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The Wheel
Ep. #Sl l 3/ P113
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Ep. #S I 13/ P1 13
Augusr 13,
Bi ue
200'7
Draft
SER] ES REGULARS
PETE CAMPBELL
KENNETI _I COSGROVE
HAROLD CRANE
BETTY DRAPER
DONALD DRAPER
JOAN HOLLOWAY
PAUL KJNSEY
PEGGY OLSON
SALVATORE ROM,{NO
GUEST CAST
GLEN BI SHOP
COOPER
DUCK
ROBERT DRAPER
SALLY DR-APER
FRANCI NE
TRUDY
JEANNI E VOGEL
I -OM VOGEL
DR. WAYNE
ANNI E
CARLA
JOE HAITRII!4-AN
JANET
NI GHT N4ANAGER
DR. OLI VER
R]TA
VI CTOR MANNY (USED TO BE VI CTOR STEUBEN)
LYNN TAYLOR
NURSE WI LSON
(O I\4 ITTE D_ S ECRETARY)
OFF SCREEN
OPERATOR
Ep, #S 1 13/ P I 13 Bl ue Dr af t
August 13, 2007
SC. 11
EXTRA
SECRETARY
SC. 12
NORMA
TODD
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ORDERLY
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Locat i ons
Ep. #Sl l 3i Pl 13 Bl ue Dr af t
August 13, 2007
I NTERI ORS
BzuGHTON HOTEL
_
TIN4ES SQUARE
LOBBY ( N3)
DR. WAYNE' S OFFI CE ( N3, D4)
DRAPER HOME
BEDROOM ( N1, N3)
FRONT HALL (D2, N4) (ADDED N4)
Krf cHEN
(D2, N2)
KI TCHEN/ DEN ( N1)
Lr vr NG ROOM ( D2)
UPSTAI RS HALLWAY (N3)
VESTI BLI LE/ FRONT HALL (N4) (ADDED)
HOSPI TAL
EMERGET. vCY ROOM (D4)
WON,,I,AN' S WARD (N4)
PETE' S APARTMENT
BEDROOM
( N2) ( OMI TTED N4)
LI VI NC ROON4 ( N I , N1) ( ADDED N4)
STERLI NC COOPER OFFI CE
BULLPEN
( N3, D4)
coNFEnENCE ROOM ( D2, D4)
cooPER' s OFFI CE ( D2)
DON' S OFFI CE ( D3, N3. D4)
ELE\ / ATOR LOBBY ( D2)
ENGI NEER' S BOOTH ( D2, D3)
HARRY' S OFFI CE ( N I
)
JUNI OR COPY WRI TER' S OFFI CE
( D4)
RECORDI NG STUDI O ( D3)
TRArN (N1) (ApDED)
OMI TTED
BETTY' , S WAGON (N1)
our sr DE cooPER' s OFFI CE ( D2)
EXTERI ORS
BANK PARKING LOT
(D4)
FADE TN:
I r NT. PETE' , S APARTMENT - LTVTNG ROOM - ( NTGHT 1) 1
PETE and TOM VOGEL ( EP. # 5104) si t i n a chai r and on t he
*
couch wi t h t umbl er s of scot ch on t he r ocks. The t abl e i s
cl ear behi nd t hem. TRUDY and JEANNI E VOGEL ( EP. # Si 04) si t
*
at t he t abl e wr r h t . hei r wi ne gl asses, r r f l i ng t hr ough a
sel ect i on of f abr i c swat ches.
TOM
Nr xon d: - dn' t st and a chance. The
Br owns t r ounced t he Redski ns.
Thi r t v- one t o t en. The r esul t of
r hat l asc home game has cor r ect l y
pr edi ct ed t he l ast si x el ect i ons.
yL! L
I wi sh someone woul d have t ol d me
+L
- + Lt l a u .
/ t - h i nl r e \
\
e114r . r Lg
/
or cour se i t ' s r eal l y a f i f t y- f r f t y
chanco nf hci na r i ahl -
TOM
T, ' ' n nnl nc i n f r cai - vcr n I i ke a SOn
hoc: r r qo T f ool i h: t r ^r : r r r hnr r i \ / - r ' l
-
PETE
/ r r nnnmf nr r - : l - r l o \
Okay.
TOM
Tr r r dv
- nl
cj r r s t hat v- n \ i 7or c , r n
f Of
^
hv^' . ^+- ^h
- - ^
1- hpr cj i dn, t . oet : l o l J! ur Lt u Lt vl l al l u
- r
qnmot hr
na
YLLt )
f wr sh she hadn' t .
TOM
Nl nr ^r
qha
I nr zoq r r ar r Anr i honoc- l r r
l \ VW, Dl l g ! VVgJ
JVUr
nI l U r ] ' r gJt JJf
I t hi nk you need t o t ake a l i t t l e
f ocus of f of your wor k.
PETE
Thi s f r om one of t he t op sal esmen
at Vr cks Chemr cal ? When you
st ar t ed t al ki ng about t hat
Cl o: r : qr I a- mn: n\ / \ / ^1r l - r nr r chi ?
EP#S113/ pI 13
Bl ue
pr oduct i on
Dr af t "The Wheel _, ' B/ 13/ 07
2.
TOM
( smr l es
)
I t was kr nd of wo- r h hr : nni nn
about . Do y";
; ; ; ; "r ; ; ; ' i ; . I u, =
a
Sur ge i n adol es. - Fncp r i aht n^w?
eeen bui l a' ns
i Ji "; ; "-i ; ; ;
; ; r. "
\ / F: T Q
PE?E
f ' l l t el l . you,
St er l i ng Cooper , and
{oi r r s
t r ul y, woul d }ove t o hel _p you
del i ver t hat message.
TOM
( I aughs
)
See? Thi s i s what I , m t al ki ng
about . ?he onl y f amj l y and
busi ness you
shoul d be mi xi ng r s
r he pr oduct : on
of a chi l d.
PETE
And what d: d Tr udy say about t hat ?
Tr r a+ +L^- +L^
r r usr r nen, t ne women wal k over . Jeanni e si t s
. Fr ' . . l . '
a*^*J^ L^
ouqr l qD
- cht nd
Tom.
TRUDY
About what ?
JEANNTE
Tom, l oose l i _ps si nk shr ps.
T'',\M
f was j ust
sayi ng r hat wor k i
s not
ever yt hi ng.
Lr ke t he song says/
"Tend your own gar den. "
TRUDY
What song i s t hat , Daddy?
TOM
I don' t know. Feopl e say i t . I t , s
JEANNTE
( wr st f uI
)
T+ i
^
+- , - ^
1u ! D Lt t - l g.
TOM
Tend your
own gar den.
st ar t gr owi ng
t hr ngs.
Tr udy l - ooks at
pet e.
noYt l - ^
n^-
^
TJ- mo: nq
EP#S113/ P113 Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 73/ 07 3.
TRUDY
l - l : r i r i v- \ / nr ' r ' r o om' n: r r : qqi nd r r c
|
- f "u
3J.
TOM
( por nt s t o Jeannr e)
f t woul - d be t he best Chr i - st mas
pr esent r hr s one ever had. Hei I ,
l ' hani . cci r r i nn
t q
Thr r r qr i : r r
2 rNT. DRAPER HOME - BEDROOM - (NI GHT 1) 2
DON l i es i n bed. Ther e i s an el ect r i c bl anket . Li ght s oB,
he' s r eadr ng a b: g magazi ne and we see as he hol ds i t , he
moves i t f ar t her away f r om hi msel f . BETTY wal ks i n wear i ng
her ni ght gown. She l ooks at hi m r eadr ng as she passes.
BETTY
Look at you. You need gl asses.
Don put s t he magaz: - ne down.
DON
l na+La- +l ^;
- ^
y r l l l ^- . . ^ +^ Ll . l ^
^+ dr l uLr r g! t ! ! ! r r y . l r l qvE L- qJ 1l l gg
qL
-
. ^
- t - wut
^.
Ber t y st ar t s r i f l i ng r hr ough her end t abl e dr awer . She puI l s
out a smal l pad and a pencr l .
BETTY
I have t o t ake Sal l v f or Mar v
. T^noq An. l I i ahf c nh . . . 1 i dr r aqq
e ur r eJ . r ut q L! yI r u- . vl l
ql l u
4
Y
qcnJ
I shoul d go t o Kepl er Far m and get
sone acor n squash.
( si ghs
)
What am I dor ng? They have squash
t her e. Ver y good squash, act ual l y.
( get t r ng r nt o bed)
I r eal l y wi sh vou woul d come.
Don doesn' t r eact much.
DON
Ri r r l i a T' m z nar i nar Fi nhf r r
ner cent of mv busi ness
r ol l - s out
next week. I t seems sr l l y f or me
t o come down f or a t wel ve hour
Thanl r cai r r i nn
BETTY
What about Sal l y and Bobby' s
chi l dhood memor i es.
(MORE
)
EP#S113/ P113 BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The wheel " 8/ L3/ 07 4.
BETTY ( CONT' D)
"I don' t know why Daddy wasn' t at
Thankq. l
. t l l no T *r r occ r . 7a r r of gnt !
r l r ur r r \ r Yr wr r r : r f
Ysvps
i mnnr f ant
' l
DON
Ther e was no r eason why you
coul dn' t have i t her e.
BETTY
Yor r know mv br ot her ' s chi l dr en ar e
ani mal s. They can' t make t he t r i P
up her e. And I don' t want mY dad
t o be al one.
DON
He' s not . Gl or i a i s t her e. Your
br ot her wi I I be t her e. Hi s wr f e
wr I I be t her e. Her
l ewel r y
wi I I be
t her e,
BETTY
f f you can' t go,
You
can' t
go.
I ' l I get a cab t o t he t r ai n' And
wi l l i am wr I I pr ck us up, pr obabl Y
i n some new car .
A l ong beat .
BETTY ( CONT' , D)
You know what ? I don' t t hr nk
You
. r - - l +^
^^ war r L LU
Yv.
DON
I ' m sor r y/ was I uncl ear about
t hat ?
BETTY
f don' t under st and whY
You
can' t
*- i . ^ *. r f . hi ' 1 r f : mr ' l r r
l l t dj \ c l t Ly i el l L: ! Y
J
v
q!
! @r r ! r r .
Don t ur ns of f
j r r s
i r ght . t set t y ci oes t he sdl r r -
3 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - HARRY' , S OFFTCE - ( NTGHT r ) 3
I t i s dar k, cI JosE oN HARRY. He has new gl asses, I i st ens t o
t he phone.
HARRY
( t o phone)
- ( en i
s npr f
pr - t ' l v nannv t o haVg me
r \ cr i
- r t / u! - ueu: l
, - *Yi . J
L
^- ^
(MORE
)
EP#S113/ Pl 13 BLue Fr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 01 5.
HARRY ( CONT' D)
What do you t hi nk i t ' s }r ke? He' s
a bachel or . I t ' s dr r t y,
As we pul l back, we see Har r y r s sl - t t r ng ac hi s desk, r n a T-
shi r t , BVDs, and socks.
HARRY ( CONT' D)
I ' m not compl ar nr ng f don' t
t hi nk i t ' s a good : dea t o spend
money on a hot el r : - ght now. I f
r r nr r , l g
SO WOf I I ed abor r t . mv wel I , vv s e r r r j
bei ng, I et me come home That ' s
not what I meant f mean f know
how i t sounded.
( qui et l y
)
i ^- ' - . i ^-
JE11T1I ! E! .
] \ a l - r a I j c+ano ho I i nht c a ci n: r or r o
nD l r g l I DUgl t D/ r t g r t v- l uD a u! yq! gLLc.
HARRY ( CONT' , D)
Yes. I ' I I qur t r f you }et me come
home I know I ' I I be by
Tuesday wi t h my paycheck and get my
t weed spcr t coat You sal d you
vr ant ed me t o t eI I you when I was
comr ng I dr dn' t bar ge r n
I mi ss you. So much. I ' m so
sor r v.
( t ong beat
)
f know. Good nr qht .
I {o hr nnq r r n i ho nhnno I J: r r \ z
- ! - - - l -
, . -
' . ' i
+L
hi c r - i n: r ot f o
l r s l l ql l uD uu ul r E l Jl l vr r E. I r a! r
) /
> Ld. l l uD uP wl ul l
- - *-
and t akes t he gar bage par l over wi t h h: - m t o t he couch, wher e
: ni l l nr , r : nr l Fl ^- l . a+
l - i nn
l l o t : l r oe nf f hr c al : qqoq q
vi l l vw Gr l q
pI AI I ^EL
AI g Wal LI t . u, l l E ua^gD V- : er qvJUJ
and cont i nues t o smoke. He I ays down on hi s couch and f l i cks
1- cr ar pt t e ash
. n+^ +i l 6 ar r l - . =- o
na- I - The wj nd Whl St l eS
t hr or r oh t he of f i ce wi ndows. He nr r ' l I s t he b' i anket on hi msel f
I / g: 3'
i r Vr nar T1. 1 ar pt comf or r : i r l e. . ; . t ar o1- Tc
qt i ' l
I
- ' : f
hand.
/
v_Ys_
4 I NT. STERLTNG COOPER
*
ELE\ TATOR LOBBY -
(DAy 2)
A cr owd ex; r s che el - evat o: : n wr nt er at l r r e.
5 OMI TTED 5*
EP#S113/ P113 Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "?he Wheel ' , B/ 13/ 07
r NT. STERLI NG COOPER - COOPER' S OFFI CE
_
( DAy 2)
COOPER has bound books of t el er ype r esear ch on hi s desk,
gol ng t hr ough t hem. Don wal ks r n.
