Vinnie gets fired, Stephen admits to his affairs, and Ashley uses Spencer to go after her dreams as the story continues in present day.
Vinnie gets fired, Stephen admits to his affairs, and Ashley uses Spencer to go after her dreams as the story continues in present day.
Season 2 Cast (bold denotes cast appearing in this episode):
Natalie Wachen as Ashley Allen (Ester Edelman)
Chris Osbrink as Spencer Wilson
Joe D. Reitman as Stephen Sly / Elijah Edelman
Janora McDuffie as Monica Edelman
Andia Winslow as Effie Edelman
Brian N. Taylor as Vinnie Valient
Nan McNamara as Elizabeth Ellis
Eddie Goines as Wahlid Walid and Tommy
Ashley Chaney as Helen and Charlie Cole
John Kassir as Coach and Rabbi
Christian L. Scott as Tanya and Desiree
Rebecca Johnson Wendy Wilson and Yael
Jacques Derosena as Jamie Johnson and Jafari
CREDITS:
Written & Directed by Natasha Lewin
Produced by DaVida Chanel Smith of Creating, Etcetera
Engineered by Tom Fritze
Casting Director Medge Ross
Music courtesy of Brian Babylon
Copyright 2021
WHITE PRIVILEGE
Warning:This episode contains adult content.
Phone RINGS. BEEP.
ASHLEY (O.S.) Hi, this is Ashley. Leave a message and I’ll call you back.
MONICA (in phone) Esther, your father and I are worried. Your show ended over an hour ago. Where are you? Call us back.
INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING Restaurant CLATTER.
SPENCER And the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape.
ASHLEY ALLEN Fancy.
SPENCER What the hell, I’m celebrating. Plus 2007 was a good year for me.
PATRON That’s Spencer Wilson.
PATRON 2 With that girl from Sly.
SPENCER She has a name.
ASHLEY ALLEN Seems like the whole restaurant knows who you are.
SPENCER That’s the price of fame.
ASHLEY ALLEN Or infamy.
SPENCER Do you think what I do is bad?
ASHLEY ALLEN As a professional journalist I have no opinion, only questions. Like 2007. Why was that a good year?
SPENCER It was the year I started WELL.
RUSTLING noise.
SPENCER (CONT'D) Uhhh what’s that?
ASHLEY ALLEN My tape recorder, you mind?
SPENCER Our interview’s over. How about we talk off the record instead? A real conversation. To get to know you.
ASHLEY ALLEN This is what I do.
SPENCER Can’t you put away enjoy one evening?
PATRON 3 Racist!!
SPENCER Hello to you too. your work and Please?
ASHLEY ALLEN
It’s a rough evening to enjoy when people keep cursing you out.
SPENCER Who cares. There’s no such thing as bad press, right?
ASHLEY ALLEN It doesn’t bother you?
SPENCER Not at all. I’m not swayed by other people’s opinion of me. Are you?
ASHLEY ALLEN No. So go on, 2007, WELL?
SPENCER Yeah, I started it at school.
ASHLEY ALLEN Where’d you go?
SPENCER Boston College.
ASHLEY ALLEN Are you kidding?? I almost went there.
SPENCER Really? What a shame we didn’t meet sooner in life, but there’s no time like the present. Where’d you go?
ASHLEY ALLEN Western Kentucky.
SPENCER That makes sense -- the Herald.
ASHLEY ALLEN Yeah! How do you know the Herald?
SPENCER WELL has a lot of members at WKU.
ASHLEY ALLEN I bet. How did you start a white nationalist party in Boston? Isn’t it super liberal? The city just criminalized racism.
SPENCER Please. Don’t let that anti-white hype fool you. Boston’s more separatist than Kentucky.
ASHLEY ALLEN That’s impossible.
SPENCER It’s true. Boston was the perfect place to birth White Excellence Local Liberators because it’s what Massachusetts is known for: White liberation.
ASHLEY ALLEN You mean Plymouth Rock.
SPENCER And Salem and Lexington.
