HEAVEN CAN WAIT

by

WARREN BEATTY

&

ELAINE MAY

6/28/77

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KINDS OF WEATHER.AND AT VARIOUS·TIMES OF DAY.

HE BEGINS.WITH AN INJURED KNEE -- THROUGH THE

SHOTS_.HIS..JillEE--IMPRO'lES UNTIL-.. .IN THE.· FINAL SHOT

IT--HAS OBVIOUSLY HEALED •

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8 ·EXT •. RAMS' PRACTICE FIELD - DAY 8

The L.A. Rams are running plays. No body contact.
Joe Pendleton, the .quarterback, wears a red vest. I
. The TEAM OWNER, the HEAD COACH and MAX CORKLE, a
· -tra:iner, -wa-t-ch. from--the-s.idelines as PendJ.eton executes
an impressive pass play'.

-What?

OWNER.
Mmmm . .
' ' .''•• _· (to Head Coach) '
____ ·you want to~start him Sunday?
)---- '- . '' '-·- ;:. =':-.~- .., - HEAD.COACH
And put Jarrett on the bench?
., ..:. .c,.:c . .:.:._:__ ,.:. ____ --.coRKLE::c . : .: · ·.

•✓?- · ___ ··. -.- . . _.· _ _ ·-·-· · ·-- __~-=:1:~.1_e.~'?!1_'_s___l_oo~~:1•~- r:~l good •
. . . -: ~HEA1) ~CO'ACR '' .
. . . __ __ __ · ·----,You-want:- to t-elL-Jarrett ·that
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.. · (to ~ead Coach) .
_ __ . _ ___::Wnat;: a_b'()ut-·-Pend-1:eton.tcs -knee?.: -··· -- -- .
HEAD COACH·
' ' (to Corkle)
.. :rs he on pain killers?
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' - -Ji-HEAD_:COACli
j .· ' 'Muscle· relaxants? ..·

. . ·- .. /CORKLE
'' '' -- ··- ' ' '· ..... J~_OpEl. ·.
. ·. . · . ·. ··. ·,.:_,,. HEAD COACH
··.r··d.'tkn
· .... on ..... ___ ow:··.··r· :.,--,, : · never. saw
· .some.thing .like.. ..that heal •,,ithout
surgery.
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·9 EXT. PRACTICE FIELD - ANOTHER.AREA - DAY 9
The practice session is over and one of :the three or
four NEWSPA?ERMEN on the field comes up to Pendleton •

.JOE
Hi. How ya doing? . I

NEWSPAPERMAN I
-:.OkaY--:--:---H_ow,~-s- the- knee?
JOE
Terrific,
. . · - -----· - NEWSPAPER."1AN •
- ---~------- --- ·:--"-What~-d-•ya:-thirtk -6-f . the Rams '
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JOE
Terrific. I t:iink. 1;re 're gonna
make it to the Super Bowl and
T t~nk___:~~-•z,_e_,gonria_w±n~ _
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NEWSPAPERMAN.
Ho, but off the record, you think ·
you got a chance? ... ··-· ··-
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JOE
-Off--the--re-cord? ---I--thi:nk·· w-e·•-r-e·
·"gonna--mak·e ··"i·t"·to-----the- Super Bowl
and I think we_'re gonna win.
. - NEWSPAPERMAN
• -What---d·o--you-t·h:!:nk--of.- your
competition?.
_________________________ JOE. _________ _
Jarrett must be good. He's .
. b.een first s.tring a long time.
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-yeah;:-but-1,hat-about-you? ·You
think yoti' r~ r~ady _to start?
---- JOE
;of.f'_ ·the record? I think we're
gonna make it to the Super Bowl
and _I th_ink we' re gonna wi_n.

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12 lNT. JOE'S TINY HOUSE IN MALIBU CANYON ON THE SIDE

OF A MOUNTAIN - NIGI-IT · 12

Joe is in the living room, watching 16mm game film•

on his wall, surrounded by elaborate exercise equipment,
..... ...: : _:eking. ou.t_.a..song on •h"is--trombone. CORKLE oan be HEARD
PUTTERING in the kitchen.
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.CQRKLE. (o.s.)
. ··-·-·--··,·-··-·:-:...•. :~- ···:=: :·:·:·.,N<a:,,w-,-tha:tc':S:=OZte..-=cup·. or· powdered
·· ·· ··· -......... ·:· ........ liver., ...two_tablespoons of whey;
. -·-·-·-· -- ·· ·,:_.__i··..:.one__.c.up_of--sp1-nac·h.-.. and- a cup
of milk? What do I do with this
shit; put it in a ~lender?
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··· -:~: ::_ . -~ ~ ~- .. ---:--:-:_~-·.'._ -··-· _ .... _cc=JOE, . . .. · ·
. (.still playing)
•··· •· •··· ~.::~.•-,· •·•··-·":-·. -· ··,,-.,-.c... Mmmm,;..hmi!m>.nr.··•: ··,····:c·- • ···· · · ··· ··

· Corkle enters the room carrying a b.irthday cake with

a ·single lit candle.
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J. U\.J,,,tJ:,:

(singing)
Happy birthday to you,
· Happy bil'thday :to. you, ....... .
-· - · ·· -- '. :c.... Happy-·oii•1in:day;- dear J oooooe,
""\ .Happy birt_i_ld~__y__ t9: _yo_u, __ _
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·Al2 EXT. JOE'S HOUSE - NIGHT Al2

Corkle gets out of. his car and approaches the front
door~ He carries a box; He starts to ring the bell,
·- .. __ lis.tens .._to. ..the_.SOUND-from ins.ide the house of Joe ·
. playing his song on the TROMBONE. Corkle tries the
........ ______ ·-··-· ,··-~·•-.·fr.ont:_.do.or.,-.-0pena--i t and enters.

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.· -Corkle' moves to the kitchen. He lcioks int·o the living
.......room and sees Joe ·sitting, playing his trombone and
••-·=wat.ch1ng=l6nmrt'ootba1L:•fillns--that he •·s projecting
--~ ---:::::;-_:-:::;::---;-== :_-::~g~izisj;;,.,,~#RJf_=rr.om ,;a_;pruJector at this side.

Cl2 INT. JOE'S KITCHEN- NIGHT Cl2

Corkle·puts the box down·ori the counter and starts to
__ :C>~Il ±:t ,__· :He_ list~ns. tq_Jo.e .:playing .the sour notes in
....... his .. );oz:ig__,an!L,r.eacts •..,- _

Dl2 _ INT. JOE I S LIVI_NG_ ROOM -_ NIGHT . .D12·

<:j . . . Joe stops playing,. reverses the film, puts it. back on
7-:'-·-·-··:-.-- ---forward--and-:watches· intently-·while drinking from a
,.··-·'large . gla:ss•=tilled . with ·orown ·1:1.quid.

· El2 INT. J:OE'S.KITCHEN - NIGHT '

El2.
_ Corkle, unwrapping the box,. looks at the half full .
: ·:::...':, .c:· :m1lkshake:::c:onta1ner
on the · c-ount-er ··next· to a blender. ·
...... ·-··-•··He-pic.ks..-up-the--con-tainer-,and--sme-lls- the-- contents, .
makes. a :Puzzled_ face .. and. tas_tes ..it .... Wi.th a terr.ible
noise or· :disgust, he spits it into the sink.
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Joe •loo~s up at the noise.
CORKLE 'S VOICE
Jesus ••• I
JOE

·--CORKLE.

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JOE
You all right?
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·coRKLE I
--.Yeah-----excep.t--I-'m poisor,ted
what the hell is this brown
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:r:t•s mostly liver _and whey and_ !I

CORKLE
·Liver.and what? *
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--------------·---------------------- ---------- __ ,., ___ _. ,. .- - - •c·co·.-•J.OE_ .__ .- -_ -
. Whey -.,. and flat _yeast -- a *"
--- -------------•---· ---. -_---.-·----- .. -·- -··----litt-le-Pro-t:e.in-pcwder ---.bean *!I
· curd -- .spinach mold and alfalfa.·
-coRI{LE
_ _ _ ·. (to himself) · _ .
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Joe starts_-playing again and ~atching the film. Max

enters with a small cake and one candle on it.
·CORKLE
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-- ~Happy- b-L-rrthday-to~you ;·;; "-happy-
.-;--bir.:tildaY: _to you .... ,sand-so on; ...
JOE
- -- ·· --Gee-.-Max,'-I-,-d-idn't -think anybody
· .•knew. ·

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· -Well _-- _I hope you. got a lot more -
comin • ~ kict: <
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--·m,;- tilows ··out ·the candle· and- looks at the_ cake for a
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-_ JOE
(continuing)
You ·know _:,_ it's funny for
any other busines.s I'd be a
young ma:n;•

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12 .qONTINUED: (2) 12
· CORKLE
Yeah· but look at all the fun
you have. You get to goto bed
-at t..en. o-' clock -- you run three
hours every morning -- and get
.... _ . :.._t.w.o.. hour.s.. of-hydro-therapy every
afternoon -- .
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.. · · · . JOE·
... Your nee lt botherin I . you .again?
. . -.· ... CORKLE ·_ .
..~-;.. ,you-csc-an' t -eat -anything· that
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_ . _ ::'. _ .... ·. ·c._ -,~o_9ks .11,K~c_·fp.od :::-- you. have to .·.
· .. . · · · ..· tape up your knees to walk as far
. ---- ---·- ······- ---.-····---·- ----~--as--the--bathroom----you get shot
full of cortisone ·and butasolamine ·
.three t i.'lles. a week and you haven't·
. been out with a girl in eight · ·
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-J.OE
Your neck's all bent
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.._.-._..:.::.. _. __:_.:__c..: ·-··
-- but you do get to stay home
·---~:w±th-a-lr-yo=-n±-c-e--exer-c±-s-e ·
. . equipment -and y·our ,. footbalJ: f iTus0

- - -an~-that goddam ~axophone --

JOE
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· ····· · · · ·-C·'mer~----r '11··-ri-x-1t --
. · CORKLE-
-. ::~:_,~_.;;;.,,~~wb:l cb .y..o.U-ha.Y.ue.v.er.. ye.t.
· ·. learned to _play right-::- and
. ·a.ream ai:iout the Superb.owl --
····· .--· .··· . -·--· --··--·-·--···-' -"- ·-----·-····'-·-'· · -·-· .J:OE- .c .•... ·
-· ·Stand----st:xll·; ;wi11--ya · -- ?·
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. ·,,.:__ .. you-poor'-sing-le~mind:ed son
D ·of. a bit.ch -- ·
-Joe delivers a karate chop to Max's neck and -grabs him
in an arm and neck lock.
CORKLE
(continuing)
· Wait a minute!
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12 CONTINUED: (3). 12
JOE
Eelax.
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_ He jerks Max_'_s h_ead.

.CORKLE
Wait --
-.·,
JOE '

··Relax!
Jerk.
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Big jerk.

·. JOE_
There!.: ·

JOE
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Better?

'~- CORKLE
Yeah -- thanks. It always· scares
···ttie--shit out· of me· when you do
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JOE
.. , That's •.cause. you ..don't understand
_···----···· -····----···-·-··--·'···•- the_·llumari.. _body __lJke I.do.• ·
·- - CORKLE
··,.Yeah. Maybe you should_ be the
---·-- ___ ,._ .. ---···.· ___________cctr.aine.r and I'll.s.tart on Sunday. •
·-•. joE
··. -- ···· ··-·Tha:t+s- not· a' "bad .. idea ~- after
.. · ...... all"."'- -what did-you say?
CORKLE
Yeah ••• 'l·heiy •re gonna start you, *
Joe. Happy birthday.
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13 EXT. MALIBU MOUNTAINS - DAY 13

More exercise by Joe.
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Joe _leaves a solitary picnic site on his bike. It is

------ ----------- · _l<ia-d-ed-with--his 'exerci-se---paraphernalia, and he wears
his trombone somehow strapped _over his shoulder onto J
· _ -:c·:-::·-::-..•-his.::ba:ct:c .::.:·:• :c·•- :·:::. ·-:-.: :.:': :c_..c.:.-.-: ·:

15 .-.- EXT. MALIBU C-ANYON - DUSK.

···•·-~-. --_ • ···:,p:q~~-~c;l:aJ;s_·Jti:s_bike'.:.t.:p~a.ra--=the~b.e.ac..b.:,: .sur.rounded--by -- -
. __ ,, . , . ,,,_, .•. _,cctbe~cr,agg~.p.eaks.,.af~t.h=Ma-lib.u. :range •.... A few cars with
· their lights on pass.-. him going in the opposite direc;..
------- -------- :::-tion-.-·The-oc·cupant:s----not±ce··t-Jse··--odd bike and one of
: ··--: them-waves to him.- Joe waves back. Ahead of him, a
car enters the tunnel.cut in the mountainside. _Joe
pedals on, taking his time.-

16 EXT. -MALIBU TUNNEL OCEAN SIDE - DUSK 16 *

Coming frcm _the__ beach a gaily_ painted van turns -the
· · · ·-- · · ·· -- ·corner """irito view~ ··--rt·Ts followed closely by a battered
fl'e\ - -
VW with four. -surfboards .on- the roof and four teenagers
°/ :--· -- -- :-- ~inside .---~~The-----va:i1--·ne:s·· its--li ghts ·on; but not the VW.
-- - -- - - - --- Beyond;· we can· SEE the - c6astiine and the last light
___ _t urning:·'the----sea-~:tnt-o·: a ·st eaml.e s.s:::.s.lag •.. :
Still - ir.. the turn the VW attempts to pass the slow van.
· ····rt· ptills--out· for·a moment and then ducks back in .line,
· still behind •the van. ·
---The--c-ar--~e- "saw-entering-t·he:.·tunne-J;----a-he-ad ·of. J oe-··c-omes• .
. out. of.. it. ..and:-soon ..passes,..the-van and the VW. - The VW
pulls out· again and we - can -SEE the ·rour young· s-urfers, ·_
) __ blond and tarrand a little tipsy from a bottle of
": --~- -~:. .- Jug-win:eyhey::-:are p:a,1;,si11g _iµ-ciund._,_ ·They _HONK· and 1.ug
past the van going full out. .The van driver shakes
· ..... his_head+-bu.t..~he.. boys_ .o:nly .. laugh~and shout at hilll.

) 17 -_ EXT. TUNNEL ;. JOE 17

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-as he _pedals toward it nonchalantly._

l7A ... EXT. TUNNEL. - VAN AND VW _-- -

- They enter it side by -side, the VW pressing to overtake

· the van, but beginning to poop out.
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18 .EXT. TUNNEL - JOE 18

He enters it and we can SEE the lights from the
approaching van in the oncoming lane. He is quickly
swallowed up in the surrounding darkness. The CAMERA
..... -· ----HOLDS ..on._ the- gaping---lllouth- .o.f' the tunnel. In much
. less time than it takes to tell it, we HEAR the SQUEAL
- ·---- -- ------.Of---TIRES-,:..the...excniciating -SOUND of METAL SCRAPING
AGAINST METAL~ the CRUNCH of a body being struck, the .. I
··:·'-::::-:::~-::-,-·::.::-·::c-:-::•:f!ASP-of--METAL--TEARI-NG-UP-GONCRETE, all AMPLIFIED by :
. . ....the . tunnel to a HORRENDOVS CACOPHONY. . An instant .
· 1ater, sparks can be SEEN as. the van comes. out, scrap-
ing against the side of the t:unnel. It is quickly
. __ . __ followed by the VW, its surfboards smashed, its wind-
.. -,•,c·,·.--- - ,shiel;d-ccgrazed-cand-it-s-.::,front·--dent-ed··as·· it- skids ·out-·
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'-'" ,, > .~.~ pµshf::ig;;J::(f~-~:a_ijgi"eifi b:ili:e )ihea,d . of _it. . The black .. 0

·· tunnel is once a,gain empty,. but the SOUND STILL RE-

··'·-··-:: ---VERBERATES--through--it; -,finally· ·dy·ing out in FAINT· .
ECHOES among the-surrounding hills. ·
CAMERA SLOWLY MOVES into tl')e tunnel's blackness.
---
- ,_.Then,,-.~SLOWLY. ,THE.s-CAMER.A PUT...LS-MCK. out ct: the -black-
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ness-. We .SEE two. men walking out bf the mouth of the - ·

· · ·black tu..,.mel · ipto •••
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-- ~-There'Is a. be'at· of "sllence:ahd Tfght/ and then Joe's.
_ face_ emerges out of the glare, He is moving forward,_
... ------- .~.. "-- __ ..in-t.otaLs.1.lenc.e,--and~bes.ide-him, .mov1 ng at the same
pace, is JOE' s ESCORT. ·. · · ·
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__ ----~-The CA!\l:ER.LBEGL"IS_TO .REVEAL..:a __ f_eatureJ.ess t}.g.,
washed out-by light.· Joe suddenly·stops and feels
_ his knee, _·Joe's Escort waits patiently, as Joe
---- -· ~~:~--,- ""·-~~f-lex,as--t·he--'-lmee-,- ·straightens· i-t ; ·and-- does -a· couple
--- ·- - -·-- -.. . of' deep: kriee bends:; ; .-then the two begin walking - -
' -·-··· ·_ '-o-·again .•.-,:.. -~ ' -- - "" '
. - ' · "JOE -
(carrying trombone; ·
notices Escort)
• How ya doing?
,- ,~After a momenf, Joe stop~ again and looks at his watch •. · '! - ·.

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JOE
· (continuing).
My watch stopped, It keeps ll I
flashing the same time. I
just got.this.new digital watch.
---------- ----- - -But it must tie-broken--- it
gives ·you the hours; the minutes
•I
----------- ___ -_ ---------- -• ·arid everi the seconds, but it
_ _ _ must be broken because the same
-- -_-____ - -- ,, - -" - - -_ - -t±me-:ke'eps-=:i-1:ashing _on.,_
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- 21_ EXT. WAY STATION - ANOTHER ANGLE _ -___ •. · _ -_ -_ > ___ - __ • ·•- -21
-- --- _ - _ -~2).~udd~ch~~f~601-er4--¼ar~-and •~nishes -~d - th~
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~-=f-rg ;c-=l'rght=s-o-ftens'--s-o:-'tilat-'--we·-sEE the landscape. -
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(he laughs) ,· -
I 1 m_ dream:tng.

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He continues to walk and chuckle. -- Ahead of him is a
l\- ------- . ___ gleami_pg _- airl,iner,_-with_a..::silentc-.:r.ow. ..of - PASSENGERS
boarding. A third MAN holding a clipboard and wear-·
__Jng __a,__J?adge__that._s_ays ...!:AT'I'ENDANT!!.,.. st.ands in front--of
_,,, the_~pJ.ane.,,_,,oal 1 :!ng .the names--of,,the---Pas-sengers as ·
.__ ,- ___ they __ approach_and checking them off as they board •.
- :__ - - , -Joe •-:s·· Escort ~wears::a: badge that-says "ESCORT.'" --T"ne · · *
·----------- ---~---------:Pa-s-s-eng,ers: are --i-n-a1·1-:·manner-·or·-dress: _pajamas, hos-
---• _____: _____ pital __ robes,_~a racing ___car___outtit,. telephone_ linesman.,
dinner Jae~:~,, etc. ·
·····--,··--_··.:·.~----.. ·-· ··JOE ·
---- ---------- --------- - - --~ '----''l'his-·i-s-~an-'airplane--dr ea.in.
------(MORE)·

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JOE (CONT'D)
I forget what they're supposed
to mean. I think they're a
.............. goo.d_s_ign., .aren't. they?

EXT. WAY STATION~ ANOTHER ANGLE 23

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-- -- ·-------- ----- ---·---- ---------------• -""·-~---- ·--- ----------·--··- - .. - .
.. ··--···----· ---- ;., ~- I
The Escort leads him to the end of the line and walks
over to wait with the Attendant. Other escorts occa- I
.. sionally bring new arrivals to the line; ... then go . I
·-- -· over
. .
' .. .
to· the
. .plane
-••. .
and wait. .
. · ~-
.... •' ---- --- ·:·--_·:. -·.-· ~--. ·.:·· .. ·,,_.. -.--,_~,---.--···.:
;

........ --· . :.. JOE ...

· How ya doing?
The pas~enger does not. answer .
. . --·- .. -·· .. ·~--. - - ··:: -- --=JOE--
.... (continuing} .
You want to hear a little mui:;ic?
· ..:.:cc:...•: .•..c·: .. :.c::··;:;:..He:.~1,1rts:cth·e:.:..:tr-ombortec::aro1.1rtd'-his
.neck •and begins pla-y-..
ing his one tune. The Attendant and escorts near the
··········-· ---·P·l-ane~look·-·UP ~·-··A··moinent •later·, •the- song stops. A
· · ·· ··~·moment ·•af'ter-·~tha·t ;~J·oe·-appears ·b·es:ide them.
0

·•· · · JOE
· -·-···-·- ·· ·············-··· -·· ·- -- - · .· . . · (continuing)
•·.·-'-How. .ya--doing?.
. . . ~
)

ESCORT..
..- ... _.:..::=.:= ..::.·~--····-- . You'll have
-· Pencheton: .··.-
tc, v;ai~ in: line, Mr.·

)
JOE
. _ .. · ·-• ....... •-· . • ·:·:•.No; .. I·don•t. .This :i.s my. dream.
. . . ESCORT ...
··· .. :.. ··(-to· the ·others} ·. ·
:Excuse....me. . . .
_) ( he ,takes Joe
and leads him back
arm 's
to the line)
You mustn.'t. get out of line, Mr.
· ·.:::·Pendleton;····Really·;

--"24.. ~;··wA-Y-:-STA"TTON--• ANOTHER ANGLE 24

.He turns·and walks back to the Attendant. Joe follows.
(CONTINUED) .

