Another Cut Scene from “Monsters” – Liz & Maria

As we make our way through this period of reruns, here are some cut scenes for your reading pleasure. Some help clarify plot points. Some are just cute. These are scenes that were in the final shooting script, but never aired. Whether or not they were ever filmed is unclear.

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This is an interesting scene, because it shows how Maria’s fear of Isabel was increased when she found Isabel in her dream, and shows the beginning of Liz’s worry that Maria might crack and spill the story after all.

INT. CRASHDOWN CAFE - BACK ROOM - MORNING

	Liz gets her books together for school as Maria, dressed for 
	work, applies cover-up under her eyes in the mirror.

				LIZ
		You really don't have to be so nervous 
		about her, you know.

				MARIA
		She threatened me. She blew me out of 
		the plane.

				LIZ
		But it was a dream.

				MARIA
		You're not listening to me, okay? It 
		wasn't just a dream. She wasn't supposed 
		to be there. I was having a very nice 
		completely normal weird anxiety dream and 
		then, boom! Isabel walks into it.

				LIZ
		What do you mean she walked into it? 

				MARIA
		It's like the rest of the dream was a 
		dream, but Isabel was real. She looked 
		different, she sounded different.

				LIZ
		Okay, see what's happening? You're 
		building this whole thing up in your 
		mind. You're taking a situation that's 
		completely manageable and you're letting 
		it get out of control. 

				MARIA
		Well, I gotta tell you, Liz. This girl's 
		got a way about her. She's just waiting 
		for me to slip up so she can incinerate 
		me. 

				LIZ
		She's not going to incinerate you. And 
		you're not going to slip up. You're a 
		rock. Remember in sixth grade when I 
		accidentally sat on Nancy Cremo's popsicle 
		stick model of the Lincoln Memorial and 
		you saw me do it, but you covered for me? 

				MARIA
			(beat)
		I told her.

				LIZ
			(outraged)
		You told her? 

				MARIA
		See? I'm a gut-spiller, a sparrow.

				LIZ
		Canary.
			(forcing herself to believe it)
		This is gonna be okay. I'm late for 
		class. I've gotta go.

	Liz exits through the back door. Maria walks into the Cafe.

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