Black Christmas (1974)

Olivia Hussey: Jess Bradford

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• Sergeant Nash : [after Sergeant Nash calls the sorority house]  Who is this?

  Jess : It's Jess.

  Sergeant Nash : Ah, Ms. Bradford, eh, this is Sergeant Nash. Are you the only one in the house?

  Jess : No. Phyl and Barb are upstairs asleep. Why?

  Sergeant Nash : All right. Now, I want you to do exactly what I tell you without asking any questions, okay?

  [Jess tries to ask something] 

  Sergeant Nash : No, no, no... no questions. Now, just put the phone back on the hook, walk to the front door and leave the house.

  Jess : What's wrong?

  Sergeant Nash : Please, Ms. Bradford, please just do as I tell you.

  Jess : Okay. I'll get Phyl and Barb.

  Sergeant Nash : No, no, no! Don't do that, Jess... Jess, the caller is in the house. The calls are coming from the house!

• Billy : [referring to her potential abortion]  Just like having a wart removed.

  Jess : Oh, my God!

• Peter : [to Jess over the phone]  I love you.

  Jess : [to Peter over phone]  I know.

• Jess : I'm pregnant.

  Peter : Jess, that's fantastic!

  Jess : I don't want it.

  Peter : What?

  Jess : I want to have an abortion.

  Peter : Jess, you can't make a decision like that, you haven't even asked me.

  Jess : I wasn't even going to tell you.

• Peter : Jess, what's wrong?

  Jess : A little girl was found murdered in the park.

  Peter : What?

  Jess : The search party that was looking for Clare found a little girl murdered. Clare's still missing.

  Peter : Oh, Clare's all right.

  Jess : Is she?

  Peter : [comes to sit next to her]  Now, listen, Jess, I know you're upset, but I've got something to tell you.

  Jess : Hmm?

  Peter : I'm leaving the conservatory.

  Jess : Peter...!

  [sighs] 

  Peter : Now, just hear me out. Will you hear me out, please? Now, I've lived in one room for eight years, and I'm tired of it. I'm tired of having to line up behind six people every time I wanna take a bath. I've had it! I'm quitting the conservatory, and we're getting married.

  [she looks at him in stunned surprise] 

  Peter : Well, say something.

  Jess : Do you remember when we first met? You told me about your wanting to be a concert pianist. How it was your greatest dream. And I told you about some of the things I wanted to do. I still wanna do those things. You can't ask me to drop everything I've been working for and give up all my ambitions because your plans have changed. Be realistic. I can't marry you.

  Peter : Sure you can! What does it change? We could be married. You could still do anything you wanted to do.

  Jess : [shakes her head]  Peter, I don't wanna marry you.

  Peter : [sighs]  All right. What about the baby?

• Peter : Jess, let's get one thing straight, you're not going to abort that baby.

  Jess : Peter, you can't tell me what I can and can't do.

• Jess : Seriously, do you realize this is the only door and window in the house that's locked?