---·----···- .-- ·---------------- ---------

__ .... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _._,_,illll!lllllillml!IBI
 24· CONTINUED:
JOE.·
Hi.

ESCORT
(he turns)
Mr. Pendleton, y"ou cannot board . ·
. before "y"o·ur·:turn.
-- ···-. • :·· ·JOE
. · · · · - · · - - : - : : . · · · · _ 0 __ ·-c:-:.-_~-·,•· ······•-.That's okay, I don't need a. turn.
· ·-, ·····•· ···That·1·:i".:::What-:--=:r:.came .over to tell
·.· you. I-' m ·not boarding.
I
- ---..-. ...,.._:. ~..,.--~~~-,--~~-:.._;.. __ ~- ·- <---~Es.c_QR'r· . .
k ····· ..... ·- .,~· . .:. ···-., .. · . •:• ., .•., ''''·~-=aon~t~'·tt14nk.ccyou,.qufte 'understand.
~- ·-·---------.. --~.----· . -- · -------- . -... - ·--~-.i'~is -"is not your ..ultimate
. , , _. des1{iriation;··-·-This~1s a Way .
.Stat ion. :I'hat • • • - · ._'
.. (he points to
··-··-- . . ·.. ·.···. . . the plane) . . .
· · ,.. ---,:--· --:--~ ·• - -·--'~:-··--.-:.--,:-W-!-1-l-take...,.y.ou.. ..to .yoU:r ultimate
.. _-~ . :: :~, ~:· ·• - :· · . <o .-·'destination;,.,_:. - :. ,.. ,· . · . . . ... . ·

. ···-··· -- . .-.

. ·-··-----------~ - -·-. ·· ·-- - ·- ··-"· ··· :'···'··::·EscoRT·•

. -·- -~---.··· -- .:.__, ·-·-
. -· --c:'-----Mr~...-,.Pend-letQn-,-I..!.m...,afraid .I have
· · ····· ·-·· · · - •--. not prc,perly e.xplained to you
the basis ori·which · this system .·
· ·.·•. :operates.
--- --------~···--
... · .. · ......._..,._..c....:
......... -··--. -·- He ··st"eps'--ror,ta;rd: •·~-:--'and •a-,-ihatt-•-O:f'....J:i.lind1ng
0
light ..
· - .· ·o earns. down-,.:.· - · · •·· • -· - ·.... , ·
. ·~.-- ··--- 'CCC ·-··- -·- •• ---·-. --· ESC.ORT
·- · · · -- . .... ~ . :( cont:trnzing}
The rules of thf"s Way ~rtation ·
· ..:. -,-. ·· de-ri v:e f'l:!om..yOur own. . They are
.. ·- _... the product of your own image
· and the . image of" those who share
your image.· And if you .violate·
·...·,the· rules,· if you question the . !f
unifying principles, you violate . !I
····--the..rules and .:i;1rinciples that ·. · ·
··.'govern your own vision of existence •
. (MORE)
· • ( CONTINUED) .
 24 ··coNTINUED: (1) 24
~ ESCORT (CONT'D)
Be warned you cannot change *
___) the rules of an order without *
destroying the order. Your own
--- - - -- -- ---- -·--order,- Mr-; --Pemileton, not ours. *
*
Our existence is confirmed by *
·.-------.------·---------------- ··;•·the-v:l::s±on-··of ·many -- not as *l! .,I
many as before the turn of _the
- ·-- ----- ··----·-· · -·-::-::cent'ury.,:pe·rnaps·c~-'but enough l!
. ·- s-till -to· be· here. - Your . . .. *
: . existence, Mr. _Pendleton, is a *
reflection only of yourself. •*
· :-:,-~uestion that image and it will .
. -- -,_--,--"ncCl!:lrrgfirceYiSt ·-· Disobey the
______ ._ .. --_ ------ -_ .,.- __,o._,__ .. ,,_.,.~-'"'"~c..rule5'..1t=.-is.~comprised •of ,and you-
. will shatter -its core. · You will
-· ·-- ··---· --~---------···-·- · .----------_.-~-------- --~~ ~rag;m~n~-y--o.u:r-:--p-e~rtg~·-··~ ~- -Pei1dlet9.ri,
. your own ess.ential self.

. .
{CONTINUED)
--·-- ••··•· ·----·---··--··· --·· - ....... ___ ···•··------· --- ---··- ---- ----------------- ---- --·----·------

- .- . --·--·- ··--· ·--

------ -----····- .

,__··.: --- -

·-· ····• ...

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\
CONTINUED: (2) 24 ·'
*
.There is a pause. They stand ·staring at him.·
· JOE
· · You wanna--·s"e·e··a ·trick? I do
. this to keep my abductor pollicus
-··•·. · ···-· .. · ·- _- --··-- cl.imbeI""-so--r-dtm·•J;- have ·any patter, I
I
·but... .
· -··-·-- ···· . :::c(he'c=:pu~Is::,a, coin
. . . ·,. :out,-of his pocket) .
.::.; •• - this ·"1S·i:alled·a thumb palm.
·.· Notice that I have a fifty-cent
. .· . · ·.. · piece in my right hand. It• s .
-·-~-:_-~----. -:~:~--~~~-:·--~_;_;:~;,i=~~~;-~!:.1~~;L~~Y
· · -(he shakes, his
-g~a;~~ ..
·--. -·-··..
·'.·· ····-c-arm) ··-- ·--- -· --·· •' ·. · : ·-·· -
· .••• , Nothing up my· sleeves. Now
· watch clos.ely •• ~ .. I _put this ..
.perfectly ord.inary fifty-cent
-------·---·--··----~P:ieo1= 1 n my~'land-.-ol-os-e·.it~ .·say
-.•...the-.J11agi0-c-wor-dsc:.'""'-""' abra -.oadabra'
_;... and •• , · · ·
·. _(he· opens his hand;
.. ..... . it is empty..).___ ..
---------.Prest·o··;;;.;;-it 1s ·gone. ·:rt' s a
~--- - - ·. . . . . · · ·- .· . -'i-~t~~&u~~~i;a.?Jeri:s:;~tir~~v.e
. ,... ,-., ---- - wrong, laci.ies and gentlemen •••
. ---·- -:.>C:--I--_-see~t-- .r:!.ght •• ; · ..-:- ..
·-· ----· -· ··-- · · ·--~e:..reacties-b·ehind···
thefirst Escort's
··· · -·-· ·•··--· .... ear ·and· pulls o.ut
.. · . . . the fifty-cent piece)
. .- ,···.;:-. ~--····here·•· ---
... •·c-r ,•
·- •- ·

. _. _-, '.There -~is __silence, ____ The.y:cs.tare--.a,t-him, dumbf'ourided-.

. .·., .. · JOO .
__ -:· i·=-::':::-E~-.: . . .·-· .· - -, : -----~'ma~' s---~h~n.i~1~~:}ik:I· know •. ·
... - - - . lie .1 ogs ·off' as they startd looking after him in silent
-- .-'·--d-_isbe l°ie.f"~--'--· ::.~,- --·- ·····

25 EXT. WAY STATION - JORDAN, ESCORT 25

0

- A VOICE_(l.ffi~--J.ORDAN'Sf speaks OVER the SHOT:

(CONTimJED)
 Rev. 6/2B/77

25 CONTINUED: 25
JORDAN I S VOICE .
Gentlemen ... . I

They turn as he walks INTO FRAME. I

JORDAN
---- -- - ···· ·· Ccontinuing)
. --------·----·. --··--· ·---····•··--·-
, .• the line---- isn't
. --- ··-··--·--··--·· .. -- ..
moving •.
- _.... --- ·-· ·- ··- -
- - .

ESCORT.
We.;. uh ••• we have received a I
new arrival who will not t.ake I

his place in• line and.;. refuses

~ - ·_···c...-·_...to.JWaid__::._:._~ ... ---····· ·-· ..

· JORDAN
·· -· ·· ··- · -· ··--- -·-- · ·,--Tha:f•s·1moossible.
(the same shaft of
light beams down' ·
to illuminate him)
. ----·- --- .... -- '..,._.You.:.Jiave-..:e-xp-la.lned·-,the..:..r.iles- to him?·
· ESCORT .
·Yes, sir.
.. - ···- -- -- . ---.--·-.roruiA.!'l
··- ......... - -
.
Quite
.. .
clearly?.·
-·· .. . . . . -- ~-- .. -· .
II
__ ,.,•, __
ESCORT
Y.es., _..sir . · . ·
. JORDAN
And what was his rebuttal?
. ::. --' : ..c . ··-· - - - ···: ··- .- . . · ESCORT
·-- - ·-- ---'--,------ -- ---:He--t-crcrra-c·o1n-o·ut-o f-my-· ear.

· JORDAN
J . Di,t he? ·.Perhaps. I should have
-- --·-- - ---·-~: ,'.-~:: a·word~:i,;it):l l;lim •
. :.. -.:.-........____ :.
26 . . . . ·.... EXT,
. . -~-- WAY STATION · 26.

) Joe is doing a series of rapid push-ups.

*
*
. 27 EXT.•..WAY .S.TATI.ON .... 27
The _Escort. steps .into a- ring of light and shouts, "Mr •
. Pendleton!-" -·-J-oe -lcoks-up,••Sees him beckon, and trots
.over.

(CONTINUED)·
 Rev. 6/28/77

27 CONTINUED: 27
··JOE
·Hi. Row ya doing?
. . .JORDAN
·'I
·. Mr;·Pendle·tori:· .• you.know where
....Y c,p ~re, cion '.t .. you?
. . ..JOE ..
.... -·-···- ·:::c:-:-::-··-----·-·· -:-::;:~a:1F=11i"e-=a'oe':'~-::CYeah~ .I'm. in the i
·· · ·C.mddle of· a really weird dream.· .. .I
· No offense.• · :·weirdest dream I
e.ver had.
-~--:·--.<- _:·:·· .~- •-.-----_.,._ .. - Es-e-C:>RT-c
... •·········- ····· -- --·-·· ·- ':•~· '·":·:-."You=s·ee'~the·-pr·otlem-; ·.
··· ·· ···-··- ··· - -···--· .·. -·····-·· )._ -· ' -- .... :.. "' -JORDAN
·Jo~."".·?· ..

.· .. · JOE
-· -··-···- · -., ..:...: .. --c~-.~-·-s-Y·e·~~". ·'-- ··- __ :, ....,-: ····

JORDAN .
I want you to look at me and
._.1-isten._v:ery_ca!'.e.f.ully··t:o .what:·
· I'm saying. ·

· ·• Oka,y.~:::-·
---·~----:He·-iooks-cat-J-ordan·;·--'·"'There-1s-a: pause; · All sound stops. 0

JORDAN
. Th~s is not a dream •.... Neither
··· .·_:~· :-· : ~- _: ; :..:...yours •• ;._::io_E:_~!l~'._: ~, ...~ •.. : ·
· · ~..:Joe-$ta-re-~a:t,·Jorda:rr. Hi"s ·sm.tle beg:l:ns to fade; .

· -· :=:· ;___ - :-~. ~·-... --f·- -:. ~ :::: Ccc,n.t1.n~~~.f:. . ·

· Joe •••. l:U'e has a special quality
•·· •·-····· • :,..all·-'-it·s -0wn ••• ca···s-pe-cial :feeling
and so :d.o ... dI"eams.. ,......But. you.' re
)
... ,.. .fi-nished with ,all that; . This is ·
. something else. ·. It has its own
sense of place ••• · and· time. You *
must be aware .of that. . · ·*
...... -· ..... ·. :· ·· (MORE-)· .·: · ..· . . ·- . -·

( C<JN;INUED) •. .
 rtev. 01~0111

28 . CONTINUED:. 28
JOE
Well, I'm not taking my turn.·
Because you guys aren't fair.
*
He jogs off',
- ·--· ·-~ -· ·Jordan··sta:res·-after bim. There is a pause.
..... -·-···--· ·-···-··-·-· -··-
....... ··- . --·
·----------.
·-· ·- -
----- .. ----•--·-· -···· ... ; ----·-··-····· --·--
···· - · ···· -- .......... ···--JORDAN
· - Check· it.
· ESCORT
·······-·· 1,jhat? .... --
·-·--·----·~·.:.··-··~·-:-:_ ~---✓ ---,;···_ . . ' ·--·-""'"'.,,._-

.. --. ·---- ·· -- · · ''·-· . .. .. · .· -·· ... ···-··· ·. -·· . ·. .·. ·=~. "-";TORD'AN--··· .
.';['11e. likeJinood o f_one .inan being *
·· · ·--- -· ·------·---·-··--------- right increases in direct ratio •
*
·to the intensity with which others· *
try to prove him wrong • . Check it~

29
ESCORT
......... _ .............................:.c....c:{.t.o..::Attendant:)··.=,·:·:.

~- _____ --. ____ . ___· ~~~~~~~~~~~wh!~:~=~h~~d~~s~;h .

., arrive .at.•-this Way-,stat-±on?·,

30
.. 'I'here is the SOUND of a TICKER-TAPE-like instrument.
(CONTINUED)

... ·.. -·--· -- .

 Rev. 6/28/77

27 CONTINUED: {2) 27
. JORDAN (CONT'D)
· I know that ·you believe me. Now *
will you take your place in line ·*
with the others. *
·,t

. . JOE
·-··· ···-···-· - ··· ···-···· · · < · • - · •·· Wait ·a m1nut e -- I'm not supposed * I
to· be here.
JORDAN
. But you are here.
*
·- - - l· . . JOE .
. .. ::...:=:.:'.~~:~'.:...: C • ··==:~._::c.±. C~·Then.'.y.ou.:'..g,.1y.s...'.made..'..a'.m1stak-e-. *
ESCORT
- . . .. - - ··-- -··Th:ts··-rs··-reall.y· :!.nsuP:portable.

JOE
Listen.·-:--. anybody· can make a
.... -· ----·-·-·-··-···· ·····--····--~m1stake-.- •·· •-· ····-·~-·- ····· · ··
ESCORT
Mis take, indeed! .
. .... -- -
. -· -·--- . ···-·· -------· ---···--·-----.

~ . ..........28
?······· EXT.
··- ·····--······ WAY STATION

. ATTENDANT
. :, Uh •••. Mr •.. Jordan. • • we·'-re due-
····-- ·- ··-· · ···· ...-. ... _. ········· -~--- -·- •-to··-ta-ke-:-o-f f·-·pretty-s-o·on-·-and .1 .
• • • uh ••• noticed that no one
1s 1:16a.rd1:ng: ·· ·
JORDAN ..
· ·· · ······-·······- ···-···· · · ····: ··--.:-Yes·,,.,-r-know;--.T-have-the ·situation
·: . __ -1n--h-and. • · - ---· ·-'"-·
(to Joe)
·' . .. . · "Joe, if.y.ou don't take your turn,
·------·----·----~~:·::~·-:_-,:-_:_~~:-_~--~~;:·--·-· . --- ~::.~~_he·.-:-l_itie ____cari.not _move_ .:··· .J\lo .one
. . - can complete his journey. Do
.... -···· ... :.. -· -·· ··-· --YOU-,-think that I ·S··•·fair? ·

. _.· . . JOE
D :.rm not supposed to be fa1r.
If this is really heaven, -you' re
supposed to be fair. I didn't
•...ma.keL.the,..mi.s.t.ake.. . . - ·

c,- ESCORT
-~'j •This·is·-not-'.hea-ven· _.:, thi·s is a
'~..__I' Way StatI"on and there !2- no
mistake.

(CONTINUED)
~
 28 CONTINUED: 28
JORDAN (CONTiD)
(to Joe)
Joe, if you don't take your turn,
the line cannot move. No one can'
'crompi,ete--his"journey. _ .Do you
think that's fair?
- JOE --
. - " . . --· :_ - --~--1:-•-m- not-:=·supposed to be fair. _ If
-this -is really heaven,· you •re
supposed to be fair. I didn't -
make the mistake. *"
.....• ----- ----------
--. ----- . --> -- , ·E·s· co' R"'
-----,--,-,------ -··-·-:--·---··. ...... ·
. .

.- --- - - - - . - -- - - _'---'-'·"" _,,,.-<This·--,--is=not -heaven--- this is a. .: .if

Way Staticm and there is no
.. .•.. -- ..:•.. __ , ·-· - --
- _ __
mistake!';.·-- · ·--- ·- · *
J-OE -
__We 11, -_ I'm not taking _my turn.
- - - --- : '---~~~ _____ _:__:~,_~--Because_:__you-:-gu~-s-aren' t fair
, , you, just---wanna - J:-ook -good. --
He Jogs off-. ·
--- ------- --:=-Joraa:n-star;s-_after-him~-- There is a pause.
l/f1!-., - - -
-;;- - - - -- -- -- -- -- - - -- -, - -- ---JORDAN-
. 'Check··It. .· -·- · - ~

'- - ------ ·--- - -__ - ESCORT-- --

What?·
JORDAN
. _· :-=The rules of human :.nature .apply -* -
------"-- -- ;________ ,__ --- -------- ------even--rrer~One-of-t-hem-·sta:t-es - _- ii-
_ ---- --·--- -- _ . .that--t-he--probab-ility-of one- man,_- ·*
- _ ..- _ ·_ being right increases in direct
_ -- - - · · ____ -'. ___ relation to the ihtensity. with *
*
--- -- .:- .- - -_ ·:'~---:--: -'-,~---_ :--~•- ':{ri~-:t1~gh:~i/~I .-to· prove him *'
*
···- .... ·-·:···· -·-- ··------·····--·-··- --·---·-·· '"•··-· ·-

)
ESCORT
(to Attendant)
_A__ check-,,out,, ___ pleaae, .. on. Joseph
-~,-Pendleton. ,When is he due to
_arrive at this Way Station?

·- 30 EXT. WAY STATION 30

There is the SOUND of a_TICKER-TAPE-like instrument._
 Rev. 6/28/77 16.

30. .CONTINUED: 30
ATTENDANT
'Pendleton, Joseph. Due to
arrive at 10:17 A.M., March
2o_t1i, ....o-f_the ..-year 2025.
····-·····- ___ ·.· _The ....Es cort... s.t.ands.....f.r.o.z.en ..for .. a moment. • • then turns
·· back to Jordan. J.oe stands waiting •
. •. · · . · .· . ESCORT
I .:don '.t; ; : understand. It can't
be. I took him out just before
. the accident. There's no way .
---- ~L~
-- -•-. "-,.. --,'-+-+---
, . : •- . • ·-•·
c.-_that;,.cear:--cou:l.d
.~.;,-•
• .;,-••• ~.~-,----•
ha~~mj:si;ed h:tm.
-- ... ·. . .. .-... -···.· .·· ·... ·...,,.. --- ......,....... ·:,.··· ··,- -··:.·': :JORDAN
..... _____ .... :.. -~ . . ------(coldly} -, - - .
You what? You're 'not supposed
··to take him out before. You're·
, :.supposed to ..wait until the Outcome,
--- ---- --- ------- --- - - -~--~-~~- _-_----__;_-~_-: _-.-~-:~:,.~.Esco.RT-~: :
· ·---- . . . Yes; i krio1/.' But I was. • • so
- sure. Jl.nd it looked like it was ·
..
going to be so painful. ·
···-··- --- --·-·· ---- ----.
_: · . · - ·. -. · - . - JORDAN _· ' -· ... ·.
----------- -----.• ,_ -- ~:C..rs-:·th:l:s-your--first-assrgnment · as
· ,,._ ---· ,., -•·· ,·•--·an··-Es-c·ort'? --- · · --: · ··'· -,- ·' ··-· · · · ·

- JORDAN
: Haven't you- learned-the rules of
-.- ·:· -__ · · :· _:· -.· ·_ · _ · - · . -------,Pro bab ility..::ancL.Ou.t.c.cirie.?..... surely · · **
· ·· · ···-- · · you are awarl:l that every life _
and.death situation remains a· *
Probability until the Outcome • *
. · ·JOE
(jogging around
·-- ....-• -----._ ---- - . --_.-·th em
. )- -.·· .. -- · :. _.. ·
---,-Look.;.- so--he-·jumped-the gun.·_ r-
can understand that. Probably ·
.nobody but me could have gotten
out of that· alive. So put· nie
back where you found me and let's
·-----·forget the ·whole thing, okay?
·· · (he looks around) · · ·
) ·You guys can do anything ln heaven,
right?_
0 (CONTINUED)
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30 CONTINUED: ( 2) 30
JORDAN
.Joe, this is only a Way Station.
Heaven is th_e final destination,
which.,--.f'.ort.unately, you did not
·reach •
.. -·--·-··-- - ---- . <(to. Escort)
.·This man must be put back1nto his ;;
· ·-·.:c::·:::::.:::::·: :.:_'c::::--,- ·· _....... ·· .--· -: · _- :bo dy,.,-a-t·c:O·nce-.-----

