Scene: “Effie White is the best singer you’re gonna find” Various Artists (Ft. James Stovall & Lillias White)

[MARTY, spoken]
Jerry, Jerry! I told you, Effie White is the best singer you're gonna in the country, yes! And you know here in Chicago.

[JERRY, spoken]
She hasn't gone on stage in years. And the last time she did, she fell apart.

[MARTY, spoken]
She just lost her confidence. It happens. She's different now.

[JERRY, spoken]
Marty, I know all about— How many times do we have to go through this? I don't want to see her!

[EFFIE, spoken]
Marty! Sorry, I'm late but the babysitter— the babysitter was late. And then Magic, my little girl, started taking the stereo apart. She's so curious. I swear, she's gonna be an engineer when she grows up.

[JERRY, spoken]
Look, Marty, we don't have to do this.

[MARTY, spoken]
I was just telling Jerry here that you were serious about working. He knows all about you.

[EFFIE, spoken]
Oh, you do, huh? Well, honey, you don't know the half. One night after you hire me we're gonna have to sit down and talk. Did you hear about that time in Philadelphia when I—

[MARTY, spoken]
Uh uh uh uh— Come on, Effie, we don't want to take up too much of the man's time. Carl— Carl knows the song.