Vertigo Scene 12

Scene 12

• In Scottie's apartment, Madeleine's fast asleep but wakes up startled when Scottie answers the phone.
• Madeleine's naked underneath Scottie's covers; her clothes are drying by the fire.
• Scottie tells her that she "fell into the Bay," and she believes him. She seems to have no memory of what happened.
• As they talk, it's clear that he's already got it pretty bad for her.
• Scottie calls Elster and says that Madeleine knows nothing about what happened.
• Elster says that Madeleine is twenty-six, the same age Carlotta Valdes was when she killed herself.
• During the call, Madeleine sneaks out of the apartment. Scottie goes after her, but can't catch up with her. She's vanished again.
• Midge, waiting outside Scottie's apartment in her car, sees Madeleine leave and Scottie rush after her. Midge assumes something amorous has been going on.