31 - EXT. FUNERAL HOME GARDENS - DAY . 31

--, : c-c"-Joe=antthec'cEs·cort=en'tej,·:the '-garden and :stand near'
. . . . . _____ _ membe,r:s.,,9.t:,. the.c.,:t;e_alllc-and _.the ~-coaching .staff who pass·
.. --~~-~ 0

in front of Joe and the Escort as they gather around

-----~- ---- --'--one--of-:the-·f-lower-beds .,....,.. ·
JOE
·Hey, Max. I'm ba"Ck ••• Max.
- ····•.·; - - . --· ·-------· -·------- ..
They c~•t hes!s~~: Ml' •.·
·Pendleton •
. , ..:,_:.:.: '- .:.:..:-.:Cork:i.'e'"±·s'-th'e·-'1a.'st~6-p'as·s';-·.:.He':glances ·furtively
""'"', • · . · · back toward the-others ••. waits, then turns back and
:J--,,-- · ----·::---says ,···
, .•:softly;:-;-:; :~ · ~ . - : .:- -_ : ~-~-•-·· ·· · ·; , .·.·•·
_ ........... _. . CORKLE ... .
-........... --· ... --·- --·-·-··· - ' - -a:._,__J oe_.___._.I.....h.op.e_.y:ou ___.J.lh_, __.: '
. . . · . (he glances· over
)
-,·-· : · -c:1r.1s·-snoulder)
• • • I hope they got· the best
·:.:.::.::.- .:· ·: '°'cf.ao1;·ball team. in Ame:r±"Ca-·±n
--------- ---- -- ----·---,-Heaven-and-I-h ope-God--mall;e-s you
f:l.~st string...
Corkle turns and walks away, revealing an Official . · ·
·=---~--- .-.,c. --~who"'turns~and,'-with a small · si·lver ·shovel, · scatters
•·-ashes.:ove,. ~the··=r1ow.er bed~ ··

JOE
· . :.·;--:-Hey I --,where's. ; ; my body •••
u ·· , where am I? . · ·

ESCORT
· . (staring. at __ the ·
_Officia:l)
Oh, dear. What will we do .now?
 Rev. 6/22/71

32 EXT. WAY STATION - JORDAN, ESCORT, JOE - DAY 32

JORDAN
.Cremated.
(a pause)
I see.
JOE
· ~r+m not-·gonna have any injuries,'
am .I?
.. --·----··-· ·. ·-··-------- ····-- .. -·-------·-···---·· ·--·~~-·- -·•- ....
- .. -- ·--·· ···------· ... -- . . ... ·-·. --- -·-·· ·- ,.: - . --- ··- -·--·-

'JORDAN
- Joe··•· ...• ·... ·

.·. JOE
.. • ·. :· _ . ~ : ·L·..c·-··-'----,··..,.··--'-'--.;.._-·-"'Becaiise'·t!.m-1>laY-+n-L:-Sunday.
---·- - . ----·.-·•· _. .. ___:··· .. -· _. --- --.-. -- - ..'. --·. _·.-·. __ , -- .. - ___ ..,·.:__ _. . . -··-···
. •,

. . ·· . . . ·JORDAN
--· ----:···:----· ___ , __ -,- -·-- -~ - ,:c.. --·T11e- body ·you····111hab ited on·· earth
--- · · - ·- - · has. : been destroyed,
. .
•• · cremated; ' .
·.. JOE
. . .Wel-1--,---unc-r·e:na-t,e..;..mer~t-hat 'cs .a.11.
- -,.. :--You-·-guy·s-lliust~be'·'ab:le··to ·do
·something right; ·

... ... -· _ -·- _ _

. -----· - - ----- - . ·.We' 11 have to . JORDAN --
find you another
---:j- ---··· --------·-- -·-' :_-_]:>e>c;y__:!;l!lll_l_~q~aJ;.E1l-Y•_~---··- ..
... ·;·-.-,-.:, ..
· JOE.
:.... : .-. Ar-e: y.01.1•-kida:i.ng? .

... · .. ... . __ . __ JORDAN . . . . .

.We can put you into another body
· as long as no one has discovered .
·-_:.:that it. is dead. .. .
.. ~•-•· -• .,;.~ ·-•-•-•· •··:••-··--~';• -~-- ·,.~----.••-·•··---:-•ec-- -·••-·- ··-.·-· .~· •-:••-•• .~- -~- ···•· ·-·" ·;--"··: ._..... .,.. ,. • .... •

· - --JOE····--
. Wait a minute -- .~ body's the
.- ........ . . . . . . one. I want.... I been training
----·- --·-- ·- ··-'--~·.--~-1t· -.r:or V.ears ;~.::.:, it.'.s. ~in: oeak
....... - -·- ···-·· . ---- -·-·condition and it •s -gonna· -- I'm
... _____ ...- _...- . - ~gonna. play .;Ln. the -Superbowl.-
·····. _Me. _ My body. __ -.·.
) ·-... JORDAN
· _Joe, we cannot restore what has
.been destroyed. I'm sorry.

· 33. . OMITTED 33
& &
A34 A34
 34 EXT. RACE TRACK - DAY
Joe and Jordan· stand by the pit area where a crew pre-
pares for a pit stop.
The car rolls into the pit. The crew rushes to it
_______ and..perf.OI'Ins._a: relatively .simple operation.

-- ... - . -- . DRIVER
(yelling to crew)
--SchnelJ.J.---Schne-11 ! Kein entritt
· doch deri machinafarben!
JOE
He doesn't talk English.
_· ·__ . · . · _ . . JORDAN
-- - - -- -- -·r -told you· he was German.
JOE.
Yeah -- but l thought
(yelling to driyer
as car rolls--out)
----- -------- ----- ..• Hey:-~::-you-taik any English
-- ?
JORDAN
. ... . . - . -- ··- -·---· .
We can't be seen ·or heard, Joe •
--·---·-·· -- -- -· -·· -·- .. --·· - --. .

JOE
-·------J:··-don-t-t--want-to-tallc·German·.
SOUND: HUGE CRASH •.
··- - ----··- -·-··· -----·---- ····- ... ----· -·-·--· --·· ---- -.
· The pit crew runs off.

35
Joe and Jordan. stand· near small group of people who
.. ----·-·ifre. gathered around a:· greased.::.up c:l.istance. Swirr,mer .
a
. ----- - -- -- "-~-Jo~ook~closely-_· at· the. Swimmer, admiring his phys- .
· --- ---:1:que·--·and t;az·nlng~:-t;o·---Jordan-with a "maybe!! expression.
. . . . . .
0
- - 7l'he--S~iii.uner puts on a white swim hat, moves to the
~--~-water-,~goes,--in--ankle deep, turns and blows a kiss to
someone irithe crowd.·_ PAN TO the spectators and a
_ BEARDED MAN who blows an affectionate kiss back to
the l3wii.uner_and waves_ fondly.
·Joe looks~·over_.a:t ·-Jordari with an expression of injured_
rebuke. _Jordan nods understandingly. ·
 EXT •. WAY STATION 36 *
Joe and Jordan are walking. *
JOE
Listen, Mr. Jordan, none of these
_gUJ[S. c.ould_go.. two minutes as a pro
quarterback. I'm not taking .any·
_of __ th.em •... I
•. 1

------'-··•·~-----~'--· -····-JORDAN
Jcie; it might be some time before
· we find · you a body you would fit .·
perfectly .
.. -- - ····· ·.· ·..... ~-- -·-· ·-- · -·JOE ··· · -
·· ----··· -------------------.-_._.,,_~n~•·t
. ···- -··-·· - ........ -.- ······-- ·-- ·-·, -.
- .
I __ t:ake~a~ tempor.~y .body? ...

. ........... -- .JORDAN·-·
I suppose I could -allow you to
take a body that you doh •t really ·
fit ••• temporarily;
··- --···----- ..-.. ---··-····•·· . ·· · ._ .. -JOE----- -- - . ·
. _. • . ., Hey r:; : ·You got .anytiocty:. • :!.n
- Los Angeles? I'd like to keep an
· . eye on the Rams, ·
....
····· ·-·
- ..···-····· -· ···--
··----..·- . ·-·····--· -·· - ------ -·--·· .-----
.,

Jordan stops walking abruptly. He.turns to Joe and

-----smi-les•,-· ·--Joe- -looks puzzl:ed--,-then--h±s ·eyes bug as he
· · ~g:tanc--es·'over=-·Jordan'·s···shoulder·; The SCENE has CHAUGED ~

37 *

38
- --~--- ·----· :· - ·--·- -- ····-- .. ·_· . . . .... ____ . _____ ·-·· --· ---~-. •·-·' _. . ---·· ..
They are standing in front of a large and expensive .... ·
-,--- ·.-·1ooking· hciiise: .... A SECURITY GUARD waits beside the
·front-:- dooJ;' ;_ ... Jordan beckons to Joe and walks calmly
: .... :c.,.-'-.'.....pas,t.:.J;h.e_gu.ar;d,, ..through the--door, and. disappears.
· -- - Joe--f-ol:-1ows-h1-:rrt-ent"att-vel-y; ·muttering a r~ew words
of salutation to the guard (who cannot see him), at- ..
···tempting··to· open ··the door· (which does not move), and.
· --,finaTly-wi~h--some hesitation, following Jordan through
. the wooden.:door, he, •too, disappears.

39 ·- "INT. LIYING ROOM OF FARNSWORTH'S HOUSE - LONG. SHOT - · 39

-~-- JOE :AND JORirA:.t:r·rw B-~·a·: --•··DAY-.•

. _The house is ·1avishly furnished, _luxurious with the

· · . imp'ersonal _and relentless],y uni form elegance of. the *
rich. · · ·· ·
 Rev. · 6/28/77

A36 INT. CIRCUS TENT - HIGH WIRE ACT (PROCESS) .. A36

The PERFORMER is preparing to go through his act. Joe . I
and Jordan stand on the high .platform beside him.
····-··· C .. •.JORDAN
(pointing it out).·
. I
···-·-·--·-·--· ·-··----·- ..... .... ----1ncredibly--graceful. · 33.;. I
but in perfect.conditio_n.
----·---·-·-----.. ···---------·--------·- -.- .. --- - .. ·-- ... - ·....... -.-------·-------
-- --------
.· . . ·.····· ...........JOE .
HeJs... too_shor-t •.. He 1 11 never see
over the line •
. . -······-- ...
. H3o ·· ANGLEO~THE.. E11!BTY,WI$,c.ccc :___ ._

INT. crRcus·:'l'ENT - HIGH-WIRE PLATFORM (PROCESS) .

JOE
. Listen, r-".r. Jordan., · none of these
· ... -··-··-~- . .::..c• ...:..guy·s"-'coirlcr·go-two·:·zninutes as a pro

~--·. ·--·--··- __ .____ ---'--'-'

• ::-!":" ... -
fu~r~~~~~~: ·.
• --' ·- ·-·-~-. ••• - .,.... -:- ••••••
Can t __!'._:_
_. -----··
I

_._ ... ,...:,

~ocik in

37
-----~----..----·- -- ~--
·3s- . '· "EXT: FARNSW~R'l'i! .HOUSE -- · jQE ~ JORDAN - DAY 38
) .. -··- --. ·· The.y..:.are-s.~dirig~in front-of ·aC:·large :and expens·±ve ·
· · · ·· · ···- ·'-:-~oo-king-hqtrSe:;-'· ·it-SE0URITY:-UtrA1UY-wai ts beside the
· · front door. Jordan ·beckons to Joe and walks calmly ·
·-- ··:- ··· • past ·the··ouard; .thrciugh -the door, and disappears.
·•- ... :~Joe-1.'ollows-hinrt-entat±ve'.J:y·,-·muttering a few words
J · · · of salutation to the guard (who catmot see him), at-··
. tempting to.• open the. door.·. (which does not move),· and
· .finally with some hesitation, following Jor.dan through
the wooden door, he, . too·, disappears~ ·
-···- ---· •.' ···-··· ·-·· ·- ... -·- ·- ·- _. ;.. . - ' .

INT. LIVING ROOM OF FARNSWORTHis HOUSE - LONG SHOT;; 39

.JOE AND JORDAN IN B.G • .:. ... DAY.
·The house is.lavishly·furnished, luxur:lous with the
imper.sonal and relentlessly uniform elegance of the
rich.·
 Rev. 6/22/77 20A.

40 INT. FARNSWORTH LIVING ROOM - JOE, JORDAN - DAY 40

SISK crosses toward the library ca.l"rying a tray of
brandy and glasses.•

··---··---
.. - -· ·----·----·---~-----

,.
-- .. -~. . . -'·:· .· ~ -

>

·''

)
 Rev. 6/ 14/77

41 lNT. LIVING ROOM AND LIBRARY - DAY 41

·Joe follows Sisk into the library. Sisk sets the tray
down on a table, and. goes out. Joe gazes around the
room as .Jordan enters and crosses to him. There is the
SOUND of QUICK FOOTSTEPS: JULIA and TONY c;ome in ..
•·· .. :.~ Both-are-t-ens-e--and···extrerne·ly nervous .
. .
. ··------ -- ---····--··. -· , ... __ :. -·- .. - - . - --·-- ..... --- -----.- .
JULIA
· · - ·.-·:·::--·-· · · -- :.:· · -- ·- ·-· · ··:·:=.G±ire.-=me:::::a::dr±nk:;·

.TONY.
Don •·t drink. ·
· · · . ... . .. ~.:.:'.. ,,,---~,- '·'.::..:J_Ut!A:~- ..
··,.. ~Y.O\L·,hatec,me.. ;_.,_._...,
C'. • • ·cc···•··-· ··
•••· ·-·· · ....... •·•·• ••..•,, ••. • ·-TONY· · -,· . ..
· :· Doni t be ridiculous, darling. I ·
just .don It think riow is the time .
for you to drink. And leave the·
.. ~:_______ _ -···-~- _·: .. :. ___···_.·__ doi:i~opj,m.... ~-thec.llloI!e.cs.er:vant s
· .... ·" . ,-who.•.,see.~us., ..the .stronger alibi
: we ' 11 have •••
. . ... J~
- · ·.. ,:.::. :: ·:·:.c: ..:::::c:... :.:.::.... Aliof-'fa±=-whii:'-ei····:Who::_are they? .

, _ ·-·- · ,_ -·-J·ordan···1gnores-the·proceearn a-and-examines · ·

.. ,·.. , ..... Bible ··on a' starid-·beside the ~ookshelf. ··· . an open
, .. ··-· . . -
.. ··- _ -· ·- ··-··- ......... · · . . . . . -- - - J,ORDAN-- ·...... .
Farnsworth' s wife and his .
> · ·.c onfidentra:1- secretary;
·· ··--···· - ·········· ······· -··· · · ·· ···-- · · .JOE·····,···-···
.-... --: ... :.. - ----,- - - ----How-o-ld--1-s•-thi-s-guy..:.Fa-rnsworth?
JORDAN·
~) About your age. ·
. .. ..: .... , .· JULIA ...
. . ........ We CC>Uldn.• t help_ it' could we, .
Tony?
D TONY
No. Julia, it would be best,
if you didn't unravel now.
JOE

()"";
.( j·--,,..
Who's Farnsworth? • Where is
.he? .
(CONTINUED)
 Rev, 6/7/77 22.

41 CONTINUED: 41

JORDAN
Upst_airs-.

• JOE -
---- Kinda run down, huh?
~ __ :, · • .JOP.DAN
__ ----~--_____ -- _____ - • ___ • --'--''---·y_ou-mi-gh-t--s-ayc-that-_,ye,s. ·
·-··~·..-.-·.· ____ ,._: .·.-:· ... · - ..--. ·.: .... -- ··•.·

JORDAN
(slriiles)· ·
• -J"ust-as-you~~:l:sh~-~--- ··

-INT. LIBRARY - DAY 42

- --~-Jara.an· go~s ·out·:-''-·ioe· r~ii;ws:
ti"'\
'?--· ---------------. ---- -- ------ ---- .....--. -.----_ ..... --- . ----- - -____ .... ---- ------- .. ----
0

113" ±NT·; A LARG~_, 0RNATE BATH;ROOM -~- JOE, _JORDAN -- DAY 43

_______ .• : .. --- -- ---The--tubc-1-s-o-rers-±-:ired.---Jorclari"··and· Joe stand beside it.
They are looking _c;l.own:at. ....:s.omeone in the tub.
-_- _ __ _ _ _. _ _JOE... . . -- _ _
."
____ ....:..... What- 1 s- the matter with him?• He
- --- --------------- -----'-·can·1·t-even·~keep"·his ·eyes. open.
JORDAN
He's been drugged by,. those two - *
------ · -- ---,--- •--c··· ~-aowri"stalls.....::·:.:.yo.u-'---see--how-- -h-e-' s
------ -slowly sliding_ into the water? -
----- In-a- very short-·time·.,·· he'll
___ drown. ____ 'I'his __ is_a....murder. -

JOE
- .Forget it.
 44 INT. BATHROOM - DAY 44
Joe dashes through the wall. Jordan shrugs and follows
him.

-· ··45· · -·INT. UPP-ER··HALLWAY ·- JOE - DAY 45

· · ············ ··· · · _:. ·-runn·ing··pa·s t· two-·maids ( CORINNE and LAVL"tIA) ; who are
watering plants. ·

. JOE
. . (to the maids)
Hey! Get a doctor! There I s .a· ·
guy drown;ing in the· .bathtub I
--········-·-··-· ---,-,- ... ---··--··-····· - - · · ............
....•.. ..CORINNE.... ,... ' '
;c,·'·"'·'-> ·.' . ·- .. ,, .. ,c·.,· ... ·.,.·
·. . · · (to Lavinia) . · · . . .
·· ·,· ·· - ···•· -·1-,--thinJc-I'·m-overwat-ering• this.
···It's ·dead •
.. . · · .. . . , ... · . : . . . .. LAVL\lIA · . . . ,- ..... .
. .. .......... ·-· . .. .: ... ,_.:.~. ...,.:.:c.._:::.so_.i:L:is- .-'-we.Il.,..c.i.t..!.s.. ,only... .phlox •.

46 . . . INT. LIBRARY - DAY 46

····-. - ... . .... ......
-, "

····· ····-·· ··Tori:S,-Abbott··and-·JU.rni. ·Farnsworth are present.· Joe

~ · dashes through the wall and stoos short, staring at
. J.. ·. ·: ·... . . -. ..· ···. ·-·-:them~
....... there.·'·:a.e]~lancei:;
. ... .. . . . ·to
. ....:his'right
. ... . .. . .... ;·. . . 'J"ordan
. .. is already..

Jordan· nods , .
· .·•· ·-· ··- .... ·.. ···•·- · .· .............. -·-······· ·---- ,.. - ..:..JOE ··•· ·· ..
.( continuing} .
No kidding? .. They 're murdere!"s?
)
· · • - 0 ,: , . : •• ~
0
-,·ifordan--s~its-.· ··He ·pays little· ·attent:i.on · to the follow-
. · ·· · ing,:.ana..:~gnores..·each ·new ·event almost as though he
----------. ._.~XP. ~-~te_d_ it. __ -•··· __' ---~. __ .
· JOE
j (continuing) .
They killed somebody and now
they're just standing there,
· l.ooking lilce anybody
,... else.
· (CONTINUED)
 46 CONTINUED: !16
JULIA
I'm glad we.did it, I wish he
were awake so he could know what
was happening,
TONY
-Try not---to go overboard, ·Julia.

47 .- INT. LIBRARY - DAY

. ·. . .

- --, · JULIA · .
-- -----:---c__-,_-___-_ :_:-:-·:~·-:--:-::--.-_-_-.-__-_. -)i~~;"1a-i="a,..::",/iai:l.fstic, _lecherous
son-of-a-bitch .. Everyone wanted
-· - --· him-dead-.- -.· ·
JOE
·That's.some terrific body you
_______ :~ ___ _,:pi_c~ect:f.9r me·---~--~ :~ ..
. .
JULL6.
·I should be canonized.
.... .\

48
----- _--------------------·-- __:_TONY____ :_-·
.Perhaps ~ dripk. - ·
- - • -fhe-go·es·"to--door;
-- --- 0

opens it; calls)

· ..... -- ---- ·· ,,_-,-Si-sk. - What 's going ~-_on---ou t there?
. SISK . -
. : ( standing irt foyer)
) .. Sorry, sir. It's that Miss Logan
- .. . -. _ -.•.. •~-',here -again to see --Mr. Farnsworth; ·
JULIA. ... --,

TONY
·. _No,· no. It's_perfect~ A perfect.
alibi.
(calling)
(MORE)

(CONTINUED)
 48 CONTINU-lill: . 48
TONY (CONT'D)
(he clears•his . '
throat)
Show her in •
. (to Juiia)
.......................... _... ·. Excuse yourself when she gets
..... here and keep Sisk with you.; •
. . ... ··-···-·- . -•----···- ,·- . ..::..to __establish~our whereabouts.
·JoE
. I.'ve had enough, Jll.r; Jordan •
.. · .Let's get .out. of here •.
··-- .· --·:-::·, _;;_ ·.
-~C,-..-
.•,~.;,-· --'.-" .• . . . . · · · ... trO'fil,lfN_; · · . ·
.•• · · · · - · · · . - • . . . . . . . · .. ·. •wllo • ' • not move}
• "' •• C ··( ·a.o·es·
... . ...... ; _ . : . .;. .... ::..: ·- ..... ,.... ,t\ll.. ~:!..ght.;:..J.oe.., .. if · you want . to.

j 9· , INT • LIBRARY 49
~.:... ---'-Jogc-st·arts_:_O'Ut;-·arrd··then-:-stQps:"short as the door opens
······ --·•·•and''Si•sk"'J.eads··BETTY:-LOGAN into'the room. She -is very
. -~_up.set and Joe -- and we -- are stunned by her beauty •.
She carries. a .petit_ion with her.
41\\
-- -- ·-·-····-----··········--··-·
. . ·.. · . ·. .
.. . . ..·. . .. . . •. "' • ·<)· . . • ~ONY .. ·. . .·.. ·. .
--- ··--··•··-•· ····-·· ·-----· - ···- ..,·
,

.:J···---·-··········--······ ··•··,-· ......,..Mis.S-Lo. .an.---I-m--Tony-A.bbo:t.t-,. 0

· - -- -· .-...:.,cc. .. , .. - ·---=-- •··.•·=- -,c,'."'"_:,. . _Mr-•. :.Ji'a..I'!:l~worth-'-S-'-'-S·.ecretary-1 . 'And
,. ,,this is ..Mrs •:.farnsworth •
.- ........- -· -· . - .......- ... _ ...... · - - .~.·-.-~.·•JULIA. -··· ... · ..
. ... ... -C.to_.Sisk.) .... _·· •.
) I'm going.,. to the living room,
: )Sisk. Want. to .come?., ..
......... - - . --··· •>· , ··-
-·.-:"sISIC · --
.· · · ·: ' · · c·ertatnly,·,"madanr-;· - ·

50
· ·· They-go-:-int~,the liying'·room-. · ·Tony goes to the door ·
............ , ... , ..and cl.os e.s ... i t .• , .. •.. ' .......·.......
· JoE··
(staring at Betty}.
Look at those eyes. Goo.d
. •·.· •·· •· •· - • •·::··ea'l'd-iovas•cul-ar. · · ·
TONY
I'm·"So-rry-.- · ·Mr. Farnsworth isn't
down yet.
( CONTINUED) · ·

. ----- ·- -· .-·•···-······-·"• ·-- ···-··--·---·- .... ----- ..•...

