INT.LAW
FIRM OF
BECKWITH
AND
KLEIN
-
DAYA
small Boston law firm.
A
few lawyers and clients
mill
about. Wezero in on one door with
a
plaque that reads "JohnBeckwith."
JOHN
BECKWITH,
an attorney, early thirties,
is
sitting at his desk in a well appointed office talking on thephone angrily.
JOHN
Oh bullshit! You saw thesurveillance videotape. Yourclient's slip and 'fall was thebiggest acting job since
I
tookthe stage in eighth grade asOthello. And
I
blew!(beat)Never gonna happen. Maybe aquarter of that. Maybe.
1'11
talkto the insurer.John's attention
is
captured by
a
hot secretary walking by.
JOHN
(continuing)Great. Talk to your ciient.(beat)Yeah, next Friday.
I
got goodseats. Bring that girl, yourfriend
...
ith the hair? Yeah. Okay.John hangs up the phone and puts his feet up on the desk.
INT.
LAW
FIRM OF
BECKWITH
AND
KLEIN
-
CONTINUOUSJEREMY
KLEIN,
a Divorce lawyer, early 301s,
sits
at a deskwith
a
WOMAN,
also in her thirties.
His
eyes wander to thesame hot secretary now walking by his office.
WOMAN
Eight years of marriage all shotto hell.
JEREMY
(eyes following thesecretary's ass)Had
I
known you eight years ago
I
would have advised you to
avoid
the wedding.
WOMAN
But
I
do believe in the
institution
of marriage.Jeremy's attention
is
jolted
back
to the woman.
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