In the original script it is clear that she suspects him of cheatingThe phone RINGS O . C . Susan slips away from the table . 114 . INT . KITCHEN Susan walks into the kitchen and answers the phone . SUSAN Hello ? 115 . INT . ROADHOUSE . PAY PHONE . NEAL Neal ' s on the pay phone in a loud , raucous roadhouse . Behind him we see a stage with a GIRL dancing behind a shower curtain . A packed house cheers her on . Neal has his hand pressed against his ear . NEAL Susan ? 116 . INT . NEAL ' S HOUSE . KITCHEN . SUSAN Susan hears the noise in the background . SUSAN Where are you ? 117 . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL He strains to hear . Del works his way through the crowd to the phone . NEAL Huh ? pause I ' m at a pay phone ! What ? Del reaches Neal . He taps his shoulder . Neal looks around at him . NEAL to Susan Hold on . He covers the phone . DEL Do you have five bucks ? NEAL I ' m on with my wife . DEL I need a five . Neal reaches into his pocket and pulls out the last of the money . NEAL We only have twenty three bucks left . DEL We ' re fine . Give me five . Neal fishes out a five . DEL Everything okay at home ? NEAL You gotta be kidding . Del turns . NEAL As soon as I ' m off the phone , we ' re outta here . Del looks back and gives him the okay . 118 . INT . KITCHEN Neal comes back on the line . SUSAN I ' m sitting here with my parents , with your parents , your kids , and I want to know what ' s going on . 119 . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL He squeezes into the corner to shield the phone from the noise . NEAL What ' s going on ? I ' m trying to get home . I ' ve had the worst day of my life . I ' ve been on a train that caught fire , a bus , the back of a pickup truck , I walked four miles through the snow with four hundred people . SUSAN ' S VOICE All I know is , John got home last night . Neal ' s mouth drops open . NEAL He left after I did . How could he get home ? SUSAN ' S VOICE You tell me . The airport ' s been open since this morning . 120 . INT . KITCHEN NEAL ' S VOICE You want to hear a dog story ? SUSAN to Martin He ' s not making any sense . Martin takes the phone . MARTIN Neal ? It ' s Dad . 121 . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL Drops his anger , cheers up . Excited to hear from his Dad . NEAL Hey , Dad ! How are you ? MARTIN ' S VOICE Pretty good . And yourself ? NEAL I ' m having a hell of a time getting home but other than that I ' m doing alright . When did you guys get in ? MARTIN ' S VOICE This morning . NEAL Did you hit any snow ? MARTIN ' S VOICE A little bit . The storm was pretty much just Chicago and north . Other than that it was pretty smooth sailing . NEAL Glad to hear it . 122 . INT . KITCHEN Martin covers the phone . MARTIN He ' s making perfect sense . What ' re you talking about ? Susan takes the phone . 123 . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL Continues talking . NEAL Dad ? You have to help me out a little . I don ' t think Susan believes a word I ' m saying . 123 A . INT . KITCHEN Susan ' s jaw clenches . SUSAN You got that one right . 123 B . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL His eyes open wide with alarm . INT . ROADHOUSE Del looks over at the phone booth . HIS POV Neal lowers the phone and bangs his head on the wall . 123 C . INT . KITCHEN Susan has dispatched the last of her patience . SUSAN I have a pretty good idea of what you ' re pulling , Neal , and all I can say , is your timing stinks . NEAL ' S VOICE I ' m pulling something ? I ' m trying to get home however I can . SUSAN bitter smile How ' s Del . 123 D . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL Neal doesn ' t understand what she ' s getting at . NEAL How ' s Del ? SUSAN ' S VOICE How ' s Del ? NEAL Why do you want to know about Del ? He ' s fine . A pain in the ass but why do you want to know about him ? 123 E . INT . KITCHEN Susan flashes a look into the dining room and then let ' s Neal have it . SUSAN You just better make sure you don ' t come home with his panties in your briefcase . 123 F INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL Neal vastly misinterprets the remark . NEAL with a smile Funny you should mention that . I dried off my face with them this morning . 123 G . INT . KITCHEN Susan slams the phone down . 123 H . INT . ROADHOUSE . NEAL Neal listens to the dial tone . NEAL Hello ? Susan ? pause beep