DON
( r e:
r esear ch)
Ar e t hose t he I egendar y secr et
f r l es of Ber t Cooper ?
COOPER
No. f have t o wr i t e a r epcr t t o
t he boar d. My si st er Al i ce i s
gur t e a busi ness woman. f t ' s har d
t o be scr ut i - ni zed bv vour si st er .
DON
Those r epor t s ar e al ways t he sal ne.
Thi s year br g, nex! year br gger .
^nn
h- n
\-\r\rr
-Ln
( I aughs
)
I got a cal l f r om Abr aham Menken.
f ' m sur e you know t hat h: s daught er
wi I I be unavai l abl e f or t he next
t hr ee mont hs*- t aki ng some sor t of
ocean voyage t o Par r s and what not ,
Don t r i es t o hi de hi s sur pr i se.
DON
I nadn' t hear ci r hat .
/ t hen \
But ot her wr se?
COOPER
1; r r t r : r or i ' ,
Ther e r s no ot her v/ r se. Why i s t hi _s
m^n
- : l l i nn
mo?
DON
/ f i r ml r r \
f don' t know. Was he unhappy?
COOPER
Roger t ol d me you had dr f f i cut r y
wor kr ng wr t . h t hr s woman. As a
Da11- nFr
-
T r i n nnr avno. r vnr r r
u e^ycee
JUU!
per sonai pr ef er ences r o r nt er f er e
wl t h our busi ness.
DON
T^1L^
^- r , -
+L^, , L
wno says r ney nave?
EP#S113/ Pl 13 Bl ue Pr oduct i - on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 07 7.
L L/\-i5: t1
f r was t he t one of i r l s voi ce. He ' s
her f at her .
t - nnnor
I
^^l - ^
l ^, . ^
^- ar t e f I i nni nn t hr nr r nh hnnkc
l vvvs- l \ r UI ! 5 \ JUWI I , D LaI uD
- +l vPl t l Y
ur r ! vuYl l I WVAD.
coOPER ( coNT' D)
That ' s r t cowboy. I f f don' E see
you, have a nr ce hol r day.
Don nods and wal ks ouL.
7 I NT. DRAPER HOME - KI TCHEN - ( DAy 2)
Roi t \ / ^Omps
r
n hOl d. nO t
i n j . i or l
nr zor h: ' l f naner bao
f l i i gj . r gl - I / gI / U.
w, r h squash. She put s r t on t he count er , t akes of f her
or r r zes
- The door bel - I r i nr r q
-
8 r NT. DRAPER HOME - FRONT HAI L - ( DAY 2)
Bet t y goes t o t he door and opens r t .
BETTY
Fr anc] - ne.
I ' RANCI NE bar ges r n wear i ng a coaE over her ni ght gown,
Sl
-
nnpr s. anj a kni T \ - *
' Jor nnqo anj eveq er c r cd.
FRANCTNE
f ' m comi ng f n. f ' m f r eezr ng.
BETTY
/
^l
oc i na t ho dnnr )
Vnt r
t
r o i n r r nr r r
q' l
r nnor c
FRANCI NE
f was vJa: - t r , ng out sl - de f or you t o
come home. Just sr t t l ng l - n t he car
hnni nn nn
^no
r . r ar r "l r l
qao
ma
BETTY
What ' s gor ng on?
Fr ancr ne t akes of f her hat . She heads t o t he l i vr ng r oom.
; er t v f oi i ows.
9 r NT. DRAPER HOME - LTVTNG ROOM - CONTI NUOUS ( DAy 2)
Fr anci ne heads t o t he cou3h.
EP#S113/ P113 Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 41 8.
FRANCTNE
A r o r r g115.
kr dS hef e ?
BET?Y
NI n l al h=f hannonoA?
FRANCINE
Tr h
- ^
ol - r r nl A T, m cn r l : mn cf r r ni r l
- L
l l l DU DLUI I Ur . | t ) V uol l ul DLqvl s.
Fr ancl ne si t s down/ smacki ng her sel f i n t he head.
BETTY
( si t s next t o her )
You' r e not Fr anci ne. What ever
h: nnanOj \ / aj t t : r o n^l -
ni r r n: A
r r q! vsl l sqt
. f vu
OI E r l UL DLUUI 9T
FRANCINE
My mi nd hasn' t r been so shar p sance
I had t he baby.
( r akes a br eat h)
And Car l t on gave me a st ack of mai I
and honest l y, f t hi nk I t hr ew i t
aI I away. Four days l at er , t he
phone got cut of f . So, I had t o go
' uo t he phone company and pay t he
br I I , or you know, he' C have a f r t .
And I had t o do al l t hr s wr t hout
hi m knowi nq. How
per f ect .
BETTY
I don' t under st and.
FRANCTNE
Thev oi \ / e m. r he h. l ] . f t was
: - ' . _ ' ""
cl ose t o 18 dol l ar s. Ther e wer e
r l I i hoeo c: I ' 1 e T. nnn r i i
qi r nna
MH . Ml l ? Manhat t an ?
( qur et l y
)
So I cal l one. And t hr s vr oman
answer s. And I , I
l ust
say I ' m
cal l r ng f r om Car l t on Hanson' s
of f i ce. And she says, "ReaI l y?"
And I Sdy, he want s t o have di nner
r onl ght , t he usual pl ace.
BETTY
What made vou sav t hat ?
FRANCI NE
What woman i n Manhat t an woul C he be
cal l r ng t hat answer s her own phone?
Fr anci r e st ar t s t o cr y/ puI - LS some Kl eenex f r om her sl eeve.
EP#S113/ Pl 13 Bl ue Pr oduct r on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 01 9.
FRANCTNE ( CONT' , D)
I need a dr r nk. Some wi ne or
somet hr ng.
BE?TY
A
vr Lvql Dg.
t r oi - J- r z
qt r r r q
f n nn Fr : nni no nr : f r q hor ar m
FRANCTNE
\ Tn r i an, i d^
! r v' ! Yv.
Ret t v si t s- nut s her hand over Fr anci ne' S.
F*"
BETTY
Mar r . i ed women, l ot s or women/
l nqr . r or t ha i r nr . r n nhnnoq
FRANCTNE
So he' s cal l i ng some mar r i ed woman
f r om my house? Whi l e I ' m upst ai r s
br easc f eeci i nq?
BETTY
Maybe
j - t ' s
a cat er er . He' s
t hr owr ng a sur pr : . se par r y.
Fr ancr : l e st ar r s l augh, ng. Bet t y cover s her eyes,
embar r assed. Fr anci ne t akes her c: - gar et t es out of her coat
nn^r af Ear r r r
+^l - ^^ *L^
- ^^^l - f r on hor -
*: ka5
9po.
p9gnCL. OgLLY LeAcD Ll l g
pqgn
! 1v. i l l r c!
/
*s^u.
FRANCINE
Do you know he spends t . wo nr ghl s a
week at t he Wal dor f ? 7' m so
<+r r ni qj .
BETTY
Assumr ng t he wor st ?
F' r : nai no r . r r noc hor nnqo : - : r n
FRANCINE
The wor st i s f ' 11 poi son hi m. He' s
so st upr d he' I I dr r nk anyt hr ng.
' r ^; T' m 61nr n. . r t - haVe
a hOUSe f Ui I r 1r
Yvr r r Y
of na^^l o
i l I I
^^I Son
t hem aI ] .
- * ! 1"'
r . *r s nar pnt c Mv nal . ent s.
' - - "
1; ; . i i . , , ' - '
Mw kr ds.
"J
BETTY
Qi nn i i
( 1-
nn r ' n: t - ; r : n- r na
EP#s113/ P113
Bl ue
pr oduct r on
Dr af t ' , The wheef ' ,
B/ 13/ 0- l
t u.
FRANCINE
f r emember ! , / e had a f i oht r i o\ l
hef nr a r - ho F, - x' ,
- Y' . e: : Yr
_*- r '
h/ as bor n. He sai d
I had no r dea how 1ucky f was t o
have hr m. I t came out of nowher e,
RETTY
St i t l Fr anci ner
| ou, r e
emot i onal .
I r doesn' t mean- -
FRANCINE
Damn l t / Bet t y. I know ever yt hi ng.
What am f gonna
do? l , ve been
sr t t r ng out
j - n
t he car . What do I
do? I t hought you. d know what t o
r l n
BETTY
( t aken back)
Me? Why?
FRANC]NE
( al nost
embar r assed)
I don' t know.
BETTY
( t hj _nks
)
I guess you
can st ay over her e. I
don' t know. As f ar as t he f ut ur e,
i - hp ant i nn e coc
, . - -
- y
s- r . r r occI I l Vf
l z
Sf mpl e
,
except . . . he doesn, t know you know.
FR\ NCI NE
Yes. f know t hat .
Bet t y l eans i n and hugr s her . Fr anci ne hol ds
t - i dh+
cn very verl ,/
BETTY
You' r e so st r ong.
you' r e
t he
st r ongest per son f know.
you
t cl d
me. That t ook a l or ,
f , m
FRANCTNE
I t dr d. I t was r eaJl v har - r J
- - J
so embar r assed,
r r l sJ
Put !
d. wdy.
BETTY
I don' t know. Maybe t ake some
t i me?
F: Pg\ t | </ pt | < Ht l l a
pr ^d) l ^l ! ^n
l ) r =t r "' t , ho t ^l n66t " t / | <t t t l
11.
FRANCI NE
Yot h- i t t e n^i -
- ^r nd
i n hr r r t
. v94. ' YV4I . Y
anyr hi ng t o t hi nk abour l - t .
We hear r he ki t r - - hpn . i oor nnt r n and r - l nso
-
t - hc ki r i
q
r ear i n^r
t ! : r , v
j ! : ur uvqr r : r J
t - hr or r oh t he hnt t qe f o r ho r r nci - r r r q ni anl i na
^r r i
nf
q
i ahr
uvr uqr ! e/ y! yyr r r t y, vqL v! Dr yr r L.
FRANCI NE ( CONT' D)
I shoul d go.
BETTY
\ l a dnn
/
I
! r v /
Fr enr . i ne r r pi
q
r r n
*- Y.
T1.
, 1
I ho nl r ar r
f u ! r , e vAqJ.
Fr ancr ne wal ks out f ast . CARLA, Af r i can- Amer i can, 50' s,
ent er s t . he l i vi ng r oom. We hear t he door cLose as Fr anci ne
CARLA
i \ 4r s . Dr aper ? Sor r y f
, m
l ace .
BETTY
I t ' s okay.
you
can go, Car l a,
CARLA
You want me t o unpack t he
nr n^9; j g5
l
BETTY
I ' l I do t hat . Just go.
i - : r r = na. i o
and Wal _kS baCk t o1^l a1. d r he k- r - r - hen _ 6- , a\ \ i ua! r a r - r r D/
- u- 115
dl l ( ) Wd. L. t 1t i DaCK LOWaf Q t ne J. - r y_*- - *Fl !
her t hr ngs. Bet t y sr ays wher e she l s, Car l a st ar t s out t he
door .
CARLA
Good- bye.
BETTY
See vou
t omof r ow.
Car l - a exr t s. Bet t y st ands t her e, cal m. She hear s t he
r hl l
- i r cn
n' 1 ar r i h. i r l nqr ^- r q <ne
Wa ] ks s1- r a. oht t O DOn, S ". . t r - "J- "Y
r l r G- Yr
o; f i r - e- She
- nens
t he donr - . r . r Fq i nei r i e Af r er
^
m- mar t r
4Jv_
| - Jvt -
_: r r +vc , x_ Lu_ q
- t l Ul L: c: .
* ,
she r eappear s hol d: , ng an envel ope r n her hand.
ED- #C11?, / p1 1?
rNT, DRAPER HOME - KTTCHEN - CONTTNUOUS
(DAY 2
She wal ks i nt o t he ki t chen, l ooks i n her hands
pi r onu bi l l . She f l r ps i t over ' sees t hat - i t ' s
' i t r e
put s
i t i n her coat pocket , st ar t s t aki ng
out bf t he bag.
BI ue Pr oduct i on
Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 07
12.
I al o
qoa
t ho
st i l l seal ed.
acor n squash
10
10
11 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER
- CONFERENCE
ROOM - ( DAY 2) 11
Don and DuCK si t at one end of t he t abl e. KEN, Pet e, Har r y'
PAUL and an ext r a si t ar ound t he r est of t he t abl e' A
secr et ar y sj - t s of f t o t he si de wi t h a st eno
pad' Cooper
st ands r n t he oPen door way'
COOPER
Gent l emen. I am sure bY now
You
ar e f ami l i ar wi t h l i l r . Phi l l i ps' s
pedi gr ee.
( r c Har r Y)
Son, i f
You' r e
goi ng t o wear t he
r i ght t i e, wear i t r r ght '
As Har r y l evel s hi s bow t i e, Cooper nods t o Duck and exi t s,
cl osi nq t he door
DUCK
( st ands
)
Fj r qr f hr ncs f r r st . When I caI I a
meet i ng,
r f
You
ar r i ve af t er me
You
ar e l at e.
PETE
( sot t o t o Har r Y)
Shout d we t ake a knee?
DUCK
Boys
/
t he st ock
j - n
our st abl e:
r , ul Xy St r i ke, Bet hl ehem St eel ,
Mayt ag.
( t hen
)
N- al r r omobi I e, a' r I t ne,
nh: r ma- Put i eal s. No bl ue chi Ps.