 Rev. 6/2 2/77 · .·

50 CONTINUED:
.. BETTY
I'll wait .
. . TONY .
... . Would.you 9are to have a seat?

·........ _ .,. - ... ,_- ·. ____ · _.- . --- . -
•··· •· :.::_:.. .. , ... ·:::: ·.c::.:c::.:~,. ::::c:·.;_. :.:=. at:-hi•s=·o::r:r-1c e;·=Mi'ss:.:c~1·ogan •.
. . . . . . . ·.. . · TONY
·... Perhaps ·.you'd J.ike to· tell me
cc· -,·,c•,what.-itl.s. a.bout.
- - ~ - -"--,-a--------· --··· --- ... -··-· ·-·--···· ,..
··•··· ... -·· ... ····BETTY.
-··· ..:..-It!.. s-.about_my._fa. ther. and .the
· sixteen hundred other people·,
. who. are being forcibly evicted
.. from their homes in Faggleshain
.· · ·to make-way for the·proposed Exo-
-:·-otet'power.·plarit •. :· ·... .
TONY
~. Farnsworth conducts business

·~
-;?-- · · · ·· -· -·· -··-··
·., ... , ..•. , ·,~ "·
0 0
...: . · ·•··BETTY·
I•'-ve·· be·en.·to-··the·office, · '·He
·refused to see me.
. . . . .-
.. ···--···-· ··· ······· · -·-·-· ······- ··-··-· ., . .. . .· .T.ONY .
. •--,Then--I-,.s er•iously -doubt that ·he'll
see you ·here.
·· · · BETTY
· · He'll have"to. Because I'm not·
-··· . -_·:-1:eaviilg.

·_. ;.~ ·._ .- ...... · ··• ·-----·· - · TONX.

· ~r:beg·-:,,our··pardon-.· ·. ·..
··· · · . .·: 13ETTY-
.r .said
I-'-mnot leaving •. ··I 1 ve
. :_come eight thousand miles, Mr.
Abbott, to do something about a
terrible injustice that that man
--,Leo Farnsworth.;..;.. has perpetrated
-, -on-hundr·eds-·of··1nnocent .defenseless
' ·people. If. Mr. Farnsworth knows
what's good for him and his company,
· ·· ··,he·rir see me riow.
,, ---· .
., .. -;:;:,,_.-- .
. ( CON'1'INt':'"-
 50 CONTINUED: (lA) 50
.TONY
Is that some sort of threat, Hiss
Logan?

BETTY
. --··.
JOE
___• _~What ...ab_o_ut__that-, ... Mr •. Jordan.
--- She's got real nerve, huh?
JORDA:."!
· Yes, she does, Joe.
:;: .--·'"- _::. ,-~~:::-.- :.-· •·. ·: :_. - _.,._ ._._. ·: ..
·-------. ----·-····-· ---------·-----· .___ ._____ .. ______ .. '• .---=-·---. ··:·_·-.
{CONTINUED) ' .

'. ·---.
··-- ··
-·-··-··
----. ---·-
 '27.

50 . CONTINUED: (2) 50

BETTY
He never cheated a~ybcdy or
anything. • • in his life. He's
totally innocent.

. . . . . . .. ':l'ONY
.. -- ----- ------ ------: -- - -- -:--~or·'i::iourse ;·-- -They always are,
· .. · aren•t.they;'Miss Logan?
-- ------------------·---·-· -· ···-. ·;------·-----· -----··-----··- --- ---- ·-···-

- · BETTY·
: -My-·father ·on],y did exactly what ·
.Mr. Farnsworth ordered him to do •.
. -., . ·--- . . . - . ·-. ·._ -,-:· -~--:·:-,~----~·-_----..· TON:~i~~-~- . :_- .
· •-----·•· · - ·.-. · · - ···---- --· ·,"---'-~"-"~-,=·-Surely'--•ycu,-are•n-1-t-'suggesting
·. .- tbat Mr .• Farnsworth would be ..
·------·-·.--· ,--,~--:-:·--,invoived-iri ii.n--a-f'fair of that
----- -.-kind •. ·....

.BETTY 0,

. ------- -- ------------------~----<·-ve:cy-loud )--_-..,-- , '·

··::-My---fat-her'-'wou:l:dn •·t---lie.
JOE
..... __ ___ ____ __ -....:. ____ :::::::.c:..._Cto·,: _Jor.d.sm) .c.:.::::·..
~ . . . __ Great lungs.•
::J-----· .-----.·---.-·--··-----· .... · ·.----. ·.. -- -·~- ----·· - ~ -----. ---· ----------.. ·-· .
. . ·--- . ,. ___ ""··•·•-=•.•···•--', ... ,. •-·• -·· _ ..:BE.TTY-•.,,,
.And Exe-Grey is Mr. Farnsworth's
. qompariy :·-. · ······· - · · · ·

---- -- -- --- -- -- I'm sorry; MissTONY

Logan-, Mr.
·· Farnsworth .doe sn • t know your
----------------- -- , __ :~father, and he doesn't know you.··
. ' ...:----~--- . . .. . . ···-··:••" ..•., '" - ·---.

- -- ---·-- ·'- -;-c•.-:·::..BETTY-·--

He will.
j
__ -~:~::~:~:::-:-: __ ~-~·-:---__ ---~~-.: :__ ~: , _·_ i::::_:_.ioE:::~---
. I believe her.
_ . ,_ _ ___ ,,-_ ·. 'I'ONY .··
)
·He makes 1.t a rule never to
interfere in company policy.
···BETTY
Coropany- .. policy.,seems to have put
an innpcent man in jail~
-JOE.
·Good one.

(CONTINUED)

. . .
-----'----'---·--··- - ----. ---·--····--
 .nt:v • U/ ,=.v/. I I

50 CONTINUED: ( 2) 50
TONY
Is that some sort of threat, Miss
Logan?
. BETTY
••Yes.
JOE
•···-····-···--··· · ··-···--· · ·· ··· ·-- j'/hat,,-:about--:that·,:-Mt• •. Jordan,
. She's got . real nerve, hub?
·. .· ..· ·. · JORDAN
.re.s,.she
: .
does,Joe.
. •.·· .
·---. ·.·•.·-.··

· .. _·.,.:._·· ··:.····· .. __ ··-- ---· - - C •• - : ~ "· _, • _.J;OE. . ... . ..

I'd sure like to hei.p her. But.
•:-•·'if--I •gotta-be•-F·arnsworth ·can we
.. make it temporary?·
· · · ·.. JORDAN ..
··-· ·- · - - ······- ·-····· __ .:rf_:you:._!~sh.~ __
· :~,:.• -~·. *
., -~-- .. ·. •.•·•,_••• ,M,.·••,-... ••• •• • *
... . .• · TONY .·
All· right, Miss·. Logan; · You give
me no choice.
• . ··- .·,:·.::_. _· .. :c.:· .:,::.·.: ... ···- ·-'·tfra;iJ.:i:rig")'=··'·--: .::...:.: c-_··

:J ·- . . •. . ·-··· -·········· ·- ··-· __ Sisk ..

51 ANOTHER.ANGLE 51
-sisi:.enters"froni €ii;;;-iiv1~g-ro;~---
·TONY .
•· · ··--·- -· - · · ·· · :· Please··tell Mr. Farnsworth that ·
. ·······•···-··--·_--:-~·--···-~:... __ _:_:.Miss-Logan-is-her.e-•and-re•fuses
.·.. to .lea·.-e ...
SISK

52
) . ··• Sisk crosses ·the library and begins to climb the
staircase.·
JORDAN·
·•··-n you want to.help her,·Joe,
you'd better.hurry.
JCF:
Well,. it's. only 1:emporary,. right?.

(CONTINUED)
 28.

50 CONTINUED: . ( 3) 50.
TONY
I'm sorry, Miss Logan ••.
_________ .BETTY
.
What else is: in company policy?
... ·-··--·--·-· _______ .··- ____ •.. Embezzlement? -~_Arson? Murder?
__________ ,_ _._ __ ~ ___ __;_TPl"-Y.. ...r.eact.s_,_____· - - - · ----·-··
• ........ - ·-•----·---• ·•-----···-- .. . . . . . • . . . . ··•-·•·T·•

- •·-·Terrific!'

_. ~--_·::1:11:::(I< enters''from· the=:ri'Jihg room;.

TONY

~- ~---· ~ ____ ~ __;, _ ·-'-"- _ r~~~e~~~~--~~ _

.. · ... - ---' :----"-'··-·-'-·-·-·••--· :::_ .:.:·.-Please=-tel-l~MJ?...-Farnsworth ·that ·
he re _:~~ :-~~fuses

··-·--· -··- .... -SISK ..

..:: ·Yes-';·· s1~.

52 INT. LIBRARY AND STAIRWAY 52

... ·· . . .
. ··--····--•. --- '

· ·. _;, :' '··S1:s-k-crosses· i;he library and ·b·eg_j,ns "t"o climb the .. ·
·-·---- · _ _ stalrc8.S-e- . <·: · · - --· . -·- - - ---· :
,· JORDAN'
:-=~ ~::· ·· · ...:·.~,.:._,_:.c,.;,_it~_you .want to helpA1er.,. Joe, ·
. --•~--•·-··-· .:.,_ ----you1 d-betj;e-r--41.ui'>ry-. -.-
___ ·- - - · - · : •. JOE· · ··
· --- --~ ,Well,--it!s.--0nly~tel!II)orary • right? .·
J
,JORDAN
· · · That's. right, . .· ·
- -· ----. - ' -····.-- - - - .. ·.
•' '
'

· ·-·-··-·· - ·· · ·· ·-'··• :: ··JOE· ··'· · -'·

· • But ·1 don •t like this .guy'. ..·
,CJORDAN
··· Only Farnswo:i:'th •can help her.
JOE
·· . .Don. ',t ..rush:.... me .:
Rev.6/28/77 ··. 28 •.

52 C.ONTINUED': . 52

JORDAN
That's right •
. . JOE
But I don't like this guy •
. . -- --,•--'·-···

JORDAN
.- -····· ----•-Only:-Fa,msworth·:can'··help
. . . . . her.
JOE.
Don't. rush me.·

-- . \
 Rev. 6/7/77 29. _

53 . ANOTh'ER ANGLE 53
_ ·JORDAN
I
Once the body is discovered, *
it will be too late. · i

______ 54.. - - INT. FARNSWOETB '-S---BATHROOM~ '- DAY I

I
-----A::,cwet-,:c.,naked-::nand--Fea-ehe-s-out. Joe touches a towel.,
pulls it _ in _and rises. _We SEE him in silhouette .as
:he--wraps- the-- towel __ around_him. The trombone lies
-on: a chair-next to the tub-, Joe crosses toward - I

· - -·:JordanT·and--catches his own reflection _in a full- - _

____-_-_-_-_:·_:-'-_--_-_~!lg~_h_-,mi-r_r~F·_·-~H~e'--=-"s~_eca~h=im--'-cs~!f, Joe Pen·dleton, and··:
__ ______ ~ ~tops_, ;1.I} -.i?hO~l_{, _________________ _ I
- _,
---
--- -------- -- ----- ---- -- ---- ---- ----- -- - ---- --- ---- -___ -- --- --- -- '·JOE-·-:. -- · - __ ,_
·: Hey, -1 t •_s _l'!'.e • ~ie • I haven't
changed ••• look!
--'-----'~- ____________________________ SISK'_S _VOICE -
__ -___ Mr__Jj'arn.s:w.orth:,__a ____ ---

55 INT. FARNSWORTH I S BEDROOM AND BATH - DAY -

--··-- -· ··---· -· -· -- ·•--· ---· ·- - .. ---- -···· ··------·-----·--·-···--·-···- ... - ·--····· -

..-., -· _During t.he following, INTERCUT Sisk, at the bedroom

J ··----------- ----do·or,--ana-:J-oe-and-,:r-ordan-in-the-bathroom .
.,___ ··- -~,--. • =··---·--•-··-· ...::.. . - .• ·- ---· .-•. •: ··-··· c-c::· ,

•· - ·---- , - - - - 0 JOE - _
__ _______ _ -~-~~~ :_·_ ~ --~ ~~-"that·,·11_wLao_? ______ ~~- -~

56 - -: .ANOTHER ANGLE. ..
_------------·---- -- - .. --- --- - ----,---- ---- --- -----· -- - ,_ - SISK_ --- -·_____ - - _ -
___ _ _ _ (knocking)·
Mr. _Farnsworth~ _Are you there, -
· - sir.?

57
_ - ·•·c:_-'-JoE- -~-- ·- _-
) • I ·can it get away with this, are
you-- crazy?

~~
.SISK
(
_ __) - _ A;r_e you all--r.ight.,. Mr. Farnsworth?
_••• Mr. Earnswor.th.? _
 59 ANOTHER ANGLE 59
· JORDAN
(who remains, as
always, unruffled
and calm)
•·· Answer---him,··· Joe •
JOE
You mean.;. pebple ·-can hear me
· ·,--:.now1·:::::-···:~·.

JORDAN
Of ..course.

60 INT. BEDROOM - ANGLE AT DOOR TO BATHROOM 60

·-·-···--·-··-·-··----·-· .. __________ - ______ -::;-rsx.. -____ ·
....ll!r.,.Farnswor.th., .. ,Is.-,e.verything
-all right in there?

fr ·. '"-:: : 6·1 -': :::·,_IJ1T ;''"BATHRO OM-•:,:;..C:J6Jf;'· J'o RDA.'J-'-' :: ::'- c:.: -

j ····.· , · :-;r-oRDAi'r ______ _

"Answer-him;,. ··'-:' -

·--····-···~----JOE.:------- ..
. . · (calls)
·· In·a:·•mino:te;- ·' ··

. - ----6e:.2--INT~--BEDROOM---.l\1{-GC:.LE-AT-DQQR--TO-BAU'HROOM · 62
.. SISK
Very- good, sir •

.•. . 63 INT. .B.ATH.ROOM - JOE, JO!WAN •·· 63

-~JOE
) ··Hey. It works.
.... _.. . ··• JORDAN . .. . .
· Of course. ·Inwardly, you haven't
·. -chang·ed.. You 're st.ill J.oe•
Pendleton. That.'s what you anci !
see. Outwardly_,_ yo.a.'r.e Leo·
Farnswo.r:t.h •. :T.hat.1 s .. what everybody
else will see.·• And hear. •. · ·

PICT L iii
 31.

64 :ANOTHER ANGLE· 64

. ·Hesitantly, Joe opens the door. Sisk stands staring

·at him. There is a pause. They wa'vch each other.

..... A Miss Legan is here, sir.· She

:------,-----··-:-, ..---·c--•·-·-··- -·-:--i-nsi-sts ·upon..--s·eelng you. Shall
I wait to dress you?
.. -.. -- . ------- -'------..·--- ...... --------·· -·------~-----·

64A
· .· :;iisk
-- crosses to . a dresser, gets out underwear.
.-~
· ·'

,Toraan foll.o.w1L~in:t0:..J;.he_bedroom •
. JOE.
(to· Jordan)
. ..... . ... . . _Wait a. minute, you mean I'm
. · ---~- .... ------ --- - - ·----~ •·gonna··-soUncrlike- this ·guy ·no•·
~j.. · . _ .· -.m~tter _how I!a_:1:k?._ _ _ ,.
·~-- . . -. , · •••·. . -·- -·__::•:.. ...;c:•· - • ' •-····· ··•
· · · · ... · ·• · . · · 'STSK .. ,·. · ·. · .·
···•:::... '-·-- : ... -••· · : · :;: :.:~:,-I-~:b,;g:y:our pa-rdon ,11ir, Farn_sworth?.
JORDAN·
) ......( gesture.s)
· You see?.
------~-- ·-------------~'---'-·· -----------~-~1-0E-·- - -
.•.. :....•.,., ______ . ·.. _J>the:w ! . Terrific!
·-··
··- -· SISK· .
_ _. -·..: - :.. :-~sir-? .. . ·.

JOE
' :Terrific.· .
.. ···-- -----. -·- •... .. ·.
_
. .

) Sisk approaches.Joe, stooped.forward Slightly, holding

out the underwear so that Joe ...can step into it·. Joe ·
backs up slowly as Sisk advances. He gives a long look.
·. ·-·-to··--.Jordan ·. to the underwear
- -· . -- :, -- --··-···--·-····. ···•···
' __
and back
. - . -· . ·- ······--.-"" . . .
to Sisk. ·.

) .. . 65 .......INT. FARNSWORTH LIVIN.G ROOM - DAY :· ·. 65 .

0 · Abbott wrests a bo.t.tle of Scotch out· of Julia's hands.
(CONTINUED)
.,,
 Rev. 6/7 /77 ~,:;.

65 CONTINUED: 65
JULIA
One more sip.
TONY
Dar1in~-;-.c--not·-now; · Julia, ·
listen to me, dear ••. ·

JULIA
·· --·- ···--···· ·· -····-··- ·· -·· - ,-,·~:Yout:re·,:s:orry you;:.have me. You
··,wish he .were alive •. · You hate
me.
. TONY .
···--·-·--·· ,- ·· ··· ·· · ·.-·,·· '·J:dl1a;;:·;••plE>as.~_Jfsten,.

JULIA
·• Then•·why··don 1 t you say•·it's.not
0

true? You didn't.say it's not

true.. ·

··---- -----·--·- __ ., -------- ---· --

. . . ..... . . ...
. . .. - . ·.-
. :...• It).s,.•not.:.true... I-•don 't• hate
.
.. ----· -- -~----.. -- _; __=.._rrt·oi.'rv.•
.• --·,--.~----- .. -

· · you. Julia, this Logan- girl •

. · is a Gods·end, don't you
•.. :·······.undeI's.tand? .· .. P.ic.k- up .. ! The
lflJlt,._ .... ·-· .. -··•··--···· ....... Fountainhead , ..arid ·pretend you I re
7-··· .....:. . _·- ···'-·, ,~ ... .. re?ading,

66 ... ~NT •...FARNSWOlfflI :SEDR()OM.'."'.' JOE, JORDAN, SISK - DAY. 66

Joe is wildly oveI'dressed i.ri .a.white polo playing
.::. ,~:::·out fi,t-;:·. .•·-.• •. . •
... ·······• .. •,a·-··-----·· ··--······-··---···-·-"---· ··•-"-·· ·..• .. :. --·--··-··-·· ..
:....:._ .. Sisli:...:opens.c..the.• wardrobe, .. revealing• a closet ·lined•
.with all sorts of hats, caps and head gear.
-·- -- SISK·-
: i~And your--·11eimet,. s:i.r? if

JOE
······ vlhat?

SISK
. Your polo helmet, sir.·

.JOE
Ah -- that's. what this is. · Do *
.. I-play -PO·lo?

SISK
Not really, sir.
(CONTINUED)
 · · Rev. 6/22/77 33.. *
66 CONTINUED: 66
JOE

·SISK
(crosses the room,
•·Opeas-··the·door ).
Ready, Mr. Farnsworth?
. -··-·:: ·::·::.:-:.·::... ---.. . ·= ·: · -· .:::c.-;:.~·.::c...: :.:·:.:.:::-::- :,:·:.:·:::::· :~
_ ..JOE :··
: ... :<Ready.·

-68 ... INT. HALL AND STAIRWAY ... LONG SHOT FROM BOTTOM OF . 68
·--. ·- -- . STA!RS
; __ - DAY -~~'-'-------,----··-----·-·--
.·. -. .

.. ::· ~Joe. de;cend;~ -b~g1~ning hi~ life as Farnsworth, with

- Sisk· and. Jordan behind him, ·

69 INT. FARNS:WORTH LIBRARY~ DAY

.. -·· ._· ..... .:.::..

_ ... :::::::·:::.~ ___: -~--- ···-- ·-- .··--··_. . _.·.·;~~_::::sisK·-·__
.(announcing as Joe
·- ·-···
· ·- ·· and Jordan come
through)
. · :Miss- Logan~ :sir_.:
. .. ..• ,,L. JOE..:.... :.:
.· Hi. How ya doing?
~-Siisk::eilt-s-,-c losing the
- ---.. -·----- . --doorc"b-eh±nd
--· - - .
hinr. ·.
~

BETTY ..
·· · I'm not· lea~/ing •. .

