diana" Vieuchanger and Frank "Dodi al-Fayed" Figurski. Leash of formally-clad mechanical pig is hooked over
Vieuchanger's chair with large sequined bag. John "Trevor Rees-Jones" Cleese stands attentively.]
Vieuchanger [not quite sarcastically, but
ambiguously]: I presume we shall trick
the paparazzi as we usually
do.
Figurski: Naturally. You'll finish up your eggs and ... Spam, and we'll sip our
wine, and we'll look like
"two
love-struck teenagers" as People magazine will later report, we'll retire briefly
to our $2000-a-night suite,
then we'll
dispatch my regular chauffeur in the Range Rover to lead away the pack of wolves. Excuse me a moment my dear.
[Turns.]
Computer, arch!
[Holodeck arch appears near table and Figurski exits. Vieuchanger pushes food around her
plate, has a tiny
bite, sips
her wine.]
Vieuchanger [dreamy smile to Cleese-Rees-Jones]: It's the ... medication. Takes
away my appetite.
Cleese-Rees-Jones: Right.