Pl r u! . r r s
v
i , eopl e want car s, t heY want t o f l Y'
t her e wi I I al waYs be
Pai n.
KEN
Tobacco i - s on t hat l - i st .
DUCK
You' r e Cosgr ove, r i ght ? The
nnr ^r o- hr - , r ' r se behr nci t he
yvwe!
( r e:
PaPer )
, r D6i r l r r on: l
r ' , r
- ' l
r \ eJsw
*
*
*
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I J.
KEN
Act ual l y, LL' s cal l ed t he Rel ax- a-
Cr zor now.
The ot her s ar e enj oyi ng hi n bei ng pi cked on.
DUCK
What t he hel l i s i t ?
PAUL
Tf
t
e : r . r oi nht - l nqq r i or r r r o r ^r i t h A
f emal e pl easur e payl oad.
Duck }ocks at Don, amused.
DUCK
Real I y?
Don nods.
D. I ] ' T{ / - NNT' N\
\
vvl l 3
i ' : n= i n
qar i
nt r q \
f ' m of f er r ng a $100
bonus t o t he
i i r st man t o br r ng me a meet l ng
wr t h a decr si on maker . An
aut omot r ve meecl ng. I mi ss my
Tr i umph.
Duck hands a sr ack of mr meogr aphs t o be passed down.
DUCK ( CONT' D)
Thi s i s a I i st of peopl e you shoul d
be havr ng l unch wr t h. Your expense
account s ar e f or new busr ness, not
l - - i |
. nr +l - , ^
^acr oJ. : r i : l nnn' 1
l al u ! v! Ll I c Jg! ! E uqt ! a!
pvu!
|
/ t l r on\
T r . - - h+ yt l h
i nr a nont r ] o
f wal l L wuu LU t ul l ! t l L9
pEvur c.
St ar t wr t h some ] ow- hangr ng f r ut t .
Cn f hr nr r ah nl r i r r o: r nnnl r c
DON
r T' ^
^-
ma
^n^
a' r r yr r hnr l r r i r ' i r i t or c
! t i aL l l t qql t D cvql r vu9uv. vl ! l ugr )
|
t nn Fr i nai nd i
n bUSf neSS f S t he
key t o your sal ar y,
l ouF
st at us,
and vo' r r sel +- wOf t h.
DUCK
I went t o t he At hl et i c CI ub t hr s
mnr ni na : n. l c: f ,
; i - p t hg St eam f OOm
f or an hour and a hal f .
( MORE
)
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L4'
DUCK ( CONT' D)
f n t hat t r me f l - ost f our
pounds
and
f ear ned t hat Kodak st r l l i sn' t
happy wr t h t he campar gn f or t hel r
nF\ . 7
q
l i do nr ni o- t ^r Td =nr r nF
JMs v! v- t su LU! . r f
qr r y
vr
r hi s si nk: - ng : - n? Thank you.
Duck l ooks at t he door . The f el l ahs l ook at each ot her ,
st ar t ger t i ng up and wal ki ng our . Pet e wal ks by.
DUCK ( CONT' , D)
Campbel l . Don her e t el l s me t hi ngs
- l ^^, , + dI J( Jut yOU.
Don }ooks at Pet e, not smr l i ng. Pet e l - s war y.
PETE
L; ke what ?
DUCK
f l 3l
vnr r r
ami ' 1
v i s a nar t n r h: s
- 1r 1r
Cn
- l - r or r
r ha hr r choc
) or e
nndS aWkWa*r "l - "' - Tr . - ^, r + 1- ) on ct anci s pD.
*l Ur J WOI n J Uu t . UVl l D Lal l uD
ql
DON
Kodak, huh? I t ' s not an aar l r ne/
' n' . r
T' h cl 1- o
t ^' hOeVer c' pt S
- . t
haS a
Y- "p
shot at t her r f r l m busr ness.
DUCK
/
^^J-
\
\
i r vuD
J
We saw t hem at Y&R, I ' m sur pr l sed
r hey' r e st i l - l - l ookr ng, I can get
f hom hor o hut
r t wi I I haVe t o be 9] r 9l | . j l v! v ,
- L.
^ - , ^^l -
r JI - - + /
^
I
^; r - . t
. +
Ll l l b WUEA' YYI I AL D ! E- ! V!
- L.
They' r e t aki ng t hr ee meet i ngs. I
^^*
*- t - ^, . ^ F^, , -
mL^. , L^- J
^, . + t l l EY l l Equ uuu.
12 ] NT. STERL] NG COOPER - ENGTNEER' S BOOTH
_
( DAY 2) I 2
PEGGY, Ken and an engr neer , TODD, 20' s, si t s behr nd t hem.
Ther e i s a boar C of sl r der s and but t ons, t hey l ook t hr ough a
wr ndow r nt o an adj acent r ecor di ng st udi o. I ns: - de st and
NoRI l A, 2C' s and pl ai n, ANNf E, 2a' s and a cl - assi c beaut y, and
RI TA, 30' s, zaf t : g. The women st and : n a l r ne f ac- ng t he
boot h. A r r bbon mi cr ophone on a st and bef or e t hem.
ANNIE
(
r eads )
t t
.
T l ove t he wav i t makes me
f eeL
(MORE
)
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BI ue Pr oduct i on
Dr af t
ANNr E ( CONT' D)
"The
Wheel " B/ 13/ 07
1/ +f | .
Wr apped
i
n t he soot hi ng Pl easur e
t hat - r educes.
The ReI ax- a- Ct zor '
f t ' s mY l r t t l e secr et ' "
EP#S113/ P113 Bl - ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The WheeI " 8/ 13/ 07
1(
PEGGY
( pr esses but t on)
Thank you, Anni e. One mor e t r - me- -
( I ooks at a paper
)
r 1r Ld. .
RTTA
r ' r oadc \
t ' \
np\ zar t hor r ol . t
i +
wor r l ci hannen t . ct
i ne, but I r egar ned my yout h and my
happi ness. Just ask my husband. f
qr ^r o: r -
ho
' l
onks et
me l i ke t he Jvves! , r r v
n. nht
we met . "
PEGGY
( r o Todd)
' l ' ooo
i
Todd t ur ns down t he moni t or .
PEGGY ( CONT' D)
I t hi nk we' r e bot h gor ng t o agr ee
on Anni e.
KEN
Whi ch one i s Anni e?
/ cmi I oq nf f Poncr r ' q I nok \
. ": : Jvl vvJL/
Bel i eve i t or not , f l r ke Ri t a.
n' j . l or
- r
n^f ehp' s
' . r . ) r
i ha1- r r Oi Cg.
t r v v
|
. 7v
-
Tt
' s
r andv anr i know- no
-
T, r ke t hg
ReI ax- a- Ct zor . Anni - e bel ongs on TV
wr t h R. l t a' s voi ce dubbed r n.
Peggy Dr esses t he but t on f or t he mr cr ophone.
PEGGY
f nr PssPs hr t t on \
Nor ma, t hank you. You can go.
hl nr m=
I
h c i i anno q: \ / q
aand- hr r o t n i he i T^7A \ ^7- mon I o: r zoq
! \ U! l l t q/ I l l
- ! I gl l uet
Dal D yVUu- ! Jc uv ul l s Lwv wvl t LGl I t ! ssveo.
PEGGY ( CONT' , D)
( t o Ken)
Fi r st of aI I , women don' t want t o
be seduced by anot her woman.
KEN
What about t he pr oduct ? I t makes
\ / ^r r : l l
qovor i
r r n r r nht ?
eei : uv uY, ! +Y1r ; t
EP#S113/ P113 BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The WheeI " Bl 13/ 07
PEGGY
What ever t he specr al pr oper t r es of
t he Rel ax- a- Cr zor ar e, what we ar e
seI l : - ng r s conf r dence. A bet t er
you. That woman
- Ls
not a bet t er
anyt hr ng. Annr e i s a conf r dent
beaut r f u] woman. You coul d hear 1t
r n
her vor ce.
KEN
I can' t bel i eve I ' m i n t hi s
: r f l r 1- nent
.
Kon nr oqcoc l - na f r r r f f nn
KEN ( CONT' D)
( pr esses t he but r on)
Sor r y about t hat , Rr t a. Hi Anni e,
I ' m Kennet h Cosgr ove. Congr at s.
We' I I do t hi s t omor r ow. Check wi t h
?occr r hor o f nr r r nr r r
qoqqi
nn
- - : r : Jl vg!
Ann i e . ' Fns onr - e and r i i nq at r he knees. Ri t a l eaves. vr - ve sr . q qi vJ
Kt r N] / T- . ) NT' D\
\ gvr l f 9)
( t . o Peggy
)
I f I get a har d t i me about t hi s,
f ' m t el l l - ng peopl e r t was your
. i l ^-
t uEa.
PEGGY
Ti r . r r c mr r i r l or
13 I NT. PETE' S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - ( NI GHT 2) 13
Pet e l ays r n bed r eadi ng Ma: r Th_s House be Saf e Fr om Ti ger s.
Tr udy get s i nt o bed, br ushr ng her i r ar r .
TRUDY
( r e: book
)
What ' s t hat ?
PETE
Al exander Kr ng. He' s a humor r st .
TRUDY
I s i c f unny?
Pet e ci oses che book. i l e st ar es at her a beat . , t hi nkr ng.
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g/ 13/ 07
17.
PETE
( smi l es, t ur ni ng i c on
)
You don' t r eal l y car e.
TRUDY
I do. Act ual l y, f r eal l y do.
t he book on t he f l oor , l eans over and kj _sses her .
t he br ush down, pl eased.
TRUDY ( CONT' D)
Just a mr nut e. t ' I l be r i qht back.
She ou- - s her hand
On hi S at her sr cj e. s1ar r s
+1. . 1
cr n Hc
qi 6nq _- - _
r r _ve
f
o Lql uD _u
YU
r l l E D l vpa
ner .
I {o r i r onq
Qho nr r f q
FETE
i l n r r nr r h: r r o r n?
uv;
TRUDY
Pet er , t har ' s r i sky
r E 1- L
/ +l - ' ^, r dl - ' ++, , ' l \
\
ur r vuYr t L! ur /
- L. 5 |
J- Sn' , t r t . I
one second we wer e
l - ook at us . Fr ne,
He shakes hi s head.
l - , . ^. t
- ^^-
T I Th^r r dhr TAY
r o: r l r r T mo: n
t
4 r , Le 44.
I ook at me.
*
*
*
+
TRUDY
Whaf
-
hnner r ? Vot t . . en
q: \ t
: nr zt h i nn
uur r JqJ qr r J ur r : 1- Y
uv l ug.
PETE
I can' t pr ovi de f or a chi l d on what
J l Lt a^c.
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'1
Q
TRUDY
Mr z mni l r or c^! t c
, , Tf
VO' t W- r f v
abgpt
how much chr l dr en cost / you' I -
never have t hem. "
PETE
r i . =i , n naf aamf 67i - i 66
. Fr r r r l r r
I t r au D l t uL uvl r t l Ur ur l l s. r ! uuy
,
' l
i ko t o hr i no mr r chr I r i r nf n et
I east hal f of t he wor l d I sr ew
i -
TRUDY
Don' t \ ^7or r y about t hat .
r LTL
r nr al - . i na\
\
y! vl r r r Y
/
How coul - d I not ?
TRUDY
You can' t .
PETE
l \ ed. ! I y.
TRUDY
Ynt t . i n' i \ r r - r r \ / : ' nnt r i r h: t
PETE
/ ho: t )
So st ay her e. . .
Ho k- cqes hor r ' l penl v. She' s
emot f onal .
MDI TNV
r ) at nv
vr .
I
She cont i nues ki ss. no hi m sexr ' =l l r r
r r ndni na hi s
nai ar nas
' +
J g; I r Y
PETE
You know r - t m. ght not j ust
happen.
Don' t r el l anyone.
TRUDY
n
V_ UUUT Jg.
She st ar t s ki ssr ng hr - m agar n. Fet e st ops.
PETE
Obvi ousl y, I know
t el l your moEher .
Tr r r dr r ai aa l oq Aq i hor r l ei cc
- ' . v- 1
t nn nf hor
\ 7^r r
I
r o cni nc i n
I ' d
up
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
,
he pul l s her down and r ol l s on
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18A.
14 r NT. DRAPER HOME - KTTCHEN - ( Nr cHT 2)
Bet t y r s si t t r ng at t he ki t chen t abl e r n her ni ght gown,
dr i nki nq wi ne. f t ' s l at e. Don wal ks i n.
DON
Hor r
Nl ; 6j 19 .
He ki - sses her .
BETTY
( obl i gi ns
)
f t ' s ni ne- t hj - r t y. Why dr dn' t you
l ust
st ay r n t he ci t y?
DON
I have wor k t o do her e as weI L Do
vor r know whpr o i he sl i r Jc nr - i ect or
i
S?
1A
I -
F. D#ql 1?/ Dl 1"
BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t
, ' The
Whee] , '
g
/ 13 / A7
' t o
BETTY
The sl i des ar e i n t he t op of t he
cl oset , but t he sl i de pr oi ect or
i s
br oken. Somet hi ng
bur ned i n i t and
you sai d you wer e goi ng
t o dr g i t
^l r t
He put s
hr s sr uf f down.
DON
P I dnf
BETTY
So you, r e
not goi ng
t o see us f or
f our days and you, r e not . goi ng t o
DON
Bet s. Rr ght when r wal k i n t he
r i onr )
BETTY
f
, m
sor r y. I , m sor r y, I
3ust
had
a t er r r bl _e day.