JOE
Okay.
· BETTY ·
.. -'Ana·riothirig that you say. can
· will make me leave until I have
told you exactly what I think of
\ ) you and giv.en you.. .a .warning
. . ...(MORE)

(CONTINUED)
 Rev; 6/22/77 j4,

CONTINUED: 69
..... .BETTY (CONT'D)
_j A·warning Mr. Farnsworth,
that I and the sixteen hundred
-- and-forty-three- people whom I
represent and whose names are
-_:_-on--this---petition -- · .. ·
_ _ (she holds out a.
· · , _ - __ .::-:sheaf:=of -paI,ers
, _ •· _ with names) _
· -- are not going to allow their
futures to b_e determined by a
. pac_k of mindless· bureaucrats at
=the~beck and ca11-·of certain_ so-·
s
0
-•- --,

____ -__- __-_-

__-_-_,- ___-i-,-~-•-•-,i,--cia.iiecL~fudusti-ialist .like
·· yourself for whom· elderly men
· ~::-·and -women-:and - -- --r-·might · add · -- ·
children -- little·-children --
are just so many figures to be
entered in the profit and loss
__________________________ -- _, ____: __ ::~_columns_of_y:OJlr_.a.cc.ountant •_s_
· _l.edgers: •.. _ _
(pause for breath)
· Do I make myself clear?
··-- -:·--- --·- _----- - ·_ ·- -·JoE----------
Well .. .......
---. yeah
,. -
-,- ·-but --
- - . -··· ··-•···
- .,

BETTY
- ---· .There are ~- but 's, Mr. _"Farnsworth.
--- - __ _______ --- __ --- -~ .,~Lam-her.e-t0c-.ac.complish-- something, .
You can, of course, call your
- armed "guards and have me dragged
out, but if you do it will be ·
------ ·-- --- --- very bad publicity-for Exo-Grey
------Indu-s.tFies---and-I-don'- t---think -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- - ----- - - - - - - - · · - ---- 0

· ··· __the_ st.oc.khol.der.s.. wo.u.ld ....li.k.e. t.ha t.

JOE
--------------- ------------- - -"'-No-,--I -guess they-wouldn't. Now
-- - : .;;;:. :i1hy: a:on' t · You sit down and
_tell _me 'wl:lat _you want me to do.·.

BETTY
-- J;)on•t patronize me, Mr. Farnsworth •
. I am not a child and I do not
wish to sit down.

--.~••-: JOE: -
Okay you can stand then --

-----BETTY
-And don't threaten me.
. (MORE)

(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/22/77

69· ·· CONTINUED: (2) 69

BETTY (CONT'D)·
· I will stand or sit as I choose •
.Believe me -- in the last few
days I have found out a good
deaf about· Exe-Grey Industries.
Facts that will.. be of great
. .. . . . . . . . . ···-,interest to the newspapers and
.···---··---•,--
-·- .... -······ ___ -·- ·····-·
-·-- ... · .. --· -·-.. to .. th~:r.oP.er.
·--·-···· ·---
.. authorities.
.,. .... ·--
. --- . - . --- ·-- - .. . - ·-a-oE
.
0
-Yean?·,···r•a -.like to hear them.
- : --~---- ·.___ . :.. ·
~--~-.~.;. c'°~' "'":~-0 ... C~{)McI~1'ED. · :.-.~-~-= ·--· -~~
_· ___

- -·· ··""· --.-- · -= :~. :..::..::-.. :thr~--=-.:~-~ _. -~~·-·. :· · -···-· --~::. . :.~-- __:_ · · · -· ······----·-··-···-•-------- . ---- --- ---·--
70
thru
72
·--· .. --·----·--··- ----- --, - ..... ·-.'.: ·. ---·-- .. . -···- -- . ::'. ·---·-·
'•
72

7.3 -ANOTHER ANGLE .· 73

. . . . .
········--'-··-:_,.::_ ..,:_.. S±s·k enters with tea-.--'---C..--•··cc·... · ·

SISK
Your tea, r,ir, Farnsworth •

. '. .:... My_,__uh.._._•. ,.~. JOE -·-··· . ..

· ,,.,•..... ,,,(glances--at:"•Jordan-,·
· who nods) . ··
R±ght> ·-Yeah. My·~ea;

.. . _ -· _ . ····--···SISK~ .. ·. ·
·: Will that be .·all, Mr. Farnsworth?
. -.---· ... -.. JOE· . .
···--·.···-·-----'--~ - .· .·. ·-··, .. ·tto ··s1sk) · . ., ··- .....
>··-I-gues-s-···that-•:s · :11;; · • · ·' ·

... ·: ~ ~·. ·.~·:~

..=. _-·,~·,:,-c:~:v:er-y:.i:o.ad.,.Lsi-;:_I::lK

·; :I'hanks _a .lo:t.•· JOE.·

)
· ·· Sisk nods and exits.
. .. ·· -:.-- .

. A74 . A74 .
 Rev. 6/6/77 35.
71 CONTINUED: 71
BETTY
That's ••. odd .•. isn't it?
. I

Tony closes the door.

-----~-~ _72____ : ANOTHER...ANGLE- .. c - • . 72

__ -------------- --- ------ -- -- ····· ·--JOE

It's none of my business. Oka:y.
Now tell me everv detail of what I
did and let's 3et 1+. straightened out.
-- . ·· • ~ • ·• ,, iBE-rTY ..
- --- cc.-_- ·:;: - - - - - ·My t:fii~t~;n~i:~tr,i"im±t, s not
. --~ _____ •.. _____ ... _______ - worth--talking--to-you-.· ts· ±t?
.. •--JOE
Sure .it is. . Try me.

-·:~73"· " ANOTHER. ANGLE 73

Sisk enters with tea.
-- -· -·-•· ··-•··-···-·· -···.
. . SISK
---:Your =t:ea, -·Mr·;--·Farnsw_?rth·. ·· ·
·JOE·
· ·· - ----- ····-------
.·--~ "- ·My_, __ _µh_. :.". :__ - - - -· - -·.
• (glances at Jordan,
-.
· ·-:--wh~nods) ··· · ··· . -··
·. Right~ yeah.· My tea.

·. _JOE
)
..... _____ -~Y:eah, .thanks a lot. ·····
Sisk exits. -·

A74 · · INT •. FARNSWORTH LIVING ROOM - TONY, JULIA - DAY A74

) •
· · · ·· as· Julia opens her mouth to scream Tony covers _it with
•"his hand.· ·

·74· INT; FARNSWORTH LIBRARY_ - DAY 74

JOE
· You want some tea?
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/22/77 ..

74 ANOTHER ANGLE 74 i

J JOE
(to Betty)
You want some tea?.
I

·. . . BETTY·
· ·····-··· .-•···-·-'-~~ ·,·-'··•·r~wazit--i-0··11:now·"What you •re going ..
to do about ·J:'agglesham .•
.. ··-:----:-. ··:.::·:~·-··- .:.~-::::-:: :.-::-.:-..:..: ·-:·-:.-.: __..: ... -:--.. :~_-•.:.:::--~-:-.:::.-::-;:.:~: ·.-::. __::. ------·· .

. · · -'-',- JOE
.•. 'c 'About what?
. ....... BETTY
_ •. ':.:.> . ·•0L'C:.:::~~--·-,,'-Yagglesbam;'''· .
.. . . . . . . J~ .
· -:- -·- :. · · ·•··;· ... '' · ~-~~ _._:, "-:- ·pa gglEfSha'in 1- '·•· - .,... ·.•·· . . .

. BETTY
. ,~Don•t .play innocent with me,
, . . .. . . . .. i ._,. . _ .....'.:-M?---'-..:Fax.nsw.or.th:.....-;r.:..ha.ve· flown ·
.... •· '-·.•:.....,.-.. ,;;,.t;hou-sands.=of:.=milesc.,to·.see· that··
... ........ ''-you and your· organizat•ion do not
· destroy another community in the
... . .... .. · .name of free en.t~rprise . _,.; a· .
..... ·- ···· ·····--··-· ········ ...·-·· '• community where people still live
~----·--··· ·--· : in the houses their parents built ...
.. •., •. _ ., ,~,,.and.grow old~with.:.eMh.other .
· · ·... , .. :"' ;. ~ .· and remember each. other when ..
. : .,:; ::::~~=+tl:iey ~were. young·.·. ;.:..and have respect· . · ·
. . ··- ·-···-- - .... • ,~~ --
_: ... .- ..-~. •;.:;:f'.or--t·ra-d:l:-t1-on-"-and--human·-1'eeling.
·-- ·-· . . .
., : . .
.·
.................. _______ ........... _.................... ······•- ........... JOE
· :->on·:;_-that;s Pagglesham. I get
·------'. --. - ::·,::i;j~/it; •weir;;;;; it sounds real nice,
-· -:· ______ :..-<-··'
.. : . •.......,.• · . .:,_ ·•·BETTY·-·
And don't 'try to charm me. I
. ... .. .. . . ·. . ·.. : .lmow the. way you and people like .
. ~ ----··-=: ~:-:-. -~~ -~,~=·:~--;~1cf0!hf~e~~~~~t~h~~~~~~eii~~e .
.. _ .. .. · · ····--. ~...c.anno:t.. int·imidate. ..and frighten·
· • . .>:.·::people · any •longer_.
·-.·'---.-·-- . ·-- ····· .,. _,_ ---. . . --·--- .. -_-- .. . - ,

) JOE.
Listen, Miss Logan :I: don't
frighten.anybody-~ believe me
·.. :., .... : _;,._ ___ ..

75 ··ANOTHER ANGLE..·.·· 75
The living: room -d;,or is opened by Tony who enters,
. i'.o.llowed by Julia. - ·

(CONTINUED}
 Rev. 6/22/77 37 •. · *

75 CONTINUED: 75
TONY
Miss. Logan, I'm _afraid that --
.He stops:, .. star-1ng.~at-.Jo.e •.. Julia begins to .scream
.uncontrollably.
.. . · · ... . . TONY
.• __ :__. __ .:..•. _ __ .- . ,_ ...... •--·-- - - -· . -,-(continuing)
. - - . . . . ······ ..... . . . . . . ll:xcuse me, Mr. Farnsworth •

.He forces the· ~c~eaming Julia back :tnto the living

room an,d shuts the .door. · The SCREAMS CONTINUE
• - -~.,:i.thr.ough,-the~d.oor ,·- · :, . .
.. - ·- -- - ... ------------·---- . .---------·-·--. . .,. -·
,.:. • :.:,. .:.. • ·:.-::· . , : : • • : . ·:_.. • . - .-, ' . - . ' • •:.• • • . : •• •. . , • • 'T. • ·••• .,: .: . •, •• •• ••• •••

. . BETTY
..,. ,.What-in-God'-s--name-was-that?
JOE
. .. . . . ·. . That -- uh _.,;. was my -- tih
-----···---------·- --- --- -·-··
· . ·· · · ·· . · my Mrs~~ Farnsworth
········--·----·-------------------····-- ··•··-····- ... --.-·-·- ···- .
•.. - ., .,

The. SCREAMS STOP ab:i:iuptly; There is a TAP on the door

and Tony peers_ in.
··-·········- .·-- ·-·.-·. ·-···-··· :.:;c:c_:.:;TONY"-·:.,: ····
·····-· ·· -·-·· ::c_·· ·,::.c..;:
GI,.· .
to disturb you again, Mr •. .·· Sorry
:)- •- •·-··-- •·····-· --- -,-·--·-Farnswort-h·;·····il'Jrs-.·Farnsworth· saw
.. , =: -a~mouse but' she·• ii _better· now.
'
- _ ·_ . ~BETTY.... , ., ,
·· You have mice in the .house?
TONY
... . •.., ... ,.No. -- not in· _.,;. actually· she saw
. ·-·_··-_.-_··_~ ~-:-~~-~,~~:.}f o.utsid.e-:;:_.,,_:a__while~go-:-- but·.·
·She --uh.;._ relives it. I'll
bEf in here you _need me, sir .. Ir
)
...:,.. ,He,._clo s e s.::.t he .. door •

76
BETTY
I think·your wife needs medical
attention; .Mr. Farnsworth •
•- JOE - - .·
Well it's really none of my
business,
There is another short SCR::AM o.s.
, ( CONTINUED)
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76 CONTINUED: 76
. BETTY··
1.
My God·-- you are cruel. . I

· ·· · ·-·· ···JOE.
Look -- she's not my wife.
BETTY

· JOE
r···mean -- she's not really my
.wif'e. She '""-
--~ .. · ··-- .. ·-~----~--- ·:· .. .. _:-·.:.
,_, .o,i_..-.,.~. ,. "·'···" .,-0: .-.-.:-.-~~-.BET-T":l ...,..
· .. __ ........ _, ...... ·-···· ...... :._ . . Mr. Farnsworth ----I am· not
:·•:··-c- intereste·a ·1n- the sordid details
of your domestic arrangements •. ·
JOE
.. -·-- -----·-· :c"-'---- -c-:,.._. ·--c...:.. ----Yo.u,....donc~under.s:tand-- 0 -:--• ••

· Joe looks helplessly at Jordan ·-who gives him a look . ·

· cif sympathy •
._ ·-·--- -· .... ·. :·· ·- - · ___ - ___ - ...... ,: .
A ········------ -· --· ·. .BETTY
,

· j ··------- · ·... · ·... , . I understand one thing. I wanted

""' : .... "~·-·"· ·.····-·"'to r~a13011_with_.YOU,
.0 .... to appeal to 0, - , . : . __

· what I have always felt was the

. . . . . · ': - ·:·--::-cbas.ic.:.good .±n :ever.y:_.per.s.on. . I
···--··----·· -· •····· --..:.-.. ·-·· ---·--···:,.,.:....-s,ee·-•in-.y-our:....e-a-se-tha-t~ I- have _been.·
· ·. naive 1n· this· feeling. ·. So I am
·giving you an ultimatum.

BETTY
· We will never _..; never "'.- allow
·c-~ou···t:o-build · that ·power plant •. ·
...... These people-have ·.only . one home •
.- '-" . JOE .
. All right- :;.-_;, ·r' 11 build my plant
in some other place; That's no
: . ·big deal.
__ _ __ . BETTY
--You don't ·rool.me, :rir.r •. Farnsworth.
·. You think. that xhose few words
are .going t.o cause me to turn
around and- go back to ·pa,;-glesham.
-Well,. -they 're not. ·
(CONTINUED)
 Rev; 6/22/77 . 39 . w

76 CONTINUED: (2) 76
JOE
Good.
·BETTY.
I know you 're not afraid of me.
· · -I··know·-you · think a· school teacher
from a small town isn •t much of
·-·····-- ·-· -··--·--·• ·::·:cc:=crha:1"1cengec:-:f·or.. a world famous
· . _ .industrialist -- but, believe me,
Mr •. Farnsworth -:.,.

. •--- ... _ ·- •,

. · ·. .· .. · BETTY · ·
·· - ····· · ·•---'by-the-time•r- get through
JOE
. . ,. . . . .
---- . ----···· . ---- -----·· ·---·---·----- - - . --- . _..., __ .--- ···•·.--·--··--··-··· ·····-·-·-··-·
. BETTY -
-- with the eminent Leo Farnsworth· --
... .. .. ..... . .. . . JOE_ _
- Be ·gu1et a-minute, ·will you?
Okay. Sorry. Just let me say one
...thin ;·· ..
. ·' ...g ......•. ·-·· , ...
.. .. . . · BETTY
......,.All.. ri.ght~-•--Vfnit--iS•-it?
... - -· -·JoE· ·•.
I want you to know the truth •
. . :~:c·.·:::·-· . . ..... :Ic'..m
not really Leo.-Farnsworth.
-· · ·· · · ·· · ·--·--.. ---··-·:· -·--· -· ·-··:-·:-:-MY-E-ame-i·s-'J'oe.-··"···- -·· ·· · ··· · · · ·
... '". ,;. -- ..
She gathers her things and moves toward the door.
)
·· -·--··-···-- ·--------~-------- .,.,·. ---~-- ---- - . . ·BET.TY· .
- - ....:..,. . - •.. , ... -- - ,· -, ---T:'I . . - . . "•·· '
... Goodbye,- .Mr • .t<arnsworth. I m
·. ·... ~urt:!_you•ve enjoyed,.playing this
ridiculous sadistic little game
· .: : .· and··-r suppose the high point of
C, ·-··'.your next.meeting will.. be describing
· this one. But don't think you're
going to get away with it.. You're
not, ·
She exits •. ·

77 OMITTED 77
 · Rev. · 6/22(77

78 . :.CONTINUED:

. TONY
J I explained to you why. I don't
understand this. I saw him inhale
.. -the .nose.s.p.I?ay.... Two full squirts
in each nostril. He should have
.......... ,· ..b.e.en. .out-f'.or... a ...wee k.
--···-··-············· ..... ··-·-· .... ···- ........··• · ...~JULIE.
····-····· . -.~'.Weii~ he isn't. He didn't really
· .inhale ... it •.... He .. overheard us somehow.·
.He probably has ·everything bugged.
· .·:ewe •re. probably .being r.ecorded right·
··········-·· ·· .·now..,-··.,.-···
-·· ·-·- .. ~ -· ·-.: ... :..._': _·· '- ..._ . _· .·. _: :.i ... --.. --...... -_.:'. ~- ~ ·.. ---- -.>· :·. -~--- ~-.·.:.;.
· .·. ·.. ·.. . . • ·.•.• .. . TONY. .
... -···· -···-··- ..--· •........,., .. '.c. ..---'Darling , .•.•.-weJ re··not being ·bugged, ···
He's afraid of being bugged, too. '
.·An electronics expert sweeps the
. · house and grounds every day and
- - ~ · . •··· puts in little devices .that
·• .. · -- -·· ·····--- ........ ···.--:· ):iiterfere~wit11~sound.;. ·
(he plucks a ..
branch off a
tree;. it._is wired)
. ----·---- ·····-·· ----------------·- ··--·-·· .:.;..:.:.se:e:. --· -· ·--··-····· ----·

··· ·······-·······"· ············· ····---.----·· --·· .·.. JULIA . ·-· ·· ..... -

·· · · . "'" ·He•s-playing with us, ··"•This is. a
.,.,.,,game ... of some .kind •. , He' s playing
....- . • a. game;::: ..You_iocked~.. me .in a
·closet •• •• .. ·

-------,---- -------•··--- ----~

. ·-· .. __ Thf\!. Sec:tU"_:l,ty. guard sug.denly ?-PP ears· behind. them., . ll

..... GUARD
.:..;" ::._--:·:....:c:.:., . .:. ~........ · ..'.;,.~!>l.r~ -Abbott? - ,.

Julia starts to scream. Tony_clamps his hand over

-- ------ ·-·- ---·-- -··-_- _
..-:.her~·--mo·uth ···- -·:·
~

) . TONY.
hello .•
GUARD
' '"Mr~ "F'arnsworth··would like to see
you._
j .

(_) Yes, indeed ... Will you excuse

. TONY *
me, Mrs. Farnsworth~ *
*
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/22/77

79 CONTINUED: 79

Tony puts Julia's hand in place of his own hand over_ *

her mouth and· backs off, smiling at the Guard as Julia *
tries to.stifle her own moans. *

80 . EXT. FARNSWORTH ESTATE - CROQUET. FIELD - TONY, JOE - Bo

--- - -K"FEW"MINUTES.. LATER. . .

( CONTil-rtl'ED)

.... - . -- -- ~-- ...:...::.. ·-~-- / ·.·--·. : .:

; ·.. ,_ -·
.---~- ... '" ···------

. . .-
-·---------·-- ----- -------- .----------

.... ,.,. ---·

. ·- --- -·- - ---····-·

.,.·.

)
 Bo CONTINUED: Bo
· TONY.
No, in my opinion yo1):·'·re
quite safe, Mr. Farnsworth.
It's the best law firm. in the
·.country •.• ·-but· you ·know
.everything the company doe~
····----·-··----,-···· .. ···- ..... •-.is .. quit-e -correct,- as always . 0

. TONY

.----~·· _-- -· ::·- . _.- " _- . , -· ·.;,.-~..,:. . . .:--._, ·__..c~-----~-·~· --.--·-···-·

.... -··--·-··--,~·· .. ··-:;··

...... ~.,. •., ··.·.· ..... ····.·oc·. .. ·-····-· ,.cc.:.... J.OE..,cc.: .....
... .. Yeah,·but I ..mean .• ;., .. don't you
•---··-i• : ...think·· a-persorr:-can- do· ·something
· that's perfectly legal and
still be very wrong? ·

· - - - ~ · . TONY ..:~ . . · ..
I . -.· .,. ..:, ······- ,. ·":( long,,-forced::..laugb., •.
•ending ·abruptly)
Very wrong in what way, Mr.
Farnsworth? -· ·
. --·····-----,-- -------····-···-·.,

JOE

.··"-·-~-~.:::·:::~ :~~1!e.: s_e1;,s _tl;le J;_alJ_i,.p,;__s.q.u.a:reS..:...oi'.i'.-.USing

the Croquet
· . mallet as a golf club, swings back too far, an.d slams
· •··, -·· •'.· .:·-t·he--·ba·ll·····through·:a-ground-fl·oor ·window •
. . ·' JOE
·---'---- .:(.co.nt..inu.ing--1-·- -
Was that .the . livingroom?·
· ·· TONY .. .
···~·------~--~-----:·-~ . .:.No~uh-_> ----~I- be1iev-e:--t·ha-t ----Wa:s· -a-:·
_._.._._
.. · ·ti-atbT(Yom··-~·1ndow·,· 'Mr·;--Farnsworth.
··-·····---··-·-·-- ·------·--.·::_-JOE"
· · Bat·hroom-.,··-hah? - Boy, ·are my.
reflexes out of shape.
. ·. TONY ..
Mr: Farnsworth, .• is there
sorne·tning· you want to say to .
.. me? ·· Because if there is, I
think I can explain it.