WAITER Your wine, sir.
POURS.
WAITER (CONT'D) And for the lady?
ASHLEY ALLEN Absolutely. And a Ketel martini three olives straight up.
POURS.
ASHLEY ALLEN (CONT'D) So there was an immediate following?
SPENCER Something like that, yeah. My parents helped too.
ASHLEY ALLEN What are they like?
SPENCER Ashley, let’s not ruin great wine with bad stories. At least toast...
PATRON 4 Fuck Wilson and his Sly News nazis!
SPENCER To bad press.
ASHLEY ALLEN The worst.
CLINK!
EXT. CONVENTION CENTER - EVENING
Nazis CHANT. FOOTSTEPS. Van door OPENS.
NAZI Alright! Sly News! Great interview!
VINNIE (sotto) Fuck you.
Cell RINGS. Van door SLAMS. MUFFLED CHANTING.
VINNIE (CONT'D) (in phone) What!
ELIZABETH ELLIS (on phone) Are you with Ashley? Her phone keeps going straight to voicemail.
VINNIE No.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Where is she?? Stephen wants her. Everybody wants her. You know she’s out with Spencer Wilson right now? She’s trending on Twitter.
VINNIE What about Charlie?
ELIZABETH ELLIS Charlie Cole is not your concern. Find Ashley.
VINNIE And if I don’t?
ELIZABETH ELLIS Excuse me??
VINNIE No woman’s gonna tell me what to do. My uncle’s my boss.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Oh God. You men. Whatever schoolboy crush you have on Ashley is never going to happen. She’s way out of your league. So cry in your pillow and get over it, then do your job.
VINNIE Steve likes her better than you.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Oh please Vinnie. Grow up.
VINNIE Whatever, harpy. That’s what Steve calls you. A harpy. An old harpy.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Vinnie, you know, I really hope you enjoyed your time at Sly, because it’s over. Hear me? You’re fired.
VINNIE Oh yeah? You can’t fire me, I quit!
ELIZABETH ELLIS Resignation accepted.
CLICK! Equipment SMASHES.
VINNIE FUCK!! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!
INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING
BEEP!
ASHLEY (O.S.)
Hi, this is Ashley. Leave a message and I’ll call you back.
EFFIE (in phone) Esther, you’re all over the internet. Mom and dad are freaking out. If they find out where you’re at they’re going up there. Do you need help?? Call me back.
INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING Restaurant CLATTER.
SPENCER Another martini?
ASHLEY ALLEN Mindreader.
SPENCER Make it two.
WAITER Very good.
SPENCER I’ve never been much of a martini guy, but when in Rome with a beautiful woman....
ASHLEY ALLEN I’m trying to get you drunk.
SPENCER Oh really. Why’s that?
ASHLEY ALLEN The juiciest stuff comes out when someone’s had a few.
SPENCER God, you’re such a journalist.
ASHLEY ALLEN You were saying about your parents....?
SPENCER You know all this stuff’s on Wikipedia.
ASHLEY ALLEN I like to tap the source.
SPENCER Oh do you? Okay, fine, my dad’s a failed senator and my mom’s a washed up debutante. Your turn. What are your parents like?
ASHLEY ALLEN They’re, you know --
Camera SNAPS.
ASHLEY ALLEN (CONT'D) Did they just take our picture?
SPENCER Everyone here has taken our picture. I look forward to framing one. Maybe we should pose.
ASHLEY ALLEN Do you find it difficult to meet women? What with your reputation and all.
SPENCER What reputation??
ASHLEY ALLEN You’re a white nationalist.
WAITER Here are your martinis.
SPENCER Thank God. All these questions.
ASHLEY ALLEN Am I tripping you up?
SPENCER No. You’re dodging my advances. And making me think about the past.
ASHLEY ALLEN What about it?
SPENCER Nothing. I’m more concerned with the present. To never giving up.
ASHLEY ALLEN Never giving up.
CLINK!
INT. SLY OFFICE - EVENING MUZAK. A KNOCK at the door.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Stephen?