( beat
)
Sr t wi t h me.
He si t s next t o her . He shakes out a ci gar et t e
DON
What happened?
BETTY
f t , s hor r i bl e, Don,
She l ocks at hi m. Don exhal es,
har r . r i . o
uncomf or t abl e.
Bet t y si pg
BETTY ( CONT' D)
Fr ancr ne t ol d me Car l t on has been
havi ng. an af f ar r .
DON
ReaI l y.
Don si t s back, a l r t t l e r el i eved.
BETTY
She was i n pi eces,
Don. I di dn, t
Know what t o say t o her .
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20.
DON
What coul d you say?
/ r i r on \
I ' m sur pr r sed she t ol d you.
BETTY
f ^7l . r r r ?
She, s l r ke a sl st er t o me.
DON
( st r okes her ar m)
A
^r . , - a^ ^l . ^
I
^ VI UVUI Jg DI I E JJ.
i r han \
T aal r
T hnno r r nr r Lnn-
^an
| * . i .
. t ooK/ , , . . J\ d you can' ! r I X
t hi s. I don' t want you t o t ake
t hi s pr obl em on your sel f .
BETTY
I never l i ked Car l t on. Under aI I
t hat pol r sh/
t her e was al ways
somet hr ng cr ude about hr m. He
never t ook a l ook at me because
he' s scar ed of you.
t - ] nn r : ' koc r
qi n
nf hor r . r ' i no
DON
- - l o t ^r : q
ne\ zar mr r
f 3yg; i 1g .
BETTY
She shoui d
po: - son
hr m. I t woul d
noi i - l p A . t r aAr
- oSS.
DON
l l i r t l o
qmi l et
Now you t hi nk she shoul d ki l l hi m.
BETTY
/ amni i nnr l \
Hov"r couLd someone do t hat r o t he
nPr son r hov l or ze?
That . r hev have
- . . . ] - . . "]
chr l dr en wi t h? Doesn' t t hr s al l
ma: n r nr r t hi na?
DON
i a7hn knnr ^r q r ^r hr r nonnl o r ' l n r ^r hr t f hor r
dn
Ber t y r eal l y st ar es ac hr m. The: r eyes meet . She ] ooks
down.
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DON ( CONT' D)
Come on. Let , s go t o bed. f t , I I
st i l l be her e i n t he mor ni ng.
BETTY
I don' t know i f I can sl eep.
DON
Br r ng t he wr ne.
They get up, shut of f t he l i ghr s on t he way out .
15 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - DON' S OFFI CE
_
( DAy 3) 15
Duck put s t he car ouser sr r de pr oj ect or on Don' s desk. He and
Don i oo, < r I , over .
DUCK
f t ' s act ual l y a hel l of a gadget .
I t ' s cont l - nuous. I t doesn, t
l am.
They caI I i t
, , The
Donut , , or
, , The
WheeI . " They' r e expecr i ng
somet hr ng al ong t hose l i nes.
DON
"Kodak r ei nvent ed The Wheel .
, ,
They' r e gol - ng t . o hear t hat t en
+ r h^
- u! l t t ED.
DUCK
Kodak r s l ooney f or r echnol ogy.
I t ' s exper si ve, but r hr s t hr ng has
act ual bel l s and wh: _st l _es. They
want you t o use t he wor ds
, , Resear ch
and Devel opment , , i n t he ad.
DON
Looks l i ke an ai r f i l t er .
DUCK
( I aughs
)
Not t o do your j ob,
bur r f you f r nd
a way t o get ' , The Whee}" and
, , The
Fut ur e" i nt o somet hl ng wi t h some
I
ecl q vot t r - ol t I ci mako mo I nnl r naad
r l t unL t r . e avvA sVVq
my f i r st mont h her e.
Duck l - eaves. Don st ar es at t he pr oj ect or .
16
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az.
I NT. STERLTNG COOPER - ENGI NEER' S BOOTH
_
( DAY 3)
16
Peggy and Todd ar e i n t he boot h. Anni e i s vi si bl e t hr ouqh
t he wi ndow i n t he st udi o, st andr ng bef or e t he mr c wi t h a one
page scr r pt on a musi c st and. Ken ent er sr pr esss a but t on,
I eans f or war d t o a mi c as he si t s down.
KEN
Hi Anni e!
ANNIE
HeI I o, t her e.
Ken n: l m t . z: r zeq f n Annl o
PEGGY
i nr esses i hp l - r r r i - t on' t
I know i t ' s l ong, we can t ake i t i n
pr eces. Todd wr l - I spl r ce che best
ne r 1- c f nao] . hor
ANNIE
/
- l r r ^' r n1- '
- r n
i t nr e
qr ^zoet
\
\
91r ! VUYr r Jl l Vt r ! uvr D/ DwggL, / ,
Now? "f never t hought i t woul d
hannen t o mo l r r r t - T r oa: i nor l r
I
L4e
- - _: *- - . __
. ny
yout h and my happr ness. Just ask
my husband. f swear , he l ooks at
ne l j - ke che nr Eht we met . "
FEGGY
i ' nr a<qoq r ho ] - r r r t f nn \
Anni e, I ' m sor r y. We have t o set a
I evel her e.
KEN
No we don' t .
PEGGY
She doesn' t sound ver y conf r dent
KEN
Sho i t t qr
qr : r i - oni
Ci r r o l r or a
di r ect r on.
PEGGY
/ nr oqeaq hr r t i ^n \
/ ' r l r =r '
t r nn. i a
l Onf f denCe. Okav: r qur r u9. vnaJ
'
ANNIE
Ol r r v
t t - r
ha\ 76r f l - r nr . r yl . , r i f t . ' ^r l I d
Lr r vuYr r L 4u wv(
hanncn t - a) mc l r r r t T r on: i nod r
l l qppsr l uv
- t Lgt
L- e *
- - : *- . . - *
. ny
"^"+L - - l
*' - L
r nnr noqq
- Tr r cf
- - 1'
Y vu LI I at I U l Lt y l l oupr r r eo D , U u) L dbJ!
mv ht t qi r : nr i T
q\ ^7o2r
ho
' l
nal zc
, . . -
- - - , . i
a- -
me l r ke t he ni qht - -
' '
*
*
*
*
*
*
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L an.
PEGGY
/ nr eqqoq t ho l r r r r - r - nn\
^- - . 1
^t
ANNIE
YOq /
nf ^^\ /
i nr oqqoc l r r r t t nn \
Ar o \ r nr r mar r i er ' l ?
ANNIE
\ l ^
KEN
f coul d have t ol d you t hat .
\ - ^^t /
P t s. (
- ( -
\
/ nr ocaAa hr r f f nn \
eqvvet L
)
I aTel I f r r r enr l i mani na \ / - r r
t ya
\ r .
. . *
. : - .
- -
: JU,
Ann: - e. And now you have
ct zer r r f hi no- YnU
af e beaUt f f U},
You ar e sl r m. You ar e che bel oved
pr r ze
of a handsome man. You have
Lr zor r r t - h' no r . r hon \ t - 1r r r qo t he Re' l : v- : -
- ' - - J
CLZCT.
ANNIE
/ cent t r no\
*
*
*
*
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pr af t
"The Whee] " 8/ 13/ 07
KEN
( t o Peggy)
f t ' s t oo bad
l r our
vor ce : s so
annoyi - ng.
Peggy waves t o Todd. Anni e beqi ns agaj - n.
ANNIE
( over conf i dent )
"I never t hought r t woul - d hapnen t o
mp l ^r t r 1- T r pc: r nor ' l mr r r r nr r t h : nd mr z
r l | 9/ q. l gl l u.
hapoi ness. Just ask my husband. I
swear - -
t '
PEGGY
( pr esses but t on)
HoI d on/ we have a pr obl em wr t h t he
i r na r onnr r i or
( t o Ken)
She' s not convi nci ng. She doesn' t
bel i - eve i t .
KEN
She sounds
j ust
l : - ke t he audi t i on
t o me. She mi ght l ook a l r t t l e
l - ^++'
psuui f .
PEGGY
Q: r r q6l ppr h I
no r o hof . Make hef J*J
f eel beaut r f ul - . You know t hat
conf l - dence t hat comes wr t h beaut y?
KEN
) eaq
-
. ' ; ^
a^^l - ^
1- l . ^ 5' - - +
LLJr t O Wul t i al I Wt l ( , l U( r A> t - Lr \ E Ll l d. L
wr l l never sound conf i dent , because
she never i s conf r dent .
PEGGY
BaI oney.
KEN
Honey, i L' s god' s gr : t t o
r ^- ^' - - l or s-
mhe
i t r c- esf
l azc' t 1o
t S
! aLI l c! J! D.
- l r E _r
u- v- LJu vq494! E _
r ' L^
^^^r ^a+
+^
^- +^L
Doacr z I nn' r c r l nr ^r -
^h] - ^FF- ^^^; r sYY- Y I VVAJ U9Wl l r EI LUA! TAJJEU.
vF\ . t / r r nl Tr nf n\
\
vvr r r u
)
Qnr r r l
/ nni nt q hr q
i naor \
I Jor z Der r l i {r nqor r c: i A i r - Ja
I
c
"- J I
such a cor nbal l .
(MORE
)
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24.
KEN ( CONT' D)
( t hen
)
you
t hi nk he does wel L wi t h gi r l s?
PEGGY
Can we j ust
t r y t hi s agai n?
ANNTE
f have a 1i t t l e bi t of a col d, my
t hr oat . Can I get some pi neappl l
3
Ur ce ?
Ken get s
out a ci gar et t e and }i ght s i t ,
PEGGY
( pr esses but t on;
Ther e, s a gl ass
of wat er i n t he
cor ner . That , s gr eat f or your
t hr oat .
Anni e nods, t akes t he gl ass of wat er .
PEGGY ( CONT' D)
( t o Ken)
f dr dn' t bel r eve t hat ei t her .
( : : : : : ?" but t on, super
- wss
L
/
Let , s t r y agai n, Annj e. Happy.
Conf r dent . Beaut r f ul .
Peggy nods t o Todd.
AN'}iIE
( happy, conf i dent ,
beaut i f ul
)
"f never t hought i t woul _d happen t o
l e,
but f r egai ned my yout h ana my
hapoi ness.
Just - - , ,
PECCY
/ nr eqcad i \ r r ++^n \
t t vLt
l
f ' m sor r y. Annr e .
( Anni e nods
)
How do you
f eel r i ght now?
A}INTE
Ner vous.
- FA^r /
( pr esses but t on)
No, not you.
The \ , roman who
j -s
t al ki ng. you
, r e
mar r . i ed. Ei qht
wonder f ul year s
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)
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pr oduct i on
Dr af t "The wheer "
g/ L3/ oj
z) .
PEGGY ( CONT' D)
Maybe you put on a
f ew pounds, but
t hen you got t he Ref ax- a- C i zor
,
and
now you' r e back t o ber ng you.
Ri ght now.
ANNIE
f don' t know i f I under st and.
KEN
Ni ce wor k, Lee St r asber g.
PEGGY
( pr esses
buLt on)
Anni e. What don, t you under st and.
ANNIE
I am ber ng me. Ar e you cr oss?
Gi ve me a second, f , I I get i t t he
way you want i t .
Peggy : - s about t o t ar k, Ken gr abs her f i nger of f t he but t on.
nFFi ^
^^^^ - L^-
! ^l r - l -
d! r I , r - c sees l nei n t al kr ng, f ans her f ace wi t h her hand and
r r r ehq f ho r ^r : i - or
KEN
l smi I oc t
wn u.
' jo
*rr*,]11
't
n
,
t' u
l
uu
- v
( r
L. , r Lt r _l . r r r r S
qO r
ng t O
happen now?
.l
-L|:tr
I
( t o Ken)
Do somet hi ng.
KEN
( pr esses
- , he
but t on,
char mi ng
)
Anyt
i
me you
,
r e r eady, J- ovel y .
Anni e smr l es and t r - es agai n, but her vor ce r s quaver r nE.
A}INTE
( shaken
)
f ' m r eady.
, , f
never t hought t hr s
woul ci hapoen t o me, but - - , ,
Qho cor c nhnl zad
"^ ^3h, +
- su
uJ ur r vl =J UD, Can
'
f Speak.
PEGGY
( pr esses bur t on
)
f s t her e somet hr ng we can do?
ANNIE
You, r e ber ng so mean.
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- a
PEGGY
( pr esses but t on)
f t ' s f r ust r at r ng, Anni e.
Anni e t ear s up. Ken l ooks at Peggy. He can' t bel i eve i t .
) k
KEN
Look Pegs, you dangl ed her i n f r ont
of me and now you' r e r ui ni ng i t .
Don' t do t hat t o me.
PEGGY
Kenny, be pr of essi onal , woul d
You?
L7 r NT. STERLI NG COOPER - RECORDI NG STUDTO - SAME TI ME ( DAY 3) 17
We see Peqqv }ean i nt o l he ni c.
PEGGY
( t . hr ough speaker s
)
Thi s . r S not wor kr ng out . We' r e
go
j - ng
t o have t o l et
You
go.
Anni e cover s her eyes wr t h her hand as she r ea1l y cr i es. She
get s her t hi ngs and exi t s.
'
18 I NT. STERLI NG COOPER
_
ENGI NEER' S BOOTH - SA] {E TTME ( DAY 3) 18
Deoov
s i r s t her e -
qhr - r r os
-
Kon l ooks at her .
- ' YYJ
|
' . 1L1' Jv.