(CONTINUED)
 Rev •. 6/6/77

CONTINUED: ( 2) 80
JOE
Say to you? .Oh. Yeah •
. Yeah, there if!. I'd like
. •to••ask•that•Logan girl
some questions.

· -::-··· '.'.·,.-::-:c::81-:-::-::-~·,-IN'T .-LIBRARY-··_:,:-:,JUI..IA ,:-...:T.ONY:· - .DAY

The TROMBONE is beihg PLAYED o.s.
.. . .......... ..... . . . ···•TONY· . .
···· ·· · · - -. ·: ·=. ~..:.::~:.::~.=:.~~=-~:::..Tnen.!1§!:.::p~etended for an hour ·. ·
····--··. ............. _. ...... ; ... ~. •···'···"n·ot,...to.dcnow .-.what... a._.share.h.ol.d.e.r
is. I can't decide whether ·
·- -- ··:··he's··toying·w.ith·me·.·.·.· or if
.he would precipitate·a crisis
in the company. ·

·······-·-··-··- -·-·····-·········· .. . .,......... ·--· _ _ ... ·:JllLIA~c.: .

..· .... ·•.... _:_Don:~t .:be::.a .. s.chmuck,.:...J!e.' s .
toying.with you. You donrt
· ·think he's going to forget
.... ·- -. .~ .. about. bein~ 5i:i;;~i;,;g~4,,.:clo you?
···-·'"·:.:.: ... c .. : .• ..•. · • . -- ... .. .. -· ···--·--·•-···-- TONY

9 · · -- ·· · - -·· ~-.-~ · ~Why WoU}d he: .preten~-:like t.his?

0

· ·: ·· ·
··.· . . • · · .·. .JULIA · . · ·. .·
....... _. . .: "·· ._ ..:.....:.... "~·-Ror...t.he.....same.:.Zeason-he.:.:pz,etended .
· ·to inhale the nosespray. He's
··baiting·us; ·To see if we'll
crack. Do you think he's
·· - ·:::.c:. ·- _ - ··· .•. ·::actually· playing that··tromb_one? .·
- .· •-·· - --··-·· ----·-····--··-·---- . There-Ls-a-ta-pe--1ns1:de-it.·· ··· ·· ··· · ·
. ........ .. . ... :. _.... Tha.t.. ~s ..why.._we:.ke.ep..h."'ar1 og .· .
· -the same song over and over.
_, · It's like his .idiot costumes.
· . ··. ·. · · < · .::: , ·--:.::::::::,,·.- ...-{she s tudie·a·-· ·.
. . .'.... ·· ... ·- . :11:i.mr- . . ........ .
... -···· .You .. are d:umb, .. areni.tsou?.· I
· · ----····· •mean-;-y-ou keep telling me you
· . are .. ;·· but· it 1 s · hard to believe
) s-omeone · so cool. is so stupid •
. TONY
. ·_ -- ,'.: I know. · It's. probably one
: .of.-..the .reasons . .I'm .so .cool.

AS-2· EXT •. FARNSWORTH (}ROUNDS- .DAY (LATE AFTERNOON) A82

.Sisk and Bentley stand by the flag pole and cannon.
They bring down the flag and FIRE the CANNON.

.....
I .•.

!LE
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82 EXT~ FARN"SWORTH DINING· ROOM JULIA, TONY, JOE

NIGHT
The dinner is very formal.
(CONTINUED)

..
----·-··· ·----··
.
 ·. • 44.

82 CONTINUED: 82
They have all dressed appropriately •. Joe wears a
tuxedo that is a version of a full admiral's uniform.

There· is silence as they eat. joe rises •..

JOE.
·· ·- ··, ····· ·
·- ·, ··Etu'·the serving
·. maid)
•.•--··- -·- · -··· -: .:-: , .. ,·-::;:Thanks-:r-01•·~.the-:d·inner •· .. ·

He goes out.
' .....· ..· . ' .· JULIA.· ....... · .·: ..
·~-'-~''_' ·~~); 1;h·1nk__w.e:_sho.uld- kil.l-him · •·
: .,..,.,:C·,=-~J:'.ighLaway,,. ••.. ·, ····:.

TONY
. If Farnsworth is being. bugged
.. ---····- ,--·~- ·-.-'_,;:,;,._we!I!.e-.be.ing--bugged-,-·:too. ··

83 INT; FARJ-lSWORTB 'S BEDROOM - NIGHT .83

..: ...:::. =.roe·1s'':i:n
a"'gfii:rit"·k:ing'iii;~=b~d ;.;1th a mirror on the
··~ · ceiling above it. · He is wearing nav:y blue pajamas
7-· ····--· ,- -·trirnnied·with- gcild- b·raid to match ,the ... sheets,. . T,he
··-" · . ~bed is· tilted sci ttiat the.· foot is higher than the.
:. •. h.ead. , •.and .he _keeps .. searching along .the frame· for
. . -· .........,..... -a..wayJ.o~.lower-'-it-•......- • ·-··. · :..

I.
84 ANOTHER ANGLE - NIGHT 84
.... -- ····-------
--~The-door-op ens-and-:Si-sk-appears-t; aI"i ying ·a smalT tray
...., .., ._jti t_h . . no.sesp!'.ay__ on... it..... .
SISK
·-·=•'··-·"''(-a:f'ter · studying:him
-- ·-c,··,··
·:· · for
a inoinent)
. Can .I .. help y.ou., ... air.?..,..., ..
-, Jo-e "leaps up.
SISK
. (continuing)
· Is something wrong, _ sir?.

JOE
.Ye.ah.. ... Tbis...who.le bed is
tilted ..
(CONTINUED)
 . Rev. 6/7 /77

84 CONTINUED: 84
SISK
· Yes, :sir ... Did you want it
horizontal, sir?
· · -- · -- JOE.
Well, I sure don't want it
. -
- . ,-·-t1.-1t~ed;····· ..
-

,-. ·.:-·- ··:::·:·::-:c:·.~::....._s1·~k.:.opens~i::..pai1e-r· ori~~he·:.bed,

presses a button• and
*
· . . . . the bed straight·ens ·out •. Sisk sets down the nose-
.: ••Spray••and ·leaves·, ·· ······· ·

Joe.stands looking in.the mirror.· He's wearing a

··- ···· ··wh1t·e--:~NavaJ:··outTit-. :·::;· -· · · ·· ··

JOE
.Sisk, I've sUTe got a lot of• *
. ··-. ··-· ,·········--- -···-· : ~.:.a_,,-:-th.ese-Sa,i-lor••-OU:t·fits·;-c:cdon'·t. I?
. SISK.
· Yes, sir. You've always fancied
-. the .. sea.-··- ·-·· .......... _ .
-- .· . ___ ·--· _ ....JOE._ . ... . ..
j·-·····-·-· ···· -······-··-·· ···-·········-···.y·
.... ·. · . e ah b u·t . d. on ,J; ... y.ou.:..th'nk
.~~c•..
r·
i .•... !I
. .. ought to try something else now
· . ·• ·.and::::then-r . : ·
. .· .. · SISK .. •· .. · .··. ·
. ·:(showing the closet)
· Well, sir, we ha.ve your racing
· ·· ···· · - car :~outfit; your African safari
•·· •· -·•-' --'--- ····---··- --- • suit• yow· Or:renta]:-potentate · ·
..... ,creation, .your.:·--ah-·-- ·leather
· and rubber body stocking.
,·- ..:... .......... ·

86 . J:i~T. F A.RNSWClRTH HOl,TSE ._:: J1JLIA . ~ DAY .· 86

·.· watc.hing through the window of a room on the second
floor.
 46.

87 JULIA'S POV 87
On the grounds below: Betty and Joe,· walking together,
followed by Tony. Betty holds several sheets of paper
· and seems to be. reading. out loud from them.
Julia leans out as Betty and Joe move around the corner
• •··-·•· · · ··---·of-the-buil'ding: · She almost falls out, pulls herself
· · . · back and clos_e.1? ..t.he ..Window., ...cursing.
-----··-·•····:·--'·,:·:·~::..··-:-- .--:-_·:-.:-·'.~~~-::···-..···_·_-::.··:-··::~.--····'.:··;: ······-···"" ' -- . . .

EXT. FARNSWORTH HOUSE - .BETTY, JOE AND TONY· 88

.Moving ~a~ay. fl'Om ...the .. hous e ••. , Betty reads from the ..
. . . • ._.:.:...:.p.ap.eril.. . . ..__ •••• .. • •- C _ •••.•.••

.:::.:.~::·--~ ____ ; ..·;.., ..

.--·· --.···.--

·. . " .. . ,. . .. ..BETTY .
· .......... ___ ,, __ -_ · · -----_ ·· .. • Twenty-four: the . .West pulp .
. Corporation, subdivision of United ·
Lumber, -which, annually, strips
over three .hundred thou.sand acres·
·········-· --·· . . ····-········ ..·~ ..:_·-cf'-irrep-laceable~redwood forest
•• ,-twentyaa.·f:tve: .the Southgate.
Development Project which is
· forcing twelve hundred low income
. ... ..... .. . . ...... f'amil.i.e.-s.,.::::ou.t,.of . :.the•ir=homes. ; •
... .... ............JOE. .
.:. ·_- :..i,.n,at.-.happened~t o-twenty-three·? ·

............ ···.·•. . BETTY __ .....

.. .. .........·-···-· .. ::.."•··-··-We-'·ve-dis·cirssed···tnat-already ·
·· · . that.' s . . j;he .Nuclear.. Power Plant.
JOE·
..
···• ... on, :yeari •
- --------- --- ----·-··· -------·--·-'-- ---- ···--·-, -·------ . ., .,......... ---·--.' ··-··
BETTy-· ....
• • • Twenty-six: Tuna-Time
)

·. Tuna Time? .
.. ---· '••- .,. ..
. .. . .. BETl'Y . . .
· ··Your· fishing and canning combine
that is responsible for the death
.of at least t:wenty thousand
·porpoises -- every season --
JOE.
You.1.re kidding? ·
(CONTINUED)
. '
 88 . CONTINUED: 88

j Don't be sarcastic with me,

BETTY .
Mr.
Farnsworth.
· · .. :.. · .· ·. . · .· ... JOE
····'--,--- ·---··..-•--· -·- , - · -··--No---· ·I• j ust---meant-. -- that 's a
· . lot of fish.•·· •· ••·
.. ·.· BETTY
Yc:iu ~ cruel. c
. •. . .. : ..

. .._.· .. JOE .. · .· .. ·
-----··-·----- _---··~----""·...;c- ·- ··· · ·· ' ·:l.Qi.!::;c'4.Qn•~ ®d~~sJ;:and~~ ·_ 0 0

••'• '. -·., .. -~:_ .· ·:_:·· .. :_-. --_ .:'._'..

··:·---- ... ~: _. .,:. --. .... _--·: -_. ·- ···:-:-.,... __ · . ·'"":": :-_ ·_- _._ -· .- : -·:· . . ·
'• '-··· ·.
.. ... . .. . . .. .. BETTY . .
·-· -- ---··· :, ___;·:-•"---·-·-. -, •· ---- r-:·do-1lnderstancr;"~--porpcif-se-s···· ·
· ·· · are just f.iah to yo-u. But they
· are .fish. that think, Mr. :Farnsworth.
· · ·rn fact~- they are. not fish· -- ·
--·-··----·-··-· -----·'--....c..._ _ _t):le_y_:,ar._e_p;ammals~,,,,,. -..and._ -- .what·.·
._;;:_.'.:do ..yo u~think-,-you •.re.,.cac.coIDp.lishl.pg
•by .playing this game of letting
me-in.form you. of the nature of
your own bus.iness _,.;; facts you
····-·- --- •·· -··:·'•·..-'·.-· .:. , ... :.c,,,.,.,:must-be·•"welJ:•·aware:-·ot ·-..;;; .

- ---·---· ·-·-··-···•-'-···-· • .. --·-···

.·.:. :_e·.·a· h:·.;.~
_ _·_· · _-_•·,.J.;_
- -
t- A.U-\J.. ;s··-...h··-ar·_:.:t.o_··.·.··
U-
.,;,.:_~~J~;
. telieve - but. I. really haven't·.·
)
··· ···-··- ·had-t'he··-chance-:to· ·s·ee··a lot of
: : •':,these things from your p9int of
··-- -··-·- ·-..-·-- ·-- ·· --· · · •-v;tew;-••. ·It 1 -s·· very --,·uh----·· ..
- :. --- -- ::,,,_:~..:~.:.:.:_~;_:e!1-lj.ght.en-ing~d~_:____ · . :.
. ·-.
--- ·--- -···--
· ·.. · .. · · · TONY .. . • . ·.. ·.
. .. . . .· .·. .. . •· I'm.afraid Miss Logan has ·taken
-•--~-_:: _ : : ~ . ; 0 , , • •-••~--
7 ~--~up,,enough-, of ,Your-e-xtreme-ly . .
· - ·· ······ -· ·· · ·- · ·--:- ·•va1·uabl:e · t·ime"'-with~.her complaints.
· · and her unfounded accusations.•
-----.----------- -·-···" _-. -- . -------------- .- --:-·- --··,,·----·-·-·": - . - .. --- -- . . .

•. ,- . - :· ,. . ;~BETTY··_: .
J ·:rr·iny accusations are unfounded,
.· Mr •.. Abbott, what. are you so · ·
.afraid of? .. ·:·:,,.·.·.•.· ·_-'-:-'.
·.
·· · >~TONY·--· ·
~-Farnsworth.;;.:. I think you'll
b.e late for that meeting.
Joe .sees something pant Betty;
(CONTINUED)
 46B.

88 CONTlNUED: (2) 88
JOE.
What meeting?

89 . ANOTHER ANGLE 89

Betty turns.- · A deer is moving towar.d them._

TONY
You. know• sir. Your appointment.

··-··--·--. -. -· --- -------- .. ·, ·----·. · -,.,:;_"Wha~"-aPcPQ~tlrie~ft_ '•· ·.

-- - - Betty turns back·- and· 1ooks at Joe's. expression. The .
-·--~--deer--runs'off.•-··-· -.·

BETTY
. You cart 't, •• be making fun of
me. __ Is__ J;hat. possiole? : __ .
J.OE
- Whadda you mean?
·- · -- "--··~-····BETTY-·· .c~cc:.: :.
• You have such... such... honest
· eyes-. -
···. -- .
· - . JOE ,
____ :Thanka~_S.o_do. _y_.0cu --'-~. Good .
shoulders,· too.. Good reach. ·
-- .. - - -· .•.

.. - BETTY
• Tban-k. you.· I.won a-letter in
......~-b-aske-t-bal1---Of_,.eo-ur-ae-it- .-Was.
only __ in high school.
JOE
-- ---- -·- · - - -- - - --· - . , ,we.ii- --High •school basketball,·
- - -·_1s·.to,ugh~: cI hear·.-···
-------- BETTY
·· .·. ·- ---.Well, I guess T should go.
)
She moves to .her ·car •.
JOE.
''-Okay;: --·Hey ·:'.';.;·where. iii.d you say
.this power plant was going up?
) .

(") (CONTINUED)
. .-,
 46c.

89 CONTINUED: 89
- BETTY -
I'm sure you know where you're i
building your own power plant,. I
·-Mr-•- Farnsworth. · I
-.. _:._she slams the-door -and -drives off. -

90 ·: -OMITTED 90

91 INT. FARNSWORTH DINING ROOM - JOE,. J'ULIA, TONY, 91

, s- SERVANTS,.~ccNIGHT--- -

TONY -
••• And that's why the rumor _
_ of a. merger makes the price
· - -_ of ·the- stock rise.
-- JOE
--Yeah, but how does the rumor
start if it 's supposed to be

_-~----• .. :·_: _: ________:-~- '~- ~-'~a--sec~~1;1. .-.-'. ___:::::·~--:": ___-

- ·· '-'Wellt~'Sir-.-·••-• 'WI'Ong-as-it-·se·ems· · ·
. • •• they leak it. _ By the way,
__ _ sJ:r-_,~J; _h:l,s___;l.s '.J;h)ll'sqay_ n:1-ght. _

JOE --
---~----·~-~Huh't.. :~Well._. • .:~--·•----•:__ _
(he rises} ·
- • ~--- if I I v'e gOt a Berard meeting
) _ tomorrow ~-•better do some -
_...,, ..------,--..,~-·•-=---.---... -I!.eading.... _ _ -- _ _
· · · - .. fhe--'g-larrce-s'-at" - ·
_ Julia) _ _
--,- ·How ·ya··doing·dowrcthere?
. ___ - --- JULIA _
· (dropping her fork _·
with a crash)
Fine.· And you, dear?
 Rev. 6/27/77 ·

92 INT. FARNSWORTH BEDROO!il ·- NIGHT· 92

Joe starts to undress as he studies notes. ·He notices
that his bed is gone and his sleeping area resembles an
Oriental potentate's love nest. • He loo.ks at it; stands, *
. • and goes to the wall to pull the bell pull. . A few sec-
--.·orrds··brt;er,--Sj;s·k is-·at--the door.
·- -- --· ·--· ...... ,•-·--:··-·-· :·- ·..........,: ... --·: .. - ' __ . · ·.-- ··---~ ·•.-------·-s:ISK .. '
Yes, sir? ~-
·- - ·---- --~- --····--'-• ·- - .•.
·- .
-- -·- ----- .. -

. . . . · 'JOE.
·. ·:·Hey,'··Sisk ;-why-is-my bed like
·• that? ..

-- ·-------- - - · .. ·- -- •· . . - ·•- .... ·'. :'JOE.

Sisk close:h~h:e:~r. Joe sits at his desk, begins

... - .............::.:.... ..:..... _:_st.ud{l-ing-c0-mpan-y-reporu-s-.----He-,hears-a •KNOCK. · .He go-es.
•...... --to •·the.,:-door ,--..opehs-~i t :; ::,;:,,Nobody''--i•s ·.-there . . The KNOCK-
·... ' 'TNG--CON'l'lNOi,::;; He. shuts the door and follows the
'SOUND OF KNOCKING which takes him into the bathroom
· ·• ,; · ···. where ,he _loca~e.~:c1;h~ )cn.99l!:ing 0 sqund behind a mirror.ed
, - . --·-----·panel; .. :"_.· --------- ·. •--· __ ·
. , .. ·.,-- ~.....-.e., .,. .... _ ., . , . : :: : ... J.OE .....-,...•.·~•. ·.,i .

···----.---.---··-
. :.::.:'. ··••·: :· .. - : ~Hey~
·------ ·________ ----. ·. ..:...~--- :
"~s~~~~~~;ut~!~e? .·: · '.·.·.
- - - -··----·-----·----··•-·,_• -··---··
. . GIRL'S VOICE
.. --- - - ... -. -- It Is 'Thursday" night.' ..
. ' .. , .,. . . ,. •' . ,· . -~ . . : .. . ·- "'-----··•· ------ -· ........-
·•• ·· ·•·:$e ..~grip.a.=.the panel. and opens it.•. · Corinne and Lavinia·
. az e standb1g. there-w:tth·-ant'f'c'j:patory ·grins. They are
. 0 .. --- ~dressed.cas~kinky---ge-ii,rha:..-girls-. ---ite--'looks· at them for

a moment. Lavinia holds a giant bottle of baby oil:-

out to Joe;·,-· · · ·
-~~.-·---·--·-··.... ..
-~-~~ ._ ·-· -·-- . __
.:::.. ~:~.. ·'.. __:.. :_·:, ·-·•-··:·" :. ·- -··---·· .. . . .. ,,.,··_·._: :. ' -

.· ·.·· · .. JOE , ..
.... -- ..... ---- . ... -·- . .....• -- ( c'ont inuing).:
How .ya do:l,1.1g?, . _Qh •• , ..
--- ·---- -- - -- · · ..... ·. . · (he talces the baby
0 oiJ. from her)
Thanks •
.-. Joe_c10seJ:i ..t~--Panel, ,..wa.lk~ ;ack his desk, puts the .to
- -·baby oil--on the desk _and goes 'back to his reports,

· 93 INT. SECRET PASSAGEWAY ·BEHIND· MIRROR . 93

Corinne and Lavinia.
. (CONTINUED)
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93 CONTINUED: 93
LAVINIA
He's just not himself lately.

94 --EX'r. F-ARNSWORTH-GROUNDS--HELICOPTER PAD - DAY 94

·\
·..
!
. 'I
95 __ EXT. EXO--GREY. BUILDING ROOFTOP
. .
- DAY !
!
·• The--helicopter lands· on the. pad.··. · ·
:-_ :-: ·.. . .. . . '.: ..
-- . ----·-· ·-· ..
.9 6
··· - -· --· •- ••· - -·---!I'ony-_;and-~J.oe..:,enter-,_.-Three-,or -four .REPORTERS descend
on them.· · . . . .

. ·, .·. · • . · .·· · ,.•..•.• ·· . ,· · .• ·•· ·. ·...._•. 1ST REPORTER ·•

.. ·· · · ... ·• ·.• . Mr. Farnsworth'
-------·-···· .... ··--·······--· - - ------··--·-·---- .. ,.,...
is ·1t···true
----·- '' ... >. ·--·. .•. -- .
tha.t .
:.. · the ..plant_ y~u 're _putting up will
displace 37 communities? • ·
JOE
· ...... ·- ·-· '·'·'· ,:·::Tnirty-.;s•even ?'-·-c-I.:...didri''t'"kirow it
. was that· many. ·
· · '' " · ' "'''2ND·'REPORTER
Well, they granted you·a permit
.to_ build ,_oidn.~t_.they?_ ·
·······JOE ... ···
I guess so. If we've got one.

