She looks at him and nods, forces a smile.

Mickey      … It’s all for you, Judy. You know that, right? It’s only ever been for you.

Judy      … I’m cold.

Mickey      You’re in England – what did you expect? – I’ll find a blanket.

He heads towards the bedroom.

Judy      No – just …

He stops, realising she just wants to be held in his arms. He does this, embracing her warmly.

Mickey      Better?

Judy      Better.

He kisses her forehead.

Mickey      … I think a few changes would be a good thing. I guess to start we need a new piano player?

Judy      I think perhaps we do.

Mickey      I could play for you. How’s that for an idea?

Judy      … Well, it’s an idea …

Mickey      Trust me, things will be a lot easier without that guy around.

Judy      I like Anthony.

Mickey      There’s a lot of things you like that aren’t good for you.

He releases the embrace and gets up.

… Why don’t you get dressed? Then we can go out and eat somewhere.

Judy      ‘Somewhere’? Oh I tried that once – I didn’t like it.

Mickey (smiling)      That’s funny.

Judy      Yeah, I’m a regular vaudevillian … When I was –

Mickey      (cutting her off) Stop speaking now. Rest your voice. Okay?

He now heads into the bedroom.

Judy      Okay. (After Mickey’s exit.) … What else is there to say anyway …?

Lights now start gently fading down on the scene. When mid-way to blackout, a spotlight rises on Anthony as he re-enters. The song ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ begins to play gently in the background, solo piano. It underscores all the dialogue that follows. Anthony speaks directly to the audience. Though this speech is narrative, it must still be identifiably Anthony who is speaking, fully in character

Anthony      Judy married Mickey Deans at Chelsea Registry Office on 15 March 1969 … Just three months later, on 22 June, at her home in London – Judy died. She had taken an overdose of sedatives. Seconal capsule barbiturates – ten times the dose. She was forty-seven.

The light fades out on Judy.

Anthony      … Her New York funeral was paid for by Frank Sinatra, and James Mason delivered the eulogy. The mourners included Cary Grant, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Audrey Hepburn … and twenty thousand people filed past the coffin … Also present, was the last of her five husbands, Mickey Deans. And, at the back – a small handful of piano players … I was just one of them.

The light on Anthony fades down as theq Radio Interviewer appears on stage, dimly lit. A spot rises gently on Judy. They continue the radio interview from Act One. The piano music continues as underscoring.

Radio Interviewer      And finally – Judy, you’ve been singing on stage and film since you were a child. Your entire life. Do you ever think there’ll come a time when you’ll stop singing?