KEN
You know, you coul - d h- ave gone r n
t her e and sar d t hat .
PEGG}
/ c' 1 nqoq hor or r oq \
\
v: v!
- J - -
/
I n r hr s or der , I want ' you t o go
af r er her and consol e her . Ti r en,
At pr vor r make nl ans
-
o- what . ever
r r nt r nood i o r i o.
T
- ' - h-
^ Cai ] - vuu l l =Eu uv uv
I
I WAl l t yuu L9
R- r . e- - i - ha ol ci e-
' l
a. i v vor t
I
t keci ?
- 3- _r
She' s
pr obabl v
home wl - "h t he Rel - ax-
a- Cr zar r
ght
now.
I
r,,rOnf
I
19
2A
PEGGY ( CONT' D)
( I ooks at her wat ch)
Get her i n her e i n t he next f or t Y
ml - nut es ,
t he
;
ob r s her s
'
Ken l eans over ,
pat s her on t he head as he get s up and wal ks
out . Peggy wat ches hi m go.
r NT. STERLTNG COOPER
- BULLPEN - ( NTGHT 3)
19
As we move t hr ough a pi ece of t he dar k er npt y bul l pen' t hr ough
Don, s open door Jna f i nd hi m si t t i ng at hr s- desk l ooki ng at a
sl r de agai nst hi s l amp, t he onl y l i ght i n t he r oom'
TNT. STERLTNGCOOPER- DON' , SOFFTCE- ( N] GHT3) 20
A hal f bot t l e of r ye and a c; gar et t e
bur ni ng i n t he asht r ay
si t s on hi s desk. Don put s t he sl i de i nt o t he wheel ' He
- p. "=
a box of sl i des. The box says "C3pe May. ' l
we see
ot her boxes mar ked, , sal l y/ Hospi t al , "
"chr i St mas/ New
Year ' , s
' 56. "
He t akes one sl i db out , hol ds r t up t o t he l amp'
f - ar - r ' gi r s,
put s i t down, t hen anot her ' Don st ops' t akes a dr ag
onhi scr gar et t e, exhal es, I ooki ngat t hecei l i ng' t henl ooks
down at hi s desk dr awer . He wi pes hr s mout h' He opens t he
dr awer and t akes out Adam' s box. He opens
- i t ,
si f t s t hr ough
some pi ct ur es
'
st ops on one
'
The one of Adam and he wi t h a
not =". He f l i ps i i over , ! t ' s st amped "Di ck
and Me 1944"'
Hest ar esat t hepi ct ur e, al i t r t eemot i onal . Hepr essest he
t ; p- ; i I t agar nst hi s chi n, t hen
pul l s
1t
away' I ooks at i t '
pui s i t i n i he box. He st r okes hr s head, st ar es out t he
wi ndow, hol ds t he box cl oser t o hj - s l ap, I ooks at : - t , put s: - t
on hi s desk. Af t er a l ong beat , he t akes a l ong si p of hr s
whi skey, Lt ' sst r ong. Hepr cksupt hephoneandhear sadr al
t one.
FDl cl t ?/ p1l ?
Tf r i ndq
L v L l L. ae .
I NT. BRI GHTON HOTEL - TI MES
( Nr GHr 3
)
The NI GHT MANAGER
Pi cks
uP
Bl ue Pr oduct i on
Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ L3/ 01
DON
( t o phone
)
Get me t he Br r ght on Hot el - - Tr mes
Q^r r t r o
uYqqr v.
OPERATOR
( V. O. )
Just a ml nut e' s- r .
SQUARE
_
LOBtsY
_
INTERCUT
t he phone.
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2I
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28.
NIGHT MANAGER
( t o phone)
Br r ght on.
DON
v^^ ! ' ] .
- Ar r ! 7
i - n hn- hpr VOt : SO
I E51 Ul l t D9! ! f / uv vvur r s!
I at e. I ' m l ooki ng i or someone. A
r cneni - vor r had
coma mont hs aoo.
ugr r sf l u Jvs
- r -
NTGHT MANAGER
A guest .
DON
Yes. I ' d }ove t o know i f he l ef t a
f nr r ^r a r cl i n o addr es s . Hi s nar ne i s
+v! vvg! v+. . :
Adam Whr t man. Fi f t h f l oor , maYbe.
NIGHT MANAGER
Ri oht - Can T
- - : - "L- * ' - - ] l ?
-
J5J! W11C1L yUU war
DON
Just a f or war di ng addr ess. f ' m
t r r zi no t r - r
- ont act
hf m. He haS f ed
vL
J
LL. Y
har r . Over sr x f eet .
NIGHT IVIANAGER
L: - st en. I know who
Yo- 1
' r e
t al ki ng
about . Jesus, I hat e
- uo be t he one
f n J- ol l r r nr r t ht -
L. - ! L^ L. , n^
- - - - b
I
UUL I I g I l ul r Y
11I I LI DEI ! .
nn \1
/ cf r r nnor l \
What ?
NI GHT MANACER
DON
/ r r r r i no i - n nr or - eqq\
\
u; . ]
- ; r :
Adam Wh: - t man.
NIGHT MANAGER
l t ^^L T r ' n
- ^Fy : edt ] .
- l -
r t t 5ul - ! Y .
r t hcn )
He }ef t t he bur l di ng a bunch of
m^no\ r The cr t r r r - ok i 1.
-
Tt
r . 7^q
I t t 9l r Ey. l l l c ur L_Y ! vvr \ 4e.
: - n t he Post .
ah
DON
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29.
NIGHT MANAGER
Hei o t - c) he i - ha onp
*o
oi ve i . hat
: - - -
DON
/ di ci r r nl - oA \
n l - - , ,
Don hangs up t he phone. Hr s hands seem uneasy. He hangs hi s
head, I eanr ng f or war d, put s hr s head i n hr s hands.
22 r NT. DRAPER HOME - BEDROOM - ( NTGHT 3) 22
Bet t y
r
s l ayr ng i n bed i n t he dar k' She l ays t her e f or a
beat , wr de awake, l - ooks over at Don' s empt y si de. She opens
t he dr awer t o her nr ght scand and pul l s out t he envel ope. She
t ur ns on t he l r ght , f l i ps: - t over and opens r t . She unf ol ds
t he phone bi I I t o t he i t emi zat i on sect i on, f }: - ps t he page
nr zar Tho- o ; r t r
pi
oht nho- o r . : l I q.
r . he i our i n t he cent er ve+- !
/
e
ar e al l a week apar t t o a phone number wr t h an "MH. " She
t akes a deep br eat h, st ar es at r t .
23 INT. DRAPER HOI' TE
_
UPSTAIRS HALLWAY
_
MOMENTS LATER 23
( NTGHT 3
)
Bect y pr cks up t he phone and sr t s on r he
j l oor ,
I ndr a: r sr yl e,
t he phone r r ght r n her l ap. She di al s t he number sl owl y,
hesr t at es bef or e t he l ast number . A ci gar et t e bur ns r n
t , he
asht r ay on t he f l oor , She hol ds
*"he
phone t o her ear ' I t
r r ngs
,
once, t wj - ce. A man' s vor ce pr cks up.
VOI CE
HEI I O
'
BETTY
( r e I r eved
)
Voc L^1 1^
I cD
/
1l g! aU.
VOI CE
Who i s t hi - s?
Roi t v i - h i nl ' s
p
; - r nr r - hanr - r .
11 11 r 16
; ar
r m- mant
t hen f e- ent S .
us L LJ ul l l r l ^- I r ur i Yr r r Y
q r l r vr r l er . e
/
BETTY
Who i s t hl s?
VOTCE
Thi s i s Dr . Ar nol d Wayne,
Rct t v' s ewes r : l ose
-
She f eel s l - i ke she' s been kr cked i n t he
st omach.
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?o
. A
I NT. DR. WAYNE' S OFFI CE - I NTERCUT
( NI GHT 3)
DR. WAYNE
HeI I o? Mr s. St anhoPe? I t ol d
You
t o cal l t he ser vi ce af t er hour s.
l - l . . ' ^
- na=- r c
cr - i ' l I hnl r l i nn l - ho nhnnc i n hor car - RP1- i - V
11> I I E ) pEe^J, J LI I I r l Vl ul I I Y ul l e
pl l vr r e us!
t
pr esses r he cr adl e wi t h her t humb, dj - sconnect ang. She dr ops
Lhe pnone r o t he f l oor / sr t s t her e/ somewher e cl oser l o
ashamed t han shocked. We hear t he phone st ar t t o make
t - he
' of f
t he hook nor se. '
25 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - DON' S OFFTCE - ( NTGHT 3)
ai
25
The desk l amp r s st i l l cn.
nr r i l di na aq i l nn l : r r e an t ho
'
q- *9- l ; Y
empt y bot t l e on i t s sr de on
empt y next t o i t . He r ol l s
He sni f f s t he ai r , hr s eyes
qt andq
nn. oot s hi s bal ance
"E
T
t he docr .
hi o hoer i ho r ^r r nr i ht r f r ; ol - : nn r - ha
nnr r nh 62qqqal 6r r i
hi a r ; ^
- l ^' . _- JUL, r t f s Ll _e
qown,
t he f }oor . H: s gl ass : - s hal f -
A\ 7or r ^z: ' t < i na
qme' l
I i no
qnmpi hi
I
e. , . e, L1. - a
- - - . . - - . - - ng '
openi nq. He becomes mor e al er t ,
ana wat ks t o t he door . He opens
zo I NT. STERLI NG COOPER
_
BULLPEN - CONTI NUOUS
( N] GHT 3) 26
i - n hi s BVDs and socks, wal kr nq Fl nn
qooq
I J: r r t l
. , ; +L
- ^*^1- . i
- - wr Lr l a Dr t t uN! r l v
nl
i n f ho l - . r r l l ncn
e- r e ve- 4I / v- .
I
+- - ^L^- *
u! G- l t uo1l .
DON
we on f i - r e?
HARRY
/
qr r r nr i
cor l \
Don.
n^6
^+ - - ^^ ^+
] .
. i
*
HARRY ( CONT' D)
\ ] n
' T
r r h r l r nnnor i r e i n: r ei - i - o r n
. \ v
I
r
I
my wast e basket .
DON
un.
/ t hpn \
Ha- r v- r : or ne her g
I o you.
I want
+^ r ^l l -
LU LATA
v^e, .
HARRY
n- n d^oq r nt a hi
q
nf
=-
r ' e
-
H: r r v nr l i - q
vul
Yvvr
and wal ks over qui ckl y.
dnr . r n t - ho a: r ner r p n: i l
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31.
27 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - DON' S OFFf CE - CONTTNUOUS ( NTGHT 3) 21
Har r y comes r n. Don pour s
hj - m a dr i nk, hands i t t o hi m.
Har r y sr t s i n a chai r , Don si t s on t he couch,
DON
Wher e' s mi ne?
HARRY
at vour
f eet .
Don r eaches and pi cks r t up.
DON
Har r y. I want t o t al k t o you.
HARRY
T c: n avn' i : i n
DON
You' r e i n medi a, but I l i ke t he way
you t h: - nk.
HARRY
( unsur e
)
Thank you.
DON
What ' s t he benef i t of t hat t hi ng?
Don noi nt s or r o-
hj s shoul ci er t o r he nr oi or : t nr
HARRY
Hmm. SeI l s pr oj ecr or s r o peopl e
who al r eady have t hem?
DON
Bur l - t r s a bet t . e= pr oj ect . or .
HARRY
i ' m sur e. Doesn' t
l dR,
r i ght ?
DON
And "The Wheel " st acks. You st or e
\ / ar l r
ql
r doq i n i i anr i r l r ar r , r o r o: r i r z
- ""J
i n an
uv
Yv.
HARRY
T
t m qt t r nr i qed
i har r cl on' t
- r
r / o
I
J-
u
Y_vv
+,
away. They' r e sel l i ng bl ades, not
r ^?- r q r r ni r i ) Ei l m
ED#ql 1?/ p] l ?
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32.
DON
A I ol - of exoensi ve R&D went i nt o
i f
ntrl1l1I
T l - nnl r ni ct t r r oq
Wi sconsr n. The
dof i ni f ol \ / n^r t
mechani cal .
; nr
1- ha naner a. l
m=ahr nar r r I
q
r [ svr a! , r e! J r v
of t he f un. I t ' s
DON
( I i ght s cr gar et t e
)
I n. t hr f di d r r or r i : ko ni r - i . r r r pc of ?
vl l r qL u! s
Jvs
HARRY
. I
-
1 r m^cr ' 1 r r Ynr 1 r - n' t I r i 06. ; r r D and
L- : ! I D r l l 9DLr y. ! uu evu! s Yv
ask t hem t hei r na: nes af t erwards
' I
r r r o v, r r r wor p 6ni ncr t n nr r t i t
I n a
! ! n s
]
vu wer e YvJr r Y
ev yu e 3 v
. anf i cl n I n t - he n: nFr . And sc: me
sqPe- vr r ! - r
ot her st uf f . Ar t sY cr af t sY st uf f .
' nhov oave me hel l about r t .
DON
I don' t know why ber ng ar t i st i c i s
never consr der ed manl y.
HAI.R]
/ h. \ dc \
T, - ' l . - i mi t
; i - r r i i ci n' i have t ' ne
cni no f ar i r Tt ' q nr ah: hl v whv
- I - , - : ; =
t
- .
T r ' - .
' -
*^J;
^ ! l Lt t l l t [ Eu! G.