STEPHEN SLY You find her?
ELIZABETH ELLIS Not yet.
STEPHEN SLY You call Vinnie?
ELIZABETH ELLIS Yes. We need to talk.
STEPHEN SLY This can’t be good.
ELIZABETH ELLIS I need you to be completely honest with me or I can’t keep doing this.
STEPHEN SLY Which part?
ELIZABETH ELLIS All of it, but your lies mostly. I can’t do damage control if you don’t tell me the truth. So I have three questions, total honesty or I walk. For real this time.
STEPHEN SLY Fine. What?
ELIZABETH ELLIS Did you sleep with Ashley?
STEPHEN SLY No! I told you! Never! That doesn’t mean I didn’t want to, but I never did. Okay??
ELIZABETH ELLIS Alright, I believe you.
STEPHEN SLY Then don’t ask again. Next question.
ELIZABETH ELLIS How much does Vinnie know, about you, us, Sly?
STEPHEN SLY Nothing, what would he know?
ELIZABETH ELLIS You tell me. Does he know anything that could bring the company down?
STEPHEN SLY No, why?
ELIZABETH ELLIS He quit. Or I fired him then he quit.
STEPHEN SLY I’m not even going to ask what happened because honestly I don’t care. Good riddance. Last question?
ELIZABETH ELLIS Did you call me a harpy?
STEPHEN SLY What?? No.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Don’t lie to me Stephen.
STEPHEN SLY Fine. Yes, but only after you spread that stupid rule around. I didn’t mean it. It was a joke.
ELIZABETH ELLIS You’re a real piece of work you know that?
STEPHEN SLY I’m sorry. Come on, you’re not going to quit for that. We call each other all sorts of things. Everybody hears it.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Interns, secretaries, anchors....
STEPHEN SLY But no one’s ever been like you. Brains and beauty.
ELIZABETH ELLIS
Don’t you dare. Don’t you dare! I should file a class-action lawsuit with Charlie for all you’ve done.
STEPHEN SLY She’s suing me? Oh, you can’t leave me now! I’ll do anything. Anything!
ELIZABETH ELLIS I’m a shareholder, I’m not leaving. Not while the company’s like this. But we do have to capitalize on all this press we’re getting.
STEPHEN SLY How??
ELIZABETH ELLIS With Ashley. But you have to promise me you won’t touch her.
STEPHEN SLY I won’t! Not like she’d fall for it anyway. She’s not as ambitious as all the others.
INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING Restaurant NOISE.
SPENCER So you’re not married. Boyfriend? Fiancé? Anyone I have to wrestle?
ASHLEY ALLEN Why do ask?
SPENCER It’s a simple question. Are you single?
ASHLEY ALLEN I’m married to my job.
SPENCER Who says you can’t have a mistress?
ASHLEY ALLEN I have to go the ladies’ room. Excuse me.
SPENCER I’ll be right here. Watching you go. Awaiting your return. Pining.
Right. HEELS. Ashley SIGHS.
INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING Phone RINGS.
BEEP!
ASHLEY (O.S.)
Hi, this is Ashley. Leave a message and I’ll call you back.
WAHLID (in phone) Fuck you, Esther! Fuck. You!
INT. BATHROOM - EVENING
Sink RUNS. Toilet FLUSHES. Hand dryer BLOWS.
Phone RINGS.
ASHLEY ALLEN Hello?
ELIZABETH ELLIS (in phone) Dammit Ashley, where are you?? I’ve been calling for an hour.
ASHLEY ALLEN I had my ringer turned off. Sorry.
ELIZABETH ELLIS Are you still with Spencer?
ASHLEY ALLEN Yes, unfortunately.
ELIZABETH ELLIS You’re trending on social media.
ASHLEY ALLEN Really? Good. Then I can leave.
ELIZABETH ELLIS You’re just going to throw this away?
ASHLEY ALLEN Throw what away?
ELIZABETH ELLIS You’re trending because you’re with Spencer.
