The Royal Tenenbaums · written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson · 2001

Etheline presses Chas about why he brought the boys; he says he needs sprinklers and security, even in her house.

Scene 33 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Etheline
Chas

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Begins 28 min into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 33

After losing his hotel room, Royal claims he has only weeks to live so he can move back in with his estranged family; as the truth unravels, he must find a way to be useful and earn a place in their lives.

Scene 1
The children ask Royal whether he still loves them as the family’s separation becomes unavoidable.
Just before
Scene 30
Pagoda tells Royal about Henry’s proposal; Royal resents the rival and insists Etheline is still his wife.
Scene 31
Chas arrives at the Tenenbaum house with Ari, Uzi, Buckley and their belongings.
Scene 32
Chas’s family crosses Etheline’s bridge gathering with their belongings, and he explains the move as a safety measure.
Scene 33
This scene

33INT. HALLWAY. NIGHT.

Etheline closes the sliding door to the living room. She and Chas stand alone in the hallway.

ETHELINE

What are you talking about?

CHAS

The apartment. I have to get some new

sprinklers and a back-up security system

installed.

ETHELINE

But there’s no sprinklers here, either.

Chas looks up and studies the ceiling. He shrugs.

CHAS

Well, we might have to do something

about that, too.

Etheline looks concerned.

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Two dalmation mice chewing on a plate of hors d'oeuvres on the window sill. The bridge players watch them silently.