DON
r - *nr ;
^i ^+, . - ^c huh? Li ke what ?
nr L>J l r : uLu! sDf
Ref l - ect i on of a t r ee . r n a
PonC?
HARRY
Wor se. I dr d a whol e ser i - es t hat
\ r 7F( i r r qT hand r f
- l
nf
q
nn n' l aqq
- YOu
wqJ
J
uJ u r l qr r v
r - - ^. , +! -
. i +
f nnc r r n : r nr t nr i t t ot t r
J\ . l . t LJw Lt l E way l u r 9YD ul ,
q! vur r s
] vu!
heat ? Take i t of f , t ake a
Pi ct ur e.
DON
Bl ack and whr t e
/
f suppcse.
HARRY
Of cour se. f was al waYs f asci nat ed
hr r f ho
- a\ zo
t ) ai
ni - noq e- f , : sa- AuX.
p) "- y*- . .
They' r e l r ke sevent een t housand
vear s oi d_ f ho hr <nn oer al I ! ' he
)
=q! J vr s.
at t ent i on, but t her e ar e al - so aI I
t hese hand pr r nt s.
( MORE
)
He
EP#S113/ P113 BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 01
33.
HARRY ( CONT
' D
)
Ti ny by t oday' s st andar ds. Wi t h
pai nt bl own al l ar ound t hem,
hol ds hi s hand up, demonst r at r ng.
DON
The si gnat ur e of t he shaman.
HARRY
' Fhor r
q: v i hat . hr r t
T
r hor r oht i - t ,
WaS
""J. . 14vI
l r ke someone r eachi ng t hr ough t he
st one r i ght t o us. "I was her e/ "
you know?
Don st ar es at hr m, nods of f f or a moment
r eal i - ze how dr unk he r s,
HARRY ( CONT' , D)
Are you okay?
DON
mL^+| ' l 1 l - ^
^' 11 f l l oL ! ! ! E al l .
l ^) an
qn: nc
l - n
We
r J: r r \ /
cr oi - q r r n. f anr ar i r zc. f . hen
qi - r - Ts
t o er i oe
Out . Don ci oeS
- j G! ! J
Y' - r "Yt
! - vvl
not I nok r r n aq
L^ I
^^- - ^^ ^1^^; nd f ho r i oor
' nehf nci
hl - m. DOn
l r u u l vv^ uv aJ t I C ! EC1Ve: 5
r
ul uDf I l 9 ul l s
qvv!
! q
l : r r c n: ck nn i hc r - or r ch r . r t r ' l s
Lr - r ^- a
' ' - - r moqf
f ot al
-
r n
- - - E
uUUUl t
/
Uu! r D l 1. J- D J- =qD uY
t
al l l l vD L ! e 9q! , l l l
L. t ^ , ^- ] J
^l ^^^^
1^. ^
1I I 5 UW. I I WLr ! I U
r
U ! U>C5 1r r 5 =y =J .
EXT. BANK PARKI NG LOT - ( DAY 4) 2B
Rpt r v. i n ol or zpq: nd he- r - oai - nr r r "l s' nr o t . he I Ot , She t Uf nS r e- r j , L. t
- Js- t
nf f t . ho n: r : nd aol - c ar r t
qhe
St af t s t o167af d
t uhe
ent f anCe and
spor s a gr een Vol kswagen wher e GLEN BI SHOP ( EP. # S103) ,
wear l ng a wr nt er coar and mr t r ens, sl t s r n t he passenger
seat . She l ocks ar ound, wal ks over . She sees Lhe t wo year
ol d sl eep: ng r n r he back seat . Gl en gr ves a l : t t l e shy wave.
She mot i ons f or hi m t o r oI I down t he wr ndow. He does.
BETTY
Gl e: : , how ar e you?
GLEN
T
r
r n nr . r
qr l nr \ - qo. i
r o i a
I
k r . o vOU .
- -
J'
BETTY
Whn
qavq?
Wl ^r sar d t hat ?
GLEN
Mr r mni hor : nr i mr r f : t hor
- - - t
*' ^-
"' _I
BETTY
I don' t car e.
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34.
GLEN
Mr z moi har i c . t - r nd t -
- - mF
. ) 111-
:
v 4r r Y
BETTY
f don' t car e. GI en, I can' t t al k
r - ^ : nr ' ^h^
T+ |
^ ^^ hor r r bl e. r , m uv ur l l vl l s. l U D >U
^^ ^- l
Gl - en r eaches hi s hand up r o her . She hol ds i t , I ooks down at
h i m l or t r z
r q
f : co nr t r mhl oq
- r \ / r
n-
GLEN
Don' t cr y.
Bor l - v l -
j
ps
l o si on r - r vi no h' r i - - Can' t .
- vvr f
tsETTY
Dl o=co f o l I mo T' ' l
' l
l . r o nl r : r r
vr LbJ
'
GLEN
I t hi nk so. I don' t know. I wi sh
T . , - ^
^1. - 1^-
BETTY
Adul t s don' t know anyt hl ng, GI en.
t al ' i i l ' r nr r J- l oi f i nd d- nf h: e h: nd P. or "! - \ / hl ai - c hor or r oq ur i r - h i ' ^^
vt - Ll r vuL r u
- ur r l q
\ j v v- l l - o r r r r r q/ Dcu9J ! ! vu- I - u! 9j uJ wr er l ul l g
back of her gl ove. GI en }ooks nast her ner vousl y.
GLEN
I don' t r eal l y know how l ong t went y
- ; - . . + l n' l r u aes I S.
BETTY
Of cour se, dear .
He st ar t s r ol l i ng up t he wr ndow but st ops as he wat ches Bet t y
r un back t o her car and get r n.
29 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - DON' , S OFFTCE - ( DAY 4)
Don si t s at hr s desk, r n a f r esh shr r r but same sur t f
pr oj ect . or i n f r ont of hi m, AI ka- SeLt zer ! r zz: ng. The
r nt er com buzzes.
PEGGY
/ t hr ar r ah i r
- r - - - - t t er com )
Mr
-
t - amnhel I her o t -
qpF
v. ' r
Mf .
I ) r r nar
29
EP#S113/ P113 Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel " B/ 13/ 07
35.
Don t ur ns ar ound anci t akes hi s open shavi ng ki t compl et e v/ i t h
a t ube of shavr ng cr eam and a Wr l k: - nson r azor , of f t he wr ndow
ei l ' l : nr J nr r t q i t r n hr e cl ocL Ar : r ^r or
DON
( t o i nt er com)
Send hi m r n.
n^+^
^^+^*^
r cLc Sr t LEl >.
PETE
Just want t o l et you know, I t ook
Duck' s t al k ver v ser i ousLv.
( smr l es
)
Duck. And wi t hout havr ng t o cr ack
mr r i Jear f r el d r r o: r hnnl r T
r r zo
hr nr r al r i
. . . J*- . *JvgYr l v
r
n an account .
DON
f ] nar i f ar r l nr r
J
vu.
PETE
T1-
/ q
: ni oco nf J- ho \ / r r l zc f - hami n: I
l ^ nmnenr t a' l 6: r - - ; I ) ^++^e
evr i l vsr r j , U! sa! aD! 4. Dg t - LE!
nor ani - t : l t h: n
^n\ r
r r : r i i i i nna'
nh: r m: nor r i i c: l
-
hoi i ar r o
DON
That ' s a r eal account , Campbel l .
I l ow d: d t har happen?
PETE
f ' m not embar r assed t o say, my
f at her - r n- I aw
i s a f or me: . sal esman
now execut r ve t her e.
DON
Your f at her - : - n- I aw. That ' s
PETE
/ t hi nke\
Voc ha' c
I
ni or - qr a- i r h r r ,
=, r t ul .
g.
- v- | *r r : Lt l , _u'
DON
l qmi l ae\
f nnar at t r l : t r nnc T
^r r ^^^ ' - ;
+l
- _- . . i .
1 guess wl t ' n a
l i t t l e br t of }awyer r ng you' r e
ent r t ] ed t o t hat bonus.
PETE
T oot t he bonnq. Anei
- r r nnor
- ^r / a
vvvvg! vsvs
me somo nnnk hr ; Ar r n R: nr l
( MORE
)
*
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3 5A.
PETE ( CONT' D)
JJo
qoemoA
r qqr r r or i ee T hona wnt t
I l u sJ u qr
9u
t
ar e, t hat I have a sr gnl - f r cant
i nvest ment i n t hr s comPany.
30 30
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DON
Vnr r r i n nnr ^r Annt l - xr nr t
u
J
vu
'
PETE
; t mat t er s r o me t hat you' r e
i mnr ocqor l
DON
r ALl .
PETE
SeI f wor t h and st at us. You sai d
i r .
Pet e smi l es and wal ks oul .
I NT. DR. WAYNE' S oFFr cE - ( DAY 4)
Dr . Wayne and Bet t y wal k r n t oget her . As Dr . Wayne sr t s
r i own
-
wF
qpF
F, ei - i \ r
h: r r l nr y i r r qf ' n11no
hg-
- aat
-
r ^l a' l k a1- 161sq
t O svvY. l r
r r r svl r r Y
- l svu
l l sr r Y vvqet
t he couch and l avs down, set t l es. A beat .
BETTY
Thanksgr vi ng i s har d. I t ' s ver y
nor \ zA r . r r anl r i na
+^ . J^- 1 . - . 1 +L
- at t i
na
l r s! v s w!
quNl l l g
L\ J UEdl - WI Lr r
YE
L Lr r r V
r ho f am; ' l w t ooet her - Mv mot - . her .
- ' l
di dn' t cook l ast year because she
was so sj - ck. Now I ' m goi ng t o have
t o deal wi t h Gl or i a. She' s not
nnnki nn J- h. ank
- ^a
r *r
- , ,
r
t _t t i e Uvv^I r r y
I
Ll r ar r [
! ! vu
r nl r u r t l J ! -
br ot her . And my f at her , who
i nsi st s t hat not hi ng' s changed- -
Even t hough t he l ast f ew t i mes I ' ve
L l * L^ t
- cr - t . t t r n r i r r : nk and
Jgct l l l r l t t t t t c D
Yv
L LEr t u! ql ! ^
el
I nct hi c i - omnFr
( beat
)
And I know t hat i n some way t her e' s
a chanee T' m i r r st ooi no t n wal k
around t hat house f rom room t o room
i n t ear s. But i t i s Thanksgi vi ng,
enr i T
' m
cr r at pf r r ' l
f
or i h i nos
- Li ke
t hr s. Thi s has hel ped. Don
doesn' t t hi nk so, but i t has.
( beat
)
Bei no ah' l e t n t a l k. i r r st me and
v4EJL,
\ z- r r and r unr r r I ' i
t t l e n: d
-
Tt
haS
I
vv
t
he' l ned-
qt i ' l l
- T can, t he] n but . eu+r ! / 4
r hr nk t hat I ' d be happy r f my
husband was f ar t hf ul t o me.
Dr . Wayne l ooks ar her . She : eel s hi s eyes, cont i nues
ql - r r f q
r ^r r i l - r nn
He
F: Pg\ t I l t vt | 1
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2- 1
BETTY ( CONT' , D)
My br ot her ' s chi l dr en ar e ver y
badl y behaved. And he sPanks t hem.
My f at her apPr oves of t hi s. Don
has never l ai d a hand on t he ki ds.
He' s ki nd i nsi de, but out sr de/ i t ' s
aI I t her e i n mY f ace, ever YdaY'
The hot el r ooms. Somet i mes
per f ume-
- or wor se. He doesn' t know what
f ami l y i s, he doesn' t even have
one. I t makes me sor r y f or hi m.
When r n f act , r shoul d be angr Y.
Ver y angr y,
You
know? That I
Put
up wr t h r t , I r ke some ost r r ch.
Sho enoaks a oeek back ac hi m. He cont i nues wr r t i ng.
*5r
BETTY ( COI ' I T' , D
)
I t ' s i nt er est i ng, i sn' t i t .
She t akes out a cr gar et t e and I r ght s r t .
BETTY ( CONT' D)
We wer e mar r i ed f or t wo
Year s.
Ther e was a par t y, and t hj - s man' s
wi f e kept t al ki ng t o Don about how
she l r ked t o shoP i n mi dt own. And
how crummy al l t he hot el s were.
She kept narnl ng rhem unt i l t heY
agr eed upon a ni ce one. And t hen
monf hq I ar pr - we went t o t he 4qve! f ' r v
Bar cl ay f or a dr i nk. And he sai d,
"f know t he
Per f ect
sPot . " And I
j okr ngl y
sai d, "ReaI l Y?" And he
coughed, t he waY he does when he
l j - es, and sai d, "r have a I ot of
meet i ngs her e. "
( qur et l y
)
And I remember t hi nki ng,
You
woul -d
never meet wi t h anot her man at t he
t abl e wher e we sat .
( beat
)
The way he makes l ove-- Somet : -mes
i t ' s what I want . Somet i mes i t ' s
obvi ousl v what someone el se want s.
Thor o i e : l oncr
qr l cnr - p-
hp f ' ]
'
t .
wai t s f or her
r
v- &v. r vv
,
- r e
*- r pS OVef a
Fa9e t
wu- er
BETTY ( CONT' D)
I suppose i t means f ' m not enough/
but mavbe. . . f t ' s i ust hi m.
