[Stills and screenplay from Heavenly Creatures]

EXT. STREETS – DAY

TRACKING BACK . . . as the Hulmes' car drives toward CAMERA.

Pauline's V.O. starts, reading her poem "The Ones That I Worship":

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) There are living among two dutiful daughters.

INT. HULMES' CAR – DAY

Pauline and Juliet are sitting together in the back seat.

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) Of a man who poss

esses two beautiful daughters,

Henry adjusts the rearview mirror and catches sight of their clasped hands.

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) You cannot know nor yet try to guess,/The sweet soothingness of their caress,

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) The outstanding genius of this pair is understood by few,/They are so rare. . .

EXT. STREET – DAY

Pauline and Juliet sitting in a tram as it crawls along slowly.

John is running alongside, waving and calling, trying to get Pauline's attention. He is clearly pleading with her, but to no avail.

JOHN Yvonne! Stop! I still love you!

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) Compared with these two, every man is a fool,/The world is most honoured that they should deign to rule,/And I worship the power of these lovely two,/ With that adoring love known to so few . . .

Pauline looks knowingly at Juliet, then down to John, hurrying along the street.

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) 'Tis indeed a miracle, one must feel, That two such heavenly creatures are real,

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) Icy scorn glitters in the gray eyes, contemptuous and cruel, Why are men such fools they will not realise,

PULL OUT . . . to show Pauline and Juliet lying in opposite ends of a hot, steaming bath, staring at each other.

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) The wisdom that is hidden behind those strange eyes.

INT. ILAM/)ULIET'S BEDROOM – NIGHT

POEM CONTINUES AS . . .

Pauline and Juliet . . . sleeping in each other's arms in bed.

PAULINE (Poem V.O.) And these wonderful people are you and I.