· 97 ANOTh'ER. ANGLE 97 .. ·.

) . . ·· He stops short suddenly. Betty· is standing in front

. - -·, - o~ him •. '.. _.c: .. _ .. -.,··-- . . .

· .· BETTY
-·- -: -- -.-·, - (loudly~ for the . ·.
· ·. •.· •· ·. • Reporters' benefit)
) ; Mr. Farnsworth, why do . you think
·that the State granted permission
. to build a nuclear power· p,lant
.. directly over the San Andreas
· .;:rault? · ·· ·

.. JOE
Beats me.
(CONTINUED)·
 .Kev •. b/ J.1.\/U

97 CONTINUED: .97
TONY
(qu:l.ckly)
We'd bett·er get inside, Mr.
Farnsworth. The Board is ·
...wai.ting. .-· ... :.... • ··'

. . Oh, sure... . .. .
.. :.:=.. ::·.----",,::..:,::: ·. :_: ·::: ··:c .:.·: .: (:t-<c>::-Bet:-t,yJ.
· · · · ·- ·--·---··· ·- - - . .- ·
. Be seeing you later, okay?
. . . . . . . . . (to:.Rep:orteI"cs) . . - ..
.Listen, I got- a Board meeting~
. .. . ·. . .· _·· .,·· s·o you guys · can ask Abbott _-

._·_ ·•· ·•·~•·~~: :_ .__•. :_:r2:,. :~ . i:L~·:c ·:;~1~era~:r:::::.:~•;~ow ·•·•·.,

..:..~:Joe.:.enter-s--the---doer..:.t,o ::the-B~o-ci-rey inner . offices.
1ST REPORTER·
.. ·. . (softly ••• to 2nd
..... .... ___ .. . __ _ ..... -· ·.. _ _ __ R~sirter) ___ . __ . . ..... ... . .
. ... . ..: He 's.better,,at-),eingccec.c.ent.l-ic
than anybody I ever saw. · Christ,
· he's slick.· ·

98 11 ·

..... --·- ..
·· 99 · INT •.:..BOARD-ROQM".c-.D-AY .
... --- ---- - .. ----- --. ·- ·--- .- .. _· _______ . ···---- ---· ··-. _.: - -
. ,. '' .. :---- _: _ ..__
,'._· - . _._ ------ ·--·· ----- . .
~' -·
.It is vast; with a very 'large table. Twelve men are
··· •···,--·.·:---arot1nd:....it·~---···The·•CAMERA-PANS-over-·th·e faces of the
- men looking .:at . Joe in astonishment . . One of them,
··--c":~OPPENHE~:; stands· staring· at·him-with· ·a blank
........ -... ···- · · xpressi 011 of -c.onceale.d-hatr.e.a....:.,.;....,.._.. ,.:

.JOE
· Did you do it?
.. ·-----·-·-··-··----·--- .. ·._.-. ___ .:_."':: - ~ .. __ ._·"~: -- . . ----·-•·" ·-· -

·· · --· -- >: · · >·'·~op-PfilfrlEIMER'· · . .· ,

....... ___ :, ·. · The. Logan matter has been tl).ken .
-- ·: care·of. --we•ve niade plans to .
-. ···~-.·re-locate--the....,Cr-ane-svtlle .. ', ,• , .
· Indiana . .

) · ,power plant at'a cost to Exo-Grey *!f

of ,approxi..-nately· 150 million
dollars. . . !I

.. :.:..,.a.... -~---·--·:-· .:..;.. '~ -. LAwsON · _, · .· .. :.,

Leo,:this is a. very, very
.. dangero_us _precedent:
 Rev. 6/14/77 ·
.,
100 INT. EXO-GREY RECEPTION ROOM - TONY, BETTY, REPORTERS 100 * ·

BETTY
I1in't it true, Mr. Abb·ott, .that
a slight accident in your West
**
· -- -, Coas•t· ·nu-clear- plant might *
stimulatese1smic activity *
···in-the- San Andreas fault that *1·
. could destroy most of Southern
-- ·· --------- ·---------· -· - ---- -____., __________ -_. . . :.... ·-_- ~-=c·iii-rorn±a:?·:·-~ --_·-:- --- . I!

.··. TONY
·ca minuscule. pause)
0Def1ne I slight.'·

----·--· --·:···'.·--'·- -·-· ..:.•... - . ·- -~.--,---· .-.. ,. -·-·----· ;:.,.:. .:.,.:.~ .. ;.-. .. --~'-· ·., ·----,

______ --~?~ _--~~~-'. BOM? R~~~ - JOE; OPPENHEIM, BOARD MEMBE;RS - DAY 101
. . JOE
Look, it says r1gbt here - ·
. .... _'_If an. earthquake of major
_.:..,..,., .... __ . _.:_c:._ ._,.prop:ol'.t.ions ....w.ena...t_o__r_es ult .
.,. -,.,.,f'rom--a~shi.ft -•1n -t-he ....San .Andreas
·rault •••.'· Look at that.
. .
. .... ...Hands __him .. bpok., ___________ ; ____ , __
. . . . .

. --·. ··-·· .. --· ... --·· -····--- ·--·----•-·--··---·· -

. . OPPENHEIM
There· is- ffo · ifanger-of ·a:ny ·_ kind
a
-as- reti'.l. t or' our p~ant. • • · · ·
- - - .····. - ---JOE- --•· . .
Whaddya mean?· If there's no
·-dahger·;•·then··why are we in the
middle of a law suit?
- · - - ---· - OPPENHEIM -
We:.!r.e .. not. •.....It.'.s ..a ... pI'.otes.t.,. not
·a.law suit •
. ··. . _ . _._ ~-~- ·-- ...._.~·--·-,--•·· ·...
_
.(CONTINUED)·
... ····--·· --·-.-~ - . _,_ ·'
 . :, .l..

10.1......C.ONTINUED: 101

JOE
That's not the point. The
point is, we '.re doing something
.wrong_ ... And._I.'m not satisfied
with it, see? I mean, here for
. ,·····•········-•··"·- ·-·-'····-··•· ,...... ........ . 1 n st.ance.,...any:where .you look ••.
right here .••.
· -· ·-- ···-·-- ·------- ---··-·--- - ··· ··. :·-·:·-=: ,.:,fhe:-,-pick-s- up a
J.egal brief ·
..... from desk)
, . . here's: a · guy named . Porpoise ..
.-who's suing us. -:
·--·,-:-· •• ..• ;-·;·:-<o ..
··------ .- __ -__ --___ -:- .·;: ____:.._·:_ : ·--.-.. · ·- . - · L:Aws· o·N
.·•.. . •·. . ....: ... · . .
- - -- ·' ·'· ·• - " ' ~~ - - -- -·- -- .- Ccougi1ii" po1itei.v)
.

...... ···---·· . --- ...•·.,..---.:.. ::uh-.-.:·., ••-no-,--Mr-.--Far-snworth •· · · ··That 's

· an· ecologfcal ·suit against our •.
canning company for destroying
· porpoises;
-· ·---------···· ·-···-•-"''___ . ____ __
:•~:--~HARTLEY-"- .
. Oh, for God 1 5 sake •.. Ee.. knows
that.
···-·-··· "· -JOE- :::
We_can porpoises? ·
"":-:: .•. - ----,-.
102 . ANOTHER.ANGLE.. .. ::... 102
. - ·--, __ ._: ~--There... fs a ·pau·se-:- The° men exchange •glances. One of·
·· -··-·them-sudd-enly·-•chuckles-.---T)1e--·others follow suit .
.The _c::hi.lckles. __ grow into laughter. ·
.... - ···- . ···-···-•-'"'" ----•-·,•·
------·-·•.·· __ .· . J!ABT.LE.Y:· __ _
.· .·· . . (archly) , · · .. ·
... We can tllI'.Z, .Mr·.. Farnswor:t;h;
) : ·And.. in netting the tuna .we are•·
· :__:cet'..o=ed..,t.o kill .a...great...number ·
•·o·f·-porpo-i-s:es~...:.and-·s±rrc-e ·t-he-,r ·.
·. are mammals ·of high intelligence,
'there ·has been•an outcry.
··.JOE.
So there's my point .
. They wait.·
··JOE
· (continuing)
It's like when everybody was
supposed to stop eating grapes.

(CONTINUED)
 102 CONTINUED: 102
There is ·silence ..
JOE
·(cont-inuing)
Well, some guys did but I.
••didn't•secause :t didn't know
anything about.it and I like
... -- - ... ....... .. •· ... •····· -. •·· · - ··-·· ·· -··· -grapes:~::.-:·· ·
. •·. There is more.silence.
· ·. · · · · . ·. .JOE ..
··.. , •.•.__ Bu~~s·:;.~·~~~t~~~~~~as
• __ ~-· , . . . . . • c-- • .a big ·
· · · ·· holler about tuna -- 'don't
•·-·· .................... -· •·,···•••eat•-·tuna-.-and·-save··porp-oi-s-es·'
· -- right? Well, .a lot of guys·.
· ·· like tuna· so they' 11 keep .
eating it anyway -"- but if
.... -···•··· . ___ ··-···- theI'e ...was.:..a go.od~guy.. _tuna. ··
.. , ~olllpany,_:that .. was .. on. t.he ..p.orpois e
·team -- some of these guys would ·
buy ·that so their kids wouldn't
be mad at them, ........
LAWSON
.· . . (after'a·moment) --
:~And.:;" We 're ~the good guy·. tuna?

Yeah,
STEVENS
·:You·know .•. that's··not··a b-ad
....... -···. __ ·-· _ -·-··•-. ···--· ........ ,. __..:.,.nam.e.,--G.ood...G.uy~Tuna-.--::· - . •
OPPENHEIM
I It's expensive to get the · ·
..... - ..-.equ-ipment and take··the time
· to·· catch: tuna 1'1ithout killing
· ·• p_o:rp<lises ~- . ·
JOE
Yeah, but we don't care how
··much ·it costs, do we? We just
care. how. much it makes, ·
.MIDDLETON
Well. put, Mr. Farnsworth~•
. (CONTINUED) .
 102 · CONTINUED: (2) 102
LAWSON'
. Hear, hear.
JOE
.And if it c.osts too much, ·charge
a···periny-;···Maxe it part of the
game plan. Will you pay a penny
.·-to-save···a-·fis·h·who ·thinks?· ··
· - . - ..... -·- .· ··-··'·· ·-· ·. - -· · · -· - - · · ·- ·::::71AR'rLEY
· ·- · • .. · .. (.a. S•light pause)
· : c::r:.see;

-·· -· .· :·· ... · _:· •. '~·~.:- .~~~~~~~~~~:1 f:;e.:,~~~nfh:ith

\
· · •• other team build· a power plant -
--·- ·· · ..: ..-..., "·"·on-our ··s1t·e ~ ·• -·1et···the other · ·
quarterback throw a girl .out so .
it gets ..in the .papers and the
.shareholders don't like it.
···-····-···· ·-··-········--··. :. __ ·. _.~-..cc.Jat...'..s.:__vs be the---team.. that. plays
)· :.'. .. : :. ,,, ..•. :...fair., .•.,.The:::::popular'• play•ers. . 0

· · The guys who get the ·best · ·

contracts and make the rules.
· Let '.s .get to the .Buper... Bowl, .
- • - ·· ·· · · ··· •- - . .. -~felTas ;-·and wtieri we· get there
""I .••• let's already have won.
7·· ·-·•-. -·-- -·--- ·· -·-·· ···.···_._ ---·- (slams--1Id-·dom: :. ·:~·-·-.
' ." .. ... on· briefcase).:. . . .
-~-.:- Okay;·.~I. gotta·. see ·-somebody..
He strides· out.· . There• is· a pause.

·10 3 · ~ .:C\NOTHER ·AfJGLE~ l-03

•--·-···--.- - -·· --·•··.,··-·-··· ----------·-- '.. . . . . .

. . ..MIDDLETON-
. There g·oes .one of the most-•
. .·· .brilliant minds .. in the history ·
~~---·'·•" -~ .~.. "'·-'-ofc:fre:e -·epterpri:s e ~-- · _.·
-->·-----,··' .. ·••-······-···-- --· ....... ---·--·•-·,.·

. . ..... . ·..., .LAWSON ...

Br1lliant
. -·-.·.. . .
•• ,,dazzling metaphor •
···----- --. - ...... - . -
I

.. . CARTWRIGHT .
. 'And the· beauty of it is that .
. he, at no time, made any effort
.:.to .. keep_it consistent,
· (CONTINUED}

a&iit a 4
Rev. 6/27/77

103 CONTINUED: .
103 .

MIDDLETON
I see the slogan, gentlemen
· etched. in gold on our advertisement
in ·Fortune.. 'Exo-Grey Industries
they had a dream. '
LAWSON
(thoughtfully) ..
Good Guy Tuna ••. •

104 OMITTED 104

105 EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS-, HELICOPTER PAD -DUSK. 10s·

Joe and Tony leaye the helicopter and enter the house.·.·
Al06 · EXT, FARNSWORTH GROUNDS . .;. DUSK . Al06.

Sisk and Bentiey take down the flag.and fire- the

·cann9n.

106 INT •. FARNSWORTH MAIN HALL - 'NIGHT 106

Joe enters,.hears TV -Sportscaster•s·voice talking

about the Rams and Jarrett as starting quarterback

Al07 I·NT. FARNSWORTH LIBRARY Al07

Joe runs in. ·Julia' is drinking a water glass filled

· with Scotch. The TV. set is ON.
JOE
How ya doing?
· JULIA
·. (the glass smashes
· to the floor)
· •Fine,· thank you. • And you?
Joe watches TV,· listens to the TV Sportscaster. for a
moment and runs out.

'•• .. ------'-"----
 Rev. 6/14/77 55-

10 7 . INT. STAIRCASE AND LANDING - NIGHT 107

Joe sprints up the stairs. Ee pauses, looks toward•.
· upper hallway.

JOE'S POV OF UPPER HALLWAY - NIGHT 108

·-·-··-···· ----- •··•·•··· -·· - . . -- ··- -.
Everett arid Corinne are moving in and out of Farns-
.... :·-,. :·: ·: '-: ·::-:-W-OI!.th-!,S--bedroom- do_orway~a,nd along the upper ,hallway •..

109 INT; ST.Z'iIRCASE WIDI?JG. - .NIGh"T 109

. ·.. - •. · .:._. ·. : c,:..J:oe .,looks., t-0ward-~·own,stairs ;hallway.
-·-····--,-c,--~----·-·-=,..-~----·•·--::.-·
.·_._.,-..:...-----.:..-,.,-.-.------·-,---~· --:------·-··-··---- - .. ., . . ·: ..

... __ 110__
. ··· JOE.!.S-~OV--DF-DOWNS!fAIRS:_HALLWkY - ·NIGHT 110
·. Lavinia is. working in the downstairs. hall.

.111 .·.

112 .INT. STAIRCASE LANDING - NIGHT 112

~ Joe turn:;; to the door on. the landing, opens it, sees it
7 - ------ -- ~ ---is-a--la:rge-c-l·ean±ne'C-los-et-;·-ste,i,s:-cruickly .inside, slams
· · ""'the-doo'I'-·shut:- '- .. : · · · · · ·

113

.
...It is pitch
.
dark inside·.
. '
the closet,

JORDAN

. ·. .. · · · JOE -
.. ·'--'-··Mr-; ·"Jordari.· 'I'm not gonna
·: --'-' inake· the--·sea-s-on-';-· · ·
)

114 . INT, LANDING OUTSIDE CLEANING CLOSET - CORINNE, 114

LAVINIA, ~Fi~TT :- NIG_HT
Thel' stand listening outside the .door to_ Joe's voice .
. . (CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/14/77

114. CONTINUED: 114

JOE'S VOICE
We said when we went into this
it was temporary.
· - .. · ·CORINNE
(whispering to
·the··others) I
I. woi.lldn' t take. it. · .I don't .
I
'
---c-:=car.e=how::::2:±ch::he ··1:s·•. : ·
JOE'S. VOICE
I gotta· get a body that• s :l,n
decent condition. .
- - - ---··---· ... ·_,..:.. --····----·---
cc.LAVINIA.
·······- " ......... ·-·· •• ·~· "·.···· ........... · ..... ~c •.. · .•.. .
.: . · · .It must be Mrs. Friedhauser. · .
...;.. ·-······ · ·······•:·-· ·· - ··;:" :..:she-' l·l-take·· ·anything·; ·: ···Fat-:·women
· have no· pride.
. JOE'S VOICE
.~.: ...:::_;. ~::.: ~ ~ • ; .:. But::::..this::guy__.is _.in. really. ·
· · .bad,.;;ahape., __ Mr •. Jor.dan._ •.; .

•.
-.

\
J· ·
.. -
.
---- -
.. -
-·

.,.__ ,.,__ ..- .. _

--
·-
~--
..

- -lJ:5-:-~INT.-CliEJl.N-ING-·CL0SET ·;.;-J0E;-JORDA1i-·.·
··--"·-'-'.·:··,-~·=::·-.,. ··• _-_ ··' .·,-··
··: ·: ..,..-.-·, .• ·--·
.····
. ..
. Wel1-,,..iJ.)·,~n,~ ~,l'.1!~.•.Ji'riedhauser.

..•.. · -,c·: •..•.• ·.,_, .•·._ •. ::, ••

CORINNE . .

•
115

·.. ·. ...: .:..~-.. -:.:.~:: .:. _··.:_ .• •···: :.... :Iikept____myc .w.o.rcCf~~Bet.ty: Logan.
. like I said. But now I gotta
)
·· ······ _,. ·· -· · : · -:"get-:-busy 0; : • ..... : .

(CONTINUED)
 57.

115 CONTINUED: 115

,JOE I

(continuing)
I
Who ... is it?

.. - -------,•··- ·--·---------- ..
STSK'S VOICE
. I

Oh. -- Yeah? Come in, Sisk._

. ···-: •·:· -· .: 116_ ANO'rHE~ ANGLE- .116 -

·_· _·_ ·:·_-:_: ... •• , - - ~ - . · - - - · · ¼- _ _ _ _ _

- -- --_· . - .. ·· .... :· - ·_··.

-- - --- -.--..:cccsISK-·: -
- _Sorry to disturb y·ou, _"!I'.
-·---- -- ··--- -F8.I"ns-W6rth, btlt- -Miss ·Bett·y
__ Logan is downstairs and asks
..if she might have . a moment
- :or your time.
-:,... '-JOE-''-"· 0 ·--

0h. Okay. . Tell her I '11 be

right down.
SISK
.. Y:e:ry__ gQo_d , __ sir,. ___ J)id,:You want ·
.. the ... do.or- ..c losed.2 ·•-: ,. - --
- - _-_·.JOE -----
··------ --- ----------- - - -- ---,-- i~S-ure-.--C-1-osed-·i--s-·---f'±ne·c

-- llT
- -···- ·--
ANOTh"ER ANGLE
. -·-,...---- ..
117
---------------·srsk--st"e~s::-ou~a.>1d-c:I·osesc·tne··aoor. --- From the naTI we
-conti-riue--t-o----HEJ\-R-··-the- ~-ti!UFFLED --SOUND·· of' Jo.e·.r _s VOICE.
through the door. -
... - ·····
·-···-------. --- ._ ~---. ·-•, -----··· ---.--·•·-.-·---- -----------
118

She is sitting oh_the eoge ofa chair. Her coat is off'.

Her face i;svery.stern. Joe comes in.
)
- BETTY
(:f'ormally)
.- ...Mr.•.-F'arnsw0rth •.... I j-ust found
·out ab_out what you did.. I
- · called you a · 1iar the last time
I-was here and you retaliated
by keeping---your-· word. I would
_like tot-hank.you. And apologize.·

(CONTINUED)
 58 •..

118 ·CONTINUED:·· ·118

JOE
That's okay • How. come you 're
. . mad at. me? .

.. .····-··· . .· BETTY.
I'm not mad at you.
· .· JOE
Then how come you're talking
. funny?

c .. , . ·· ··-·· · . BETTY
· ··---~~-----·--··---~ .. ·rt ··ke·ep-s-me.:.fronccrying.
-·--- ·---- -- . -- ··-··-·- --- ·-. ---·-- ------------~---, ·•-•···---·-··•-· •-·-· ..... . . ..

( after a moment)
You want something to eat?.
-You look kinda pale,..
-------.------·- ...,.. -- ··-· .-- ···---~--- ··- ··- ·-·····-
.. BETTY.
Thank you. I'd love to.
... ---- ... - ·-··--- ..... ··-· ..... - ·:·.··,c:.:·· ·· ···:.···: ... ···.·-·JoE c::·:··:·
····-·-· ---· ·-.
.Okay. I' 11 be right back.

_119 ANOTHER ANGLE 119

.120 .......INT.._DINING ..ROOM - NIGHT 120

JOE
. .:.sisk .!

·' ·-· · ·12l-···-ANOTHER~ANGLE 121

Sisk appears.

SISK
Yes, Mr, Farnsworth,

JOE·
··Put; on another plate, okay?
'(MORE).

