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"What’s that?" I ask,to the tape in his hand "Dailies?"

"Not exactly," he says

I realize so "Does Bobby know you’re here?"

He looks away apprehensively

"I think you should leave," I’ "If Bobby doesn’t know you’re here I think you should leave"

"Victor," the director says "I’ve debated showing you this" He pauses briefly He decides soe-screen TV that’s ensconced in a white-oak arht of what’s about to happen, I think it’s probably imperative that you view this"

"Hey, hey, wait," I’ "No, please, don’t-"

"I really think you should see this, Victor"

"Why?" I’, afraid "Why?"

"This isn’t for you," he says "This is for someone else’s benefit"

He blows confetti off the tape before slipping it into the VCR below the TV "We think that Bobby Hughes is getting out of hand"

I’ from my s need to be reduced for you," the director says "In order for you to see things clearly" He pauses, checks so on the VCR’s console "Othere’ll be shooting this all year"

"I don’t think I have the energy to watch this"

"It’s short," the director says "You still have some seht get confused," I say, pleading "I et thrown off-"

"Thrown off what?" the director snaps "You’re not even on anything to get thrown off of"

He presses Play on the console I etting so tense I need to hold his hand even though he’s wearing leather gloves, and he lets e of Bobby

Bobby on Boulevard du Montparnasse Bobby sitting in La Coupole Bobby heading down the Cha for the Vivienne Westwood show to begin, sitting in a giant roo Rue de Rivoli Bobby crossing Quai des Celestins He’s turning down Rue de l’Hotel-de-Ville He enters thean overhead handrail as the train slowly enters the Sully-Morland station A shot of Bobby on an Air Inter flight froaro Bobby’s picking up a rental car at the Provence airport