"No. The answer is no."
Sutcliffe blinks in bewilderment, lithe arms barricading his chest as he peers in exasperation at the belligerent McCartney. The other Beatle’s seemingly eternal apathy towards his presence is disconcerting yet he beckons a forced smirk, one wrought more now from his befuddlement than amiability
“Paul, we have hours before the gig… she’s leaving at six-thirty. If we could just practice afterward there will still be time to pull it all together, you know?”
Astrid’s departure is imminent and the enamored Sutcliffe cannot fathom rehearsing while she remains in the city. The alluring German wants to take his photograph before she leaves and insists the engagement be exclusive. Sutcliffe’s mind can barely focus on the conflict at hand as it meanders onto the evening’s titillating possibilities.