31
EP#S113/ P113 BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The WheeI " 8/ 13/ 0i
She st ops t al ki ng, set t l es r nt o si l ence. She i nhal es on her
cr gar et t e.
r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - CONFERENCE ROOM - ( DAy 4) 31
The pr o; ect or i s set up i n t he conf er ence r oom. Don and
SAI VATORE ar e wai t i ng. A t r ay of r ol l ed meat wi t h cheese,
t oot hpi cks and ol i ves. A t r ay of mar zi pan l ayer cookr es and
SALVATORE
No mat t er how t hr s goes, what t i me
cl o vou t hr nk we, l l be out of her e?
i - l on er : r oc er hi m
^*l at l u
T. r r nn: nr l
What ki nd
<hnt . r : nn?
, Tao I r r r nh
SALVATORE ( CONT' D)
I ' m
; ust
askr ng. I have t o pi ck
up
a cake.
door opens
,
Duck ent ers wi t h Harry
/
JOE HARF. I I LAN, 3 O ' s
,
LYNN TAYLOR/ 40' s.
DUCK
Don Dr aper and Sal vat or e Romano,
t hr s r s Joe Har r j - man and Lynn
Tayl or .
- . ] . ^1- ^
! . ^*l ^
DUCK
( CONT' D)
No East mans r oday, unf or t unat el y.
Ther r
t
r o a' l I h: r l r r n t ho
' 1
: 1- .
LYNN
I t ' s a wonder f ul f aci l r r y, but r hey
ci on' t r ake vacat l ons.
DUCK
of sl - r i es : r e i - hcr r
set t l e. Don begi ns.
DON
Geni l omen T' r zc i r oon r ^r nr ki nn a
f ei r l r . r
' l nna
r i mo : nd T/ m nni
- *- . . J- - . 1. - '
ashamed t o sav t hat T' \ / o oot t cn
I n
r l - , o 1-
- 1- . 1
+ a +] - ,
i nl r i nn nf l - f r r n^
Ll r s r . r dr j I L cJI LI I _. . , . _. . * _. - _. . JS
,
s. ) mpt t mt r c- r n , . \ zor 1/ I i mi t od r . ' r vr Lr u u- r L! eo
t - r l
G ,
- - J
*- - . , -
- , -
, Jay.
The cl - r ent ' s way. I t ' s easi er ,
- - +^- - t
l
t r . vi F5 l L3/ y! ! J Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel " 8/ 73/ 07
?o
JOE
Ogi l vy dr dn' t have a pr obl em wr t h
i r
DON
( r e: pr oj ect or
)
Wel I t h: s, qut t e honest l y, t hi s r s
a wonder f ul pr oduct . Ther e' s no
exagger aEl on necessar y. I t doesn' t
i em- i r ' q r i pl i er ht f r r l l r r mochani cr "l
r ar svr r ur r f vq! .
f t ' s a mar vel ous machr ne. Desi gned
t o be bet t er t han t he l ast one and
bet l er t han t he r est .
JOE
( smr l - es
)
We t end t o asr ee.
(
t hen )
So, have you f : _gur ed out how t o
wor k "The Wheel " r nt o r t ?
LYNN
We know r t ' s har d, because wheel s
ar en' c r eai l y seen as excl _t l ng
r echnol ogy even t hough r hey ar e
t he or r qr nai .
DON
Technol ogy : s a gl i t t er i ng I ur e,
but t her e i s t he r ar e occasr on when
r . he oubi ' c Can be e- r oar r or i on a
] eve] beyond : I ash. I f t hey have a
sent : - ment al bond wi t h t he pr oduct ,
My f : r st j ob
I was r n- house f or a
f ur company wor kr ng wi t h an ol d pr o
copy wr r t er . A Gr eek named Teddy.
He sar d t he most r mpor t ant i dea r n
adver t r sr ng
i s
"new. " I L cr eat es
an r t ch. You si mpl y put your
nr aAr r af i - +l l o- ^
-
f i hl
^a
pr esu! u r t l r l l gt g aJ o
^11t Ll
L) I
cal amr ne l ot i on. But he al so
t al ked about a deeper bcnd r o a
pr oduct . Nosr al gr a. I r
, s
deI : _car e
bur oot ent . SaI , do you mr nd?
Sal vat cr e t ur ns of f t he l r ght s. Don t ur ns on t he pr oj ect or ,
t al ks JVer t - t s wh: r . As he speaks, he f l r ps sl owl y t hr ough
t he sl : - des. They r ncl ude hr m asl eep on t he couch Chr r sr mas
mor nr ng wr r h t he kr ds. He and Bect y wr t h a newbor n, SaI I y on
h: s shoul der s, et c. They ar e snapshot s l n l umr nous ccl cr .
EP#S113/ P113 BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The WheeL" 8/ 13/ 0- l
AA
DON ( CONT' D)
Teddy r ol d me r hat
-
n Gr eek,
nost agl r a means l r t er al l y, "t he
par n f r om an ol d wound. " I t ' s a
t wi nge i n your hear t , i ar mor e
power f ul t han memor y al one. Thr s
i c nat :
qnr coqhr n
r t f c r J- i mo
f J l l vu q r yqvEDr r *t
|
_w r u ul t r . u
machr ne. I t goes backwar ds and
f or war ds
/ r or r or qoq f ha
ql
i r i oc\
' \
And i t t akes us t o a pl ace wher e we
aci r e t o
qo
asa' n.
Har r v
i
s or zer r - nme
wl - t h emot l - on as t he ni r : i r r r es
f I i n hv-
- he
_ l y t J.
- r r L
ot her t wo men ar e t . r ansf i xed on t he scr een.
DON ( CONT, D)
f t ' s not cal l ed "The Wheel . " I t ' s
cal l ed "The Car ousel - . ' r
( beat
)
I t l et s us t r avel t he way a chi l d
t r avel - s. Ar ound and ar ound and
back home agar n. A pl ace wher e we
know we ar e l oved.
The l ast sl i de i s Don and Bet t y ki ssi ng on New Year ' s 1955.
r i o, =7- i nat
t t n- H^r f v i - : koq n=f ht ^
- l - ^^^^ - - l h- q ht q or r oc nr r i c r eq! ! r r y uy
|
! r a! ! r eG^uJ . r ! ) u I GJ>E>
,
wt pgo 1- _p Er v sD
,
pu L5
' uhem back on. Sal vat or e l ooks over at hr m. Don f l i ps : _t t o
t he sl r de. Ther e r s a car nr val canooy above t he pr oducr .
Bel ow i t r eads "Kodak pr esent s The Car ousel _. " Don cl i cks
anot her sl r de. I t ' s he and Bet t y wi t h a newbor n. Don l eaves
t he sl r de on, t hen t ur ns of f t he pr oj ect or . I t , s dar k.
Haf - f V nOW f D I I V
- - , , - - - -
t *^^-
- ^^' ^r
n^
^^- ^
r r n : nd ae\ zae
t he r oom. Sal vat or e Looks at hi m sn: - f f 1r ng. Don savs
na- l - r - nn
hl ". a
I I r yr - r r =
^^ns
^n
. Fho
I l aJ=L h6^DI g
l ook at each .
- 1l g
l \ VgAA ! gVl
ot her , t hen at Don.
DUCK
Good l uck at your next meet i ng.
32 r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - DON' S OF' F] CE - ( DAy 4) 32
Don
r s: n
hi s or f r ce, pack- ng up hr s br : ef case, dr i nk on hi s
desk. Ther e i s a buzz.
PEGGY
/ t n i nt or ^nm\
Mr , Phi l l r ps r s her e t o see you.
Bef or e Don answer s
/
t he door opens. Duck ent er s.
Ep#s1r 3/ pL13
Bl ue
pr oduct i on
Dr af t "The wheer " B/ 13/ 01
. +
UA.
DUCK
DOn/ J har ze f n r ^r r r n \ r ^r r
I , m nOt
: l nno
He
EP#S113/ P113
ent er s wi t h Pet e, Sal vat or e,
SALVATORE
f t was beaut r f ul .
PAUL
Congr at ul at i ons,
Mei n
DUCK
They cal l ed f r om t he
cancel l ed t hei r ot her
r ncl udi ng DDB. That ,
vi ct or y f or us, i t , s
ct vr i t zat r on.
Bl - ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t ' , The Wheel - "
g
/ L3 / 01
4r .
Ken: nd Dar r ' l
Kommandant .
' i
ai - ' l - . " m] - ^. .
LvppI . t r r Ey
mool - i nac
q
nnt i r r cf i
J
se e u
: r r i nt nr r r f nr
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*
*
*
Don gi ves
a r r t t l e smi l e.
pet e
and Ken go t o f i x dr i nks.
S AT, \ / Ar l 1' PF'
i ' t n: qt i nn\
God bl ess us, ever y one.
DUCK
We al so have mor e cel ebr ar _i ng. Mr .
Canpbel l , her e.
your
f at her - i n- I aw
cal l ed. He, l I be r n bef or e
^L- . i
^+- - ^ vl t ! ! D Lr [ d. b .
KEN
I ' ve got t o get mar r i ed.
Fet e of f er s Duck a gl ass.
DUCK
No t hank you. I , m good.
Duck passes i t t o Do: r .
pet e
r ar ses hi s gl ass
t o Don
DON
You know what
pet e?
f or you t o t ur n t hi s
homer un.
PAUL
FJof
q
nn r r a' l l
DON
Cl ear asi l - . You know
Young g: - r l s. What a
makes i n
t - - her r
I i ves
f r ee.
PETE
I bel i eve i t does.
I ' ve got a way
account i nt o a
t r l - ' ^ L. . , ' , ^ +L
- !
-
wr l v ! uy5 Lt r dLi
di f f or onno i r -
t o be bl emi sh-
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BI ue
pr oduet i on
Dr af t "The WheeI " 8/ 13/ 01
414.
DON
We happen t o have t he per f ect
wr i t er f or t hi s.
peqqy
Ol sen.
Ep#S1L3/ PI I 3 BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The WheeI " 8/ L3/ 07
42.
The ot her men l ook at each ot her , Pet e l aughs'
PETE
That ' s f unnY.
DON
You don' t t hi nk she' s uP t o i t ?
Fr eddY Rumsen and I have bot h been
i mpr essed wi t h her l nsi ght .
PETE
Fr eddY Rumsen.
KEN
I f r can wei gh i n- -
PETE
\ l ^ V- r r
- ^n
t
t
KEN
Come on, t hat Bel l e Jol i e t hi ng?
Pl us,
You
shoul d have seen her r n
t he boct h
Yest er daY.
She was l r ke
Ki nseY, onI Y she car ed.
PETE
( shr uggr ng r t of f
)
St oP
j oki ng
al r eadY, wi l l
You
Don?
DON
Excuse me?
Paul shoot s Ken a l ook.
PETE
Thi q i s mv f at her - I n- I aw. He' s
expect r ng t he ver Y besr , I ' m
expect r ng t he ver y best
'
l i l ot some
I r t t l e gr r l . He' I I wal k away.
DON
You' I I have t o gi ve back t hat coPY
of Ayn Rand.
PETE
T) - v- r l know how har d I wor ked t o
. ' r ot - t hi s aceount ?
: v"
DUCK
Who t he hel l r s she?
PETE
) Fat - t v r s n1- ) - o\ t 6n a d^ht t r t r i : aY
, t vl j : : D : : v
she' s a secr et ar Y.
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Br ue
pr oduct i on
Dr af t
, ' The
wheel , ' B/ 13/ 07
43.
DON
Donar r I
- "aaJ
.
Peggy opens t he door , ent er s.
DON ( CONT' D)
Mi ss Ol sen, you ar e now a j uni or
copy wr i t er .
your
f i r st account
wi I I be del i ver i ng
Cl ear asi l t o t he
spot t ed masses.
Pet e shakes hi s head. He can, t bel i eve t hi s.
PEGGY
What ?
PAUL
Don, t act sur pr i sed.
Peggy l - ooks ar ound.
nFn^r t
I s r h' s r ea l I r r h: nnon i n^? _*_r J r - ut / t / Er r r i r Y j
DON
yes,
i t i s.
PEGGY
My goodness.
NN I T
! vl \
*
( smr l es
) *
Wel come aboar d.
*
She cakes a hai f st eo t owar ci q r ' ^n n- r av- r - , ^-
qhal r oq
i t _
-
- ey
evwu!
- o
LUI ]
/
o* l er s nef hand. Hg
PEGGY
I wr l l do my si ncer e best .
DON
Good t o hear . Mr . Campbel l wi l l
br i ef you af t er t he hol r day.
Pet e war ks out r i ght past her .
peggy
st ands t her e awkwar dr y.
^F
^.
PEGGY
v_
- JUf Se.
DON
Th: t I I I ] - r o : ' l l
Pi GGY
Thank vor r . Mr Tf r : nar
- - - \ 4. . r l J
vg, ! ! ql / . ! !
.
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She wal ks out .
BI ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheei " I / 73/ A7
4 3A.
Tr p#e11? / Dl ' 1 ?
LJI L LLJ
r - amnbe
f f e sr Lr t / ^
char n of
Duck st ar es at Ken.
' j nav
i +
Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel - " I / 13/ 01
44.
DUCK
, r h- ni I I
t r r ^r i f f r i l . r o
-
s sr r LD u I t ! d, l t t ! I . . J- a
command.
. 1- n
l - r o r l - r i n ehnl -
"
p- a
KEN ( CONT' D)
F{: nnr z
f Fh: nl r qai
r z
' - *r r r =*' 1n9.
DUCK
You t oo.
DON
Happy Thanksgi vr ng.
