The City of Absurdity Lost Highway
a film by David Lynch
The Story in Pictures pg. 5


Alice:I canīt see you tonight.


Pete feels uneasy in his moth filled room.


Pete is making desperate love to Sheila in the same room - the same bed, as with Alice.



Bill Dayton: The police called us.
Pete: Yeah? what did they want?
Bill: They wanted to know if we'd had a chance to find out what happened to you the other night. They wanted to know if you remembered anything.
Pete: But I don't remember anything. What did you tell 'em?
Candace Dayton: We saw you that night, Pete.
Bill: You came home. Your friend Sheila brought you here.
Pete: Sheila?
Bill: Yes, there was a man with you... She brought you here... She didn't know what else to do.
Pete: What is this? Why didn't you tell me? What?... I don't remember any of this.
Candace:We know that.
Pete: Who was the man?
Bill: Never saw him before in my life.
Pete: Did you tell the police this?
Bill: We're not saying anything about that night to the police. We should all forget that night.
Pete: What happened to me?



Mr. Eddy suspects something
Mr. Eddy: If I ever found out somebody was makin'out with her, I'd take this...



Alice: Meet me at the Starlight Motel on Sycamore...



Alice: We have to get away...We have to get some money...I know a guy...He pays girls to party with him...He always has alotta cash...



Alice: It was a long time ago...I met someone at this place called Mokeīs...We became friends. he told me about a job...


Pete: In pornos?
Alice: No... A job... I didn't know what. He set up an appointment for me to see a man.



Alice: I went to this place... They made me wait forever. There was some guy guardin' the door... I started gettin' nervous...



Mr. Eddy gives Alice a small gesture as if to say "well?".


"I put a spell on you. Because you're mine..."

"I can't stand the things that you do..."

"Any time you're fooling around..."

When she is completely naked, Mr. Eddy gestures her over to him. Soon she is on her knees in front of him - making herself available for whatever he wants.



Pete: Why didn't you just leave?
Alice doesn't say anything. She drops her hand - looks down.
Pete (con't): You liked it.
Alice: If you want me to go away, I'll go away.



Alice: I'll set it up for tomorrow night. You'll meet me at his place at eleven o'clock... Don't drive there... Take a bus ... Make sure no one follows you... His address is easy to remember... It's 2224 Deep Dell Place... It's a white stucco job on the south side of the street...

Alice (cont't): I'll be upstairs with Andy... The back door will be open... That leads into the kitchen - go through the kitchen to the living room - there's a bar there... At eleven fifteen, I'll ask Andy to fix me a drink... When he does, you can crack him in the head... Okay?



Sheila: You've been fucking somebody else haven't you?
Pete: Sheila...
Sheila: You fuck me whenever you want... You don't call... Tell me who she is.


Bill: Why don't you two come inside and talk things over quietly... Come on... Come on in, Sheila.
Sheila gets to her feet - crying. She looks down at Pete, who remains lying on the front lawn.
For Pete, every word and every sound is LOUD and DISTORTED. The DRONING SOUND returns.
Sheila (to Pete): You are different.

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