ASHLEY ALLEN I know. That was my plan to deflect from Charlie’s bullshit.
ELIZABETH ELLIS And now you and he --
ASHLEY ALLEN There is no me and he. He’s a horny fucker.
ELIZABETH ELLIS They all are. Christ, use it.
ASHLEY ALLEN For what? The interview’s over.
ELIZABETH ELLIS White nationalism is not over, it’s the topic du jour. A bunch of crazies the audience can’t turn away from and now you have King Crazy dying to get in your pants.
ASHLEY ALLEN I thought Sly doesn’t do race.
ELIZABETH ELLIS We do ratings. And right now we have everyone tuned in to you. So tell the story. Racism. White nationalism. Nazis. Even if you don’t care about it, try for a minute to pretend like you do!
ASHLEY ALLEN But he’s awful. I don’t want to spend anymore time with this guy.
ELIZABETH ELLIS It’s called investigative journalism. You are a journalist. You do whatever it takes to get the to the who, what, why, where and how the fuck of white nationalism.
ASHLEY ALLEN He’s not answering my questions.
ELIZABETH ELLIS You are a woman, Ashley. He will answer whatever questions you ask if you reciprocate in kind.
ASHLEY ALLEN If I do this --
ELIZABETH ELLIS You want a promotion. I understand.
ASHLEY ALLEN More than a promotion. If you want ratings I want my own show
ELIZABETH ELLIS Go on.
ASHLEY ALLEN A weekly series. I’m going to get my Pulitzer.
INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING
Quiet CHATTER. CLINKING of plates, flatware. HEELS.
ASHLEY ALLEN Sorry, I’m sorry.
SPENCER God, I thought you went out the back door.
ASHLEY ALLEN Of course not. Want another?
SPENCER No, I’m done. They’re closing up soon anyway.
ASHLEY ALLEN Oh come on. One more drink. What about champagne? You must have some left over.
SPENCER Are you an alcoholic or do you just want to write my resume?
ASHLEY ALLEN You can’t blame me for being curious. You’re intriguing.
SPENCER Really...?
ASHLEY ALLEN Absolutely. You’re fascinating. I mean you’re smart, and handsome, a white nationalist leader. What’s not to be captivated by? Come on, one more drink won’t hurt.
SPENCER Alright, you twisted my arm. I have some booze back at the hotel, but --
ASHLEY ALLEN Don’t worry. You’re in good hands.
INT. CHARLIE COLE'S HOME - EVENING Charlie’s MUZAK. Doorbell RINGS. FOOTSTEPS
CHARLIE I’m not an idiot, Stephen. I can see your fucking news van. You’re supposed to park it around the corner, dumbass.
VINNIE (O.S.) It’s not Stephen. Open up.
CHARLIE Vinnie?? What the fuck do you want?
The door UNLOCKS. OPENS.
CHARLIE (CONT'D) Did “Unky Steve” send you, or are you Eliz-a-bitch’s bitch?
VINNIE Nobody wants you back, cunt. I’m here to help you burn it all down. Now lemme in.
WHITE PRIVILEGE is written and directed by Natasha Lewin Produced by Creating, Etcetera
Engineered by Tom Fritze
Recorded by Chris Gardener of Dave and Dave Studios
Casting Director Medge Ross
Music courtesy of Brian Babylon
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Thank you to the amazing WHITE PRIVILEGE cast
WPRP S2:
Natalie Wachen as Ashley Allen
Chris Osbrink as Spencer Wilson
Joe D. Reitman as Stephen Sly / Elijah Edelman Janora McDuffie as Monica Edelman
Andia Winslow as Effie Edelman
Brian N. Taylor as Vinnie Valient
Nan McNamara as Elizabeth Ellis
Eddie Goines as Wahlid Walid
Ashley Chaney as Charlie Cole
John Kassir as Coach and Rabbi
Christian L. Scott as Tanya and Desiree Rebecca Johnson Wendy Wilson and Yael Jacques Derosena as Jamie Johnson