PAUL
See you Monday.
al l st ar t t o l eave. Dcn l ooks at hr s br i ef case, cl oses
33
r NT. STERLTNG COOPER - BULLPEN
_
LATER ( DAy 4)
JOAN l eads Peggy chr ough - , he
bul l pen. ?eggy car r r es a box
JOAN
t / i r r ct nhor l r i nn\
T sai r i r - on- r at . r ' r ' l ar i nne di dn, t
r ?
vvr t Y!
- - Ji t J,
uagl r u I ;
Paaar r nnr l q
' *: : i
JOAN ( CONT' D)
Al t hor t oh-
qr r r nFi i meq
r , r hon noani o ar i
I
Jvr r r e u_r LLU- wr r sl r y=v! ! 9 uc L
what r hey
' dant
r hey r eal r ze how
I r mr t ed t hei r goal s wer e.
( t hen
)
So I guess f can put you : n wi t h
Vr ct or Manny. Davi d St euben was
- - ^
^1/
r r r ed i
JOAN
Ponnl o h: t od hi c r , r nr l z
wV! n.
PEGGY
r.\h
/ i - hon \
T^I ; ' l l T r yat - ] - r ' ^
j noqq
nr r dc? vY! ! I I qg
L UL, . : _L. r _*J vq! uo;
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EP#S113/ P113 Fl t r a Pr nr l r r aJ- i
^n
4vsuuL- l . . . r r r
Dr af t , , The
Wheel , , B/ 13/ 07
4 4A.
JOAN
/ emt r qor l \
Pl ease make al l of
J- hr nr r ah D>i . l - ^+
! r 4qys L .
ptrr:r:v
C) f nnr r r qo
Jvur
t svucb L5
*
)k
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JOAN
peggy.
I know you
a 1i t t l e.
Remember , j ust
because you
now have
a door , dgl , t - f or get t hi t once you
dr dn, t .
Thi nk of t he or her gi r i s,
or t hey won, t t hi nk of you.
Joan and
! "SSy
ar r i ve at a door wi t h t he names
and "Davi d St euben, ' on t he door .
Remember rj;T
Jj.tJiSJ
rhar some
memos go on t he bot t om of t he
st ack?
Joan opens t he door .
"Vi ct or Manny' ,
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34 I NT. JUNTOR COPY WRTTER' , S OFFI CE - CONTI NUOUS ( DAy 4) 34
The smal l of f r ce cont ai ns t wo desks i
n t he cent er of t he
r oom, f acr ng each ot her . Vf CTOR MANNY, 30' s, sr t s at one of
*
t he desks, dor ng a cr osswor d. On hi - s desk i s a por t abl e *
t ypewr r t er , case open. He l ooks up at t hem.
, k
JOAN
Vr c }4annyr I ' d l - r ke you t o meet *
Peggy Ol - sen. She' I l be t aki ng Mr .
*
St euben' s desk.
*
VI CTOR
Ni ce t o meet
You.
Davj - d and I had
) t
a deal - . No meet i ngs r n her e, okay?
*
And no musi c.
*
Vi ccor put s t he cr osswor d asi de, st ar t s t ypi ng on hi s
f \ / nAr . r r r i or ?anst r nr i manoc 1- r r r i na f n hi r i o:
qhnnf i nn
n: i n
- ": : j I VLJ_. . Yg. : l Yt l u: : I
r n her abdomen.
PEGGY
r ao,l
i.'=|"'Sit5i
)
='.rr .
JOAN
Pr obabl y r he begr nnr ng of an ul cer .
PEGGY
No, I t hi nk I shoul d go home. I
have t o sEop eat r ng cf f r he car t .
JO.qN
i s r r 111' r o t r r r i no r n i i nd e t ^l : r z t n
! !
_vuu
! u ur J- r r ?g
- v
: : t t u
q wqJ Lv
go out and : el ebr at e, you shoul d
ask your secr et ar y t o cover f or
you.
VI CTOR
Ver y f unny.
JOAN
Happy Thanksgi vr ng.
PEGGY
You t oo, Joan.
Joan l eaves. Peggy wi nces, put s t he box on t he vacant desk,
r akes her coat and pur se.
PEGGY ( CONT' , D
)
Ni ce t o meet you, Vr ct or . See you
on Monday.
Fp#q1r ?/ Dr 1?
Peocr r r ^r :
- l
l r c nr r l -
- - J: j
YYg- Jr e vsu.
Rl r r e Pr adr r a+. 1
^n o, - . , Dr af t "The
Wheef " t r r l ( ?,
35
EP#S1 T3 / PI I 3
I NT. HOSP] TAL - EMERGENCY
ROOM
Peggy
si t s on t he edgr e of a bed
par n.
DR. OLf VER
,
4A' s
,
ent er s
?n
Bl ue Pr oduct i on
Dr af t "The WheeI ' , B/ 13/ 07
46.
_
( DAY
4)
3s
n l r r +^l - ' i
- -
] ^^-
/
Lr uLul t r ng
ner st omach i n
f ol f owed by a nur se, JANET,
DR. OLI \ TER
What can we do f or you t oday?
PEGGY
( unabl e
t o br eat he)
My st omach hur t s r eal l y bad.
t hi nk f had a bad sandwi ch.
DR. OLI VER.
Let , s t ake a l ook.
Janet st i cks a t her momet er
i n her mout h,
pul se.
Dr . Ol i ver
st ar t s pal pat i ng
her
PEGGY
Oh my god.
The t hermom. et er
drops out of her
mout h and shat t . ers
on t he
f i oor .
DR. OLI VER
Honey,
| ou' r e
goi ng t o be a mot her .
PEGGY
What ?
JANET
Do you
want us t o cal l vol r r
husband?
( del i car el y
)
Or your
boyf r r end?
PEGGY
What ar e you
t al ki ng about ?
Dr . Ol i ver and Janet shar e a l ook.
qt : r i c
f : l ei n- l - , o-
esJ\ r ar Y l l EI
sf nmr nh
DR. OLI VER
Now l i st en. We, r e goi ng t o get you
up t o mal er nt t y.
PEGGY
No. That , s not possi bl e.
Peggy st . ar t s t o get up. Gr abbr ng her t hl ngs.
over l n pat n.
*
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t(
She doubl es
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i cA
PF_L- t - V
( br eat hl ess
;
Oh mr r anr i Tt hr r r t c
yvs. r e l l u! LD.
The nur se hol ds her as t he doct or I ooks i n
hor or zoq
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EP#s113/ p113
Bl ue
pr oduct i on
Dr af t "?he wheel _' , B/ 13/ 07
41 .
DR. OLTI I ER
f t ' s gor ng t o be okay honey. I
want you t o cal m down.
Janet hel ps Peggy up.
PEGGY
I don' t under st and.
JANET
( yel l s
)
We need a wheel chai r !
An or der l y br i ngs a wheer char r t o t he door . Janet s: - t s her
down.
PEGGY
( wl - nces
)
Oh my god.
f don' t under st and,
i t ' s r mpossi bl e.
JANET
( t o or der l y)
Take her t o mat er ni t y. Tel l t hem
she' s t wo mr nut es apar t .
As t he or der l y wheel s
peggy
away.
DR. OLT! ' ER
( t o Janet )
I want you t o caI I Dr . Wi l son f or a
psychr ar r r c consul - t .
36 OMI TTED
36
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Ti p#q] 1?/ Dr 1?
F' 1 r r o Dr ^. l r r cf i
^- 4 Vsev e{ul l Dr af t
"The Wheel "
g/ J. 3/ 01
48.
31 rNT. PETE' S APARTMENT
_
Tr udy, Tom and Jeanni e
t he waI I . Pet e ent er s.
LTVTNG ROOM -
ar e
l ookr ng at
Ho,
q
r l r t r nl r
( Nr cHr 4
)
t he pai nt
sal npl es on
31
,k
nh
PETE
! r E! JU d, l - J_.
TRUDY
HeI I o, dar l i ng.
Tr udy goes r o kr ss hi m, he does,
I ooks at hi m. She can smel l hr s
I I ULI E.
TRUDY ( CONT'
( cover r ng
)
Oh, wer e t hey havi ng a
nf f i ce?
somewhat gl anci ngl y.
She
br eat h and he, s weavi ng a
D)
n: r i r r r f f l r o
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* FETE
VFq t hor o
' . ' - - :
hr - nor ur r e!
c wa> a
p! gpg!
col ol - r r : i i ^-
g
ur vt l .
TOM
Just t o be cl ear , we
. r - n. We wer e supposed
some br i dge
i n at t he
but appar ent l y, we' ve
col - or f or r he wal - I .
PETE
Oh. I t hi nkl shoul d
JEANN]E
( sweet
)
That ' s a good r dea.
. l i . {
- ^f
, l F^h
vl s r l v r q! vl l
f n
qar r oozo
f l of zi nnor f q
el
n i cLer i
^
I r e down
*
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*
*
TOM
Qt t r o r ocl - 1r h
awake I
at er .
l Vi : ko
qr r r o
\ r ^r r
f r ^
gl s
l vu
! g
TRUDY
( angr y
)
Daddy !
Pet e smr l es pol r t el y,
t hen wal ks t o t he bedr oom_ t aki na nf f
hr s coat and dr oppr nq i t on r he
r l oor :
behi nd- ; ; ; . "- l j ""i i . "i ,
embar r assed r eact i ons .
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Ep#cl 1?/ D] 1?
Bf ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The Wheel _" B/ 13/ 0i
AO
38 I NT. HOSPTTAL - WOMEN, S WARD
_
( Nr cHT 4) 38
Peggy l r es i n her hospi - t a} bed, r ooki ng a r i t . t t e dr ugged, bur
unabr e t o sl eep. NURSE wr LSoN, l at e 40' s, ent er s, wi i xs over
t o Peggy wr t h a swaddr ed baby r n her ar ms.
peggy
st ar es at
her .
NURSE WI LSON
Woul d you l r ke t o t r y t o f eed hi m
or we can gr ve h: - m mor e f or mul a?
Peggy says not hi ng.
NURSE WI LSON ( CONT' D)
Don' t you want t o hol d hr m,
sweet hear t ?
Paocr r t r r r nc hor ' l - ' a=. 1
! eYYJ uu! ! r r r l s! r r sau awc1y.
t hen wal . ks ou*' .
OI,i ITTED
r NT. TRAI N - ( Nr cHT 4)
The nur se st ands t her e a moment ,
39
4A
39
4A
47
Don si i s on a cr owded t r ai n. Next t o hi m, a passenger hor ds
a g- f t basket of or anges, peat - s and appl es wr l pped i n goI C
cel l ophane wi r h a r : bbon. l _L, s l - oud, smoky and- boi sr "i ous .
Don smokes.
r NT. DRAPER HOME - VESTTBULE/ FRONT
HAI L
*
( Nr cHT 4) 4I
Don ent er s, put s hi s br i ef case down, t akes hi s hat of f and
hor ds i t i
n f r ont of hr m i n hi s hands as he st eps r nt o t he
f r ont h: l l
qi - n
-
- - PS
.
Hel l o ?
DON
RTI TTV / N C \
Don ?
Don put s hi s hat on t he bani st er , f or l ows her voi - ce i nt o t he
kr t chen.
42 r NT. DRAPER HOME - KI TCHEN/ DEN
Don wal ks i n. Bet t y r s i n t he
f r l l - s a net bag wr t h pr oduce.
r n t hei r coat s wat chi _ng TV r n
- CONTTNUOUS - ( Nr cHT 4) 42
kr t chen wi t h sui t cases. She
SALLY and ROBERT ar e al r eady
t he den.
EP#S113/ P113 Bl ue Pr oduct i - on Dr af t
DON
HEI I O.
BETTY
What ar e you doi ng her e?
SALLY
Daci dy, ar e you comi ng wr t h us?
BETTY
r r ^
he' s not . Daddv has t o wor k. t \ u, l t g
-
t t vu. uauu-
( t o Don)
But you can dr i ve us t o t he
st at . l on, I haven' t cal - l - ed a t axr
He wal ks over t o Bet t y and l ooks at her .
DON
I ' m comr ng vr : - t h you,
She l coks at hi m, conf used, but not angr y.
BETTY
ReaI J- y? You ar e?
DON
voq T r ^r ant r - T' l ' n: r k t ho
( l ooks at hr s wat ch)
We' I I get t her e bef or e mr dni ghr .
Don l eans i n and kr sses her . She seems sur pr i sed, smi l es,
st r okes t he back oj h- s head. Don goes over t o t he kr ds.
DO] ' t ( CONT' , D)
Daddy' s comi ng wr t h you.
The kr cl s
- . 1
t
j mn
1, n
ho ni
- l zq
t \ em
bOt h up. AS he bUr f eS hi S
"Yl
f : no ' not r . r oon r hom For i - r :
' l
nni r q r n amai ' an: l
ur r l r ' Lr eLL
I
"The Wheel " 8/ 13/ 01
4 9A.
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r N' r
nt r i DF- Q HOI , {E
D. - : r
.
t - . nr i q : T t he
r - n hi s hands.
Bl ue Pr oduct i on Dr af t "The WheeI " B/ 1- 3/ 07
<n
- FRONT HALL ( r i r cHT 4) 43
f oor oj r he s: eps, exa: t 1y as ber or e, hat
DON
He l - ] o ?
( a l ong beat )
Hef f o.
Ther e' s no one hone. He wai ks over t o che st ai r casef hat
hand anC sr r s down on t he st eps. l l e pul } back t hr ough t 1, . ,
d: n; ng r com, l cavt ni hr m al on? o' t t he st eps r n t he dar k r r o
empt y hcuse.
FADE OUT
E}ID OF SHOI' i
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