(CONTINUED).
 59.
121 CONTINUED: 121
JOE ( CON'.l" D)
Miss Logan is going to eat
.. with us;-. ·And teiTI the cook
to whip up a liver and whey
·· :shake~ · ·· ·· ·-·· · ·
·· ········--··· :::.-:-c:::::-.. .-:-c:::::.··:··· ·-· .. - -· : ·.: ·:::·:--:: ···:.: : ·: -.··:c·-·'·:··:--::·::: .····:. SISK
: ·Yes, :Mr •. Farnsworth: .··
·Joe
. turns
' . and runs back into:
__;•: ·-~~~~ ·~ . ···-·· : -..;.....~'--'-------~~. '•·•··-- . . .

.•....·.c..:c.12 2'c.. ,c,INT .c-LTlJ'ING·"ROGM .~.,....c "·· .•cc.,:, .... ,······--··· ·

0
122
. . .
- ·-·- ---~··--·--·- ··-:-- ·~B·et;ty·:r:;o~ah··1s· sta.rio.i.ng·now: She has put on her coat
· · and is holding her purse.

JOE
... --·--· : ~ . ~ - - ".:::··- ---.,-- --·-------Wher-e---ill' e-y-oli--going?··· ·
• BETTY
Going? .

JOE
(continuing)
.-Okay •. , . WelL •..we' 11 go out .·
---~·-·-·--·':·-·,_---:-:an-c1-e·at-;:::::: ·-~-···----·· ···---· ·---·

Al23 INT. VESTIBULE NE~R ,DOORWAY NIGHT· Al23 .. ·

: ...... , -·-------- _.• --. ·-·~----.. ·----·•·-·•-·.-.,,, ·-•·-···~•-·•·-• ·c•·.-······,.•·-·•·-·

Sisk appaa;i•;··6r fering ·Joe· ·a choic·e of. three .hats.

• • • C • •

...........·.... SI.SK._ .
· Which hat - would you pPef'er,
sir?
;roe, flustered, .tries on· all .three arid lociks at
.himself....in..the...mi=o~., .then .. throws them all on. the ..
. - .floor.·.··
)
,···,
\,) Sisk, I don't .,, mt ·to wear a
JOE

hat. I •m··sick :.1f hats. Look,

Sisk,.don't.show me any more
hats. Understand?
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/14/77

Al23 CONTINUED: Al23.

·SISK
Yes, sir. No more hats.
Sisk opens the front door and Betty and Joe exit •
.. -..-..··-•···---··········--~---They· get-~'iiit6~ a -~:"8.itirig limousine as the Chauffeur
· l:lolcls cipen_ i:!'J_~ lirnc:iusine door.

123 *
ESTABLISHING SHOT. restaurant.; Tony lurks nearby. as
. the limousine drives up. .
•-;-".

·. - - -.''"-'124 =,=:tNT-;"'REST:AURANTc..;;_4:3ETTY,~::JE·;-uTHERS ..,; NIGHT

-.·-. .. . ·. - , ·. The-Wnl'ESTEWARil-sta:nds their table, opening a at
bottle and.pouring wine.into their.glasses •
. A WEALTHY .MAN and ..his .over~essed doxy start to go.·
--- · - - :·--by-;---The--Wea.-lthy-Man-st·op·s-an1i
. _,...
•-1ooks .at Joe •
WEALTHY MAN
Leo Farnsworth!
..-
.. --·--·-··--•-·-· -•··· --·---··--· --· ..... ·
· He puts his hand out. ·
- ... ,- ..J.OE ..
Oh··--, hi. ·How ya doin'?

WEALTHY MAN
.I w_on•t:tell yow_wife if you
,·.won't tell mine •..
'•"•••••••---•~••--H-••-•••••••• .. --•-••••• ·••-~- • • • • - • > • • • • • - ~ - - - - • - • - • - • • ••••• - - • • • • - ~ -

•••••-•He--,;inks-••
•, -le·erir.--,-,at-irJ"
. , l:' oe·-on-·the··· shoulder ·and· moves ·.
· · .· off with his doxy •.
.. -' --~.-:."~ : :;: The : tv:llie =:-stewarLioo.l<:S-a t-,B~t '!iy. as s;he sips . ···- .
.--BETTY•
- . It's. delicious. -- tha:nk .YOU.
. . . . .
. ·. ·. WINE STEWARD.
Mr.· Farnsworth?
· .:J.OE
. ,·,Huh? . . - Oh --'- yeah. .. Thanks •

. . (CONTINUED)
 · · Rev. f)/14/77

124 CONTINUED: 124

WINE STEWARD
Thank ;{£!!, Mr • Farnsworth.
(backing off,
· ..bowing_)__
Always a pleasure to serve you,
.. ...Mr~- Earnswor.th.-

JOE
Doesn '_t that slow your reflexes?·
Drinking like that?
-·--······-·- '-·--·--··-- .. --
----·---."---:- .. ·-.... --~ :·-·
·•···•··•
-· ·_-· ---~~- -. _____ .
BE'.l.'1'.:l
-~=-=c _- cc. -----=--c,.,ccc. CC- '''t)r1iikilig"iiket what? •

>JOE
Drinking. Any kind of drinking.
Ten drops of alcohol can throw
____________ -:· __ _ off_ your reflexes. __ ··-·
.... ·-- -
---- ·-- -· BETTY_
Well •• , I'm not a racing car
driver. I don't need perfect
·----'- .::. ------r e-f-1:e-xes--,-c·-· ',, _________ _._ '•--: ·:_. -·
- 0 -- -_____ - ·------------·--···· -··-JOE·-·----··-----··-···-···
· ·· ··· ----- -· ··-,.-You·•·re--a ·basketb-a·11---p·layer-. · noesn 't
.: _. :~_your ___ let.ter .mean...any.thing to .you?
. ·····-· - -_ - BETTY __ _
-·-· ........ --- -----I-don':t---know---what--you•re- talking
about.·
. .. _· . . , · JOE
. . Fo_I'get it. ~rink up. ·r--don 1 t care.
There is an_'.awkward silence.
•- JOE-- --
(continuing) .
. ·~You··go· out to dinner with anybody,
huh?-
:.J
BETTY
Pardon?
( CONTINUED)- .
 · 61.

124 · CONTINUED: 124

JOE
You :heard me.
·····BETTY
I don't believe I did.
·· -{-changing .the
subject)·
· ····::::..:·:·::-:= .. :: ·:.:::::······ ·· ··· ····· :.:-What=a::-.ni:c:e:.::p-:J;ac·e::;c:·. ·Where
.did you find it? . ·
. JOE·
.. --... It ! s. where the. driver stopped.
- - -···- · ··- ·:r:;ook·':r·know·what
..... , __ ·- . .. . .... ~·· kirid
. . .· .of ·.guy · ·
: .... ·:,c = .l-.. am·,.,.cS.O.-c.dOn..'J; _try.,.·tO...kid .. me .•.....
· I heard myself described. · _·
····-·· ····- .·~-:-:L-eche-rous·;·~~; and -r·"think--sad·rst-ic. ·.
Even you said I was_a•liar.
BETTY ..
..,-···- .:·-··.--·-··r_~was.Jir.orig...:J;.o..c.:sa:y__t.hat~-:.. :Yo.u' ve -.
...not-.only.~kep.t ..y.our -word.". y.ou' ve
done someting· so generous.- ••
· and kind, .•
. ... -~'.
... . .. ·- ..,-··-· ·JoE··-· ·•
Once. Big deal. · What does
.·::~··: ~:·~)hat.j:irove?·_·· .ListeiL :a:1ot of•
l.echerou·s, sadistic guys lie
....< _ _all:.the. time and .. then kee.p .their
--····· ..... ·. •··-·. -..... ··-··--•word-0Ece .-•-Doe-sn.Lt;....mean·-you··
can•trust them enough to go .
.. out .. and ·get . drunk·· with· them.

. . . . . .;·:·.· ._... ..• . . BE mmy

.!. :i:
· ··· .··--···
. . . •
...,. · ···· ······:·--·--········-----·I-' m-not-'-ge-tt·in-g-drun·k.-c.st op···>
... - . -·· .........:- ... _talking.....to- me.... as.~.if'.:.I ...wer.e an. ·
. alc'oholic. · I've only had three
sips_.:of winE!.
.. :':·:.-·· ... -:·--JoE····. .
.......Jlhat ..'.s ...t.he . difference?.. Even .
. if you didn't have any wine .••
... ·r•.m·,stiil .Leo Farnsworth .
) as far as you know· and you.'re
s.till having dinner with· me
-- so try.and get out ..
of that_
•.'
. one.
BETTY
.. Try.:..ana ...ge.t.. out... of.what one?
(MORE)

(CONTINUED)
 62.

124 CONTINUED: (2) 124

BETTY ( CDNT 'D)
I really Qon 1 .t know what
. you' re ta:.kirm. about, Mr.
· Farnsworth.

. ·JOE
.... __________ -----· .. _·- ----· .... __(i:ais.:J.ng_hls v.oice )·
--- -- ········Oh; yes; You do: Is. this
. what yciu saved your family·
-ror·? -_-SO ·-tney. ·C·o·u-ld -watch
you go to the dogs;

··.· 125
- . .

··--------·--- ·____ ·- A-WA!T-~I:f-ma_.t~riai1ze·;t·by··-th~- -tab-le and lea:ns over

. --·. them;_:-·smiling. .
·. •·· ... ··. · .· .. · •· .. · WAITER · .· .
- . ----·- ~- --.· ' --- --~ S-ome-tnt-rfg-:-~~~~-3.s~·~wr·ong::;~~j/Ir: . ..
· ·· ·· - - ----Farhsw'orth? .·· ··· · ·

JOE

-··-·--·--··· ---····· ._ -···-- "----'•WA-I-TER--·---·

,, • • • •, , , 0 • .•• Is- .there• -anything· I can'·do·Y·,
. - -· · -·· ·- · .· JOE
--·-·· ·· -·-·--- ··-- -···- · -. ·--- - No.·-·-::- . , , .

. WAITER·.
Ah~:: ~.Very good, sir-, ... Well,
·-·.
_:_call ,me ·iZ_I _9.a11. _b~ .9f.'.service ... ·
·-········---'- -·- -- --··---. ·-•-'---- -- ---·--
··The-Waiter-];e:aves-..

126
-· -- ----····-•- -·•- ··-·· -------- :·BETTY .
Please take-me--home.

JOE
Are ·you kidding?

- . · ·BETTY
I'm-perfectly serious.
,'
.:' . ~.\ JOE .
s-.. __ ) You'd realJy let me take
you home?

(CONTINUED)
 63,

126 CONTINUED: 126

BETTY:
Well ... I beliete it's the
custom.

JOE·
.. (almost .. shouting.)
I.t' s the custom for a girl
·•-•to ...,let-:,a:.g.uy--like• me ••• ?

BETTY
·· -Coula you please lower your
· vqice? ·

,,........ •·····-· --- --·

The Waiter ·zips over.

.JOE
( continuing)·
· ~--m,w'
.. -,-
.(·- ....
- : '
·mucff·1s·
. .. '. -- .. ' ...
that? ·· -·.
.. . . . . .
. ,. ".

WAITER.
I have your check ready, sir •
.:::::,:·:c::. ::c:.:::.:::::r r.··.y Ou·Ll'l=-:j t1st "'s±-gn __:. '-'· .. :
. .

..J oe-s-igns~•-the---check ,··. =Then-:looks-:up. ·

. JOE
......
·.~ ······-·"···: .........
•·--. ·-·r
"·· .....-didri't
.... ····· ··- brin
. . . g.__..that
··- .. .Jlltl.ch.
money with me.
WAI'.!:'ER.
···•-•.·· . . . . . . That!.s .per.fectly all•right,···
·---==~. . .::::_ .. -~- ·~~:.
Mr ._ -~a.rnsw:or.t h •..c_'f.ou ~v.e...s.:ign.e.d.
the check.

· The Waiter stares at h1m .. •

,·. · : . . : JOE
) . (continuing).
Sure it is; Just· kidding
·around. . ....
(he reaches into
-r·
his·pocket·and
brings out two bills)
There•·s a tip; Is that okay? . ·

WAITER
Certainly, Mr. Farnsworth .•

'
 64. ·.

127 ANOTHER ANGLE 127

i
Joe takes Betty's arm and leads her out. . I

_ ·· ·: -- · 2ND WAITER
How much did he tip? I
. · WAITER i
. :=c:.T.w.o:=.d:o:1:lar:s:;.·::- .: ··

2ND WAITER.
He was furious .. That scathing
' humor. · That contemptuous tone •
.c;........c-c-·c..<::.c..:,5'.!i:gc_~§.i:tl.s_t:ic.Jfu'.uat...and parry .
······_ ... ,..:..-·--·--...-· ..· -~··· "··· ........ ···-·· ., -.... ·co!':-. hisc.:-w.it.,a..c~·. "···' · ..
··· • -· · --~·WAITER
.I ·should never have gone over.
.
·
.....
to as),;
. -·
what wa•s . wrong. .
.. ____ ·-- ______ :.... _.:... -~·--·. · ·~--·-WINE_:STEWARD
.... - · ...- ,.. ( c:om±ng:.,up:.:to :t·hem)
.. I knew he was enraged when
·he played that game with the .
. -wine, . And yet . :1.t:was a good .·
- ··· --··· ····· ·· ·· ··wrne:-:;;·--fanci:tti1; but not
, without authority. .
✓----··· - ·-· ---·-······ ···-· ---·· .··--···· --··- - - -:: ~·.:·_ ..
. · .· · . _. · i1AITER · ·.
···: =Mr ..-·Farnsworth:·take.s.:1-t •. ;.: •. -·
·· ~~:~----~- ~ ·- ____ ·--~- ~-~ _· ~~--: -~-·.::.__Y.e.r..Y. :.J:i ar.d-\q.i:1.en-.:..ti.e-.:1 ·S_,:_ -· --- -·
·' disappointed in· love,
·· ·· · ·· - (he rooks at
..·the. tip)
Ve_-ry hard. -· '.. .
··--------- -~~-
.. 128' EXT.: HOTEL - NIGHT 128
).
, .:. :: --~ ··-· .---A--limous-1-ne,:,.pulls· up. in -fro'rrt-_~oi'· a··botel .· and stops.
__ ,_, ________ ·--· ~----·----- ...... ------· -- ··--· ... .

129
) . BETTY
Good night, Mr. Farnsworth, ..
and thank you for a very
pioguliar. ev:ening. _
JOE.
I'll .walk. yo.u . .upstairs. ·
(CONTINUED)
 V.Jo

129 CONTINUED: 129

BETTY
There is an elevator, thank
you, and I intend to ride in
..cit ___ aJ.ona~---' --

- ------------- --- -- --- --- - --- - ------ --- - JOE--

You don't want me to go up
-::-·ccc:::::-..::.·-::: --- --- -_-_-_- ::·-::::: ·::-:: --_-----, -_-_---- -.wit-h--_-y_-ou ?--:-·- -- --

BETTY
No, -I certainly don't.
_ _ - - - •-"----,- - '',JOE
_______ -._.-: _, ___,, '" "',.;,That;r:aJ;he·,;:tirst~ sinart thing
you've _said -all night.
BETTY
Here is the second. Goodbye.,
-Ml"_. Farnsworth.
···-·····--·.---·---·-·: ____ , - ____ -----·-- ,_,,_. ___ _

- i:30 ~ Eri:.ROTEI.. ..?JJIGHT : - .·- 130

"'"--" - · -·-JOE - -- --
Hey, listen ..• can I -talk to-
---- -- --- - -- _: ____ --- -------- _yqu __for~_a___lllinut e?.. ___: --- C

--- _ :• ---- ,_,. __:,_: --BETTY - ----

-_ Why? · Did you _leave out an·
--- :,_-_::.insult? ----,--------

JOE-
-- --- --List·e·n: •. I;m I-know· sorry.
) I _-s_aid a lot of ·dumb things.
------------- --------------------- - Arid··I~kno~- they weren '-t true.

BETTY
Then -wh-y did ·you say. them?
) -JOE
-Because I got jealous.
~- - BETTY
. ":::·:· ( looking up) -
Of whom? · ·

- (CONTINUED)
 Rev; 6/28/77

130 CONTINUED: 130

There is a pause.
. JOE ..
Of somebody you don't !mow.
. · . . BETTY ·
__; Thatc:-ma-kes--::-v•ery-:-lit t le s-ens e •
JOE
Wel 1, . I can see how you might
· think that •. But you've ·gotta
- -.. - --.believe··me. ~-. I could explain·
-------:-;:-:· ·:1,t~fo you:::.ar:id-then it wouldn't
make any sense at all.
BETTY
':lou are .the mose bewildering
. man I have eve.r met. ,
.. -· -·-··-·- .. -·-···-- ' . . ' . . _ .. -· ·._·
.• ·· .... · ... ,·. . .. . .. JOE ...
. 'Bewildering, huh? But. that .
·doesn't mean you don't like
_ ............ ine. I mean completely.
B-ETTY .·

JOE
...~.B.ut·,_on__the:._o.ther~.hand, _it.
doesn't mean you like me.
· .· -c:c·ompl·et·elre-:l:th·er.-;; beca:u·se , .
. how could you like a guy, like '
··· c:::.:,~:.:::··:c·· ······.:···:.:-me.•.:·· : ··- ··

.... BET.TY
Mr. Farnsworth, I know.I do
admire and respect you. And
--·--·····-········-····•·· --r-··.:kriow-··I ·d·on •t understand you.
: .Ana..·r-·cton•·t··thihk r· can stand
this much confusion, so I •ni
.. leaving for-Madison in the
···•·-. morning. ·, ·Good night and
-goodbye •. ·' · ·· ·

She. turns .and goes in through the door.

131 ·INT. HOTEL - LOBBY :_NIGHT 131. ·

'Betty crosses the lobby to the elevators. A sign in-
dica,tes one of the two elevators is out of order. J.oe
*
*
catches her at the elevator as she is pressing the
button.
( CONTINUED)
 . Rev .. 6/27/77

131. .CONTINUED: 131.

JOE
l'l'iadison, Wisconsin?
...BETTY
Yes.
······• . - .
JOE
----------·- -------- .: :.:;-,-Maye_ I ask what fo:r..2
BETTY·
.Because that-•.s where I live.
. . .

. . . . . ... --.· .,JOE.. . .

-~-'---~~~·Mari'-a-s~-:;.-'i"rthere . iin bod .
-· "- '-.~ ' · ·"· ~ .c- -"" ' : -- ·'· ' ,--~ spec~a:1:·/;'"-i,a.-ck·there· 1:ny Madison?

---····--·:..-~--,--·'-_:·• ~-•'-'• u._I __me.an.~w~1 t1tig· f..or. you'l

·As the elevator door opens a PASSENGER steps in.
· ·· ·· .· ·. · ·.BETTY. ·
··-·-·-······-····· - - - . ·.· . .· - ·-:--wen-, yes •..:.. ..Jily.mother~ · _
· ·· ~--- ···- · · .. · ··- (pause)"
Friends.
(pause)
--······ --· -·- .. - -··-··-···· -- :___ ··_____ ._.:But -0 I-:1m'-:F1ot--married::.-cc:.::.:rr. that• s
..,_ what you mean •
.-; -. .... --··-- ··- --·· -· - -·-- -----·-···------------------•----·-··
___,.--------·-··· . . . . - - -
···. ··"· ·- ' ·'JOE·-· ..,.. '
: ... Oh.• ·: ....TeITifi.c.•
.. - --------····-- ---- -,--·----- - ·-:··-·----: . · .·· PAS~ENGER
·. ····-···· .....,,,..:c_an---we.-go. -up? ...c:_
.- .. ,•

.. - · . : .• -BETTY-
- - - - (to Joe)_··_·-'-·~-
·- °-C?Od ni_gh~: ...··... ······-
.: · .·· .. . .· ·· .·. ·· JOE ·,· . .·· :
..... ··--·· · ··· ···. · .' .:,_:... ____c_, __:_..,..:_:_'. .. ~-.C.shakin~her...Jiand.) ... ·
- --······ ··: ---Good--nigh:t-.-'-··Hey,:-·'by·the·way,
I'm getting divorced. ·Maybe·
· · ----·---···---·-··-··· · · ·:·_': -·we-·can .get ·together a·rterward.

j BETTY
You are?
JOE

BETTY
··r--'
•
. ·.,-...).I
·· ""But. you and your wife aren't -
even separated.
(CONTINUED)
 Rev.-6/27/77 68.

131 CONTINUED: (2) 131

.,._
\ JOE
___f Oh, sure we are. -It I s a bii:s
house_,
The elevator- door closes. And it goes ·up.· ·

BETTY
(after a moment)
We 11 .:.._ I don't know what to -
---""-'"-• · · -• ·_ --- --_ · say:;. _-_ ··- ---- : . ,__ ;_ ---- ----•· .
JOE.
Yeah:· :r kn.ow
what you mean. ·
(there is a l:>rief -
_ _ _ · .pause) __ _
_You wanna see s.omething _I've
-· ----·--··-·····----------------· ----·c-:,been--wor-k-i-ng--cri-s,inc-e-I--was ·
-a·kid?
BETTY
_ ···.c.c·:·_:_•c_:·::··:::.. :·Ye S:,, __·,~- .. :.. --_-_____ ... cc :.::·c: .. ·.: ::c:. -·--

- -_ - _ _ ( _ _ .J'OE _ :
...•.... _ . l;axipg_
1
a coin _
· out of his pocket)
•-This.. is called. a th1m1b. palm:.
-Not-i-c-e---that --I--ha-ve··a-50 ¢ -piece
. in my right hand. It's
-- - -- absoliitely·solid; - You want
to feel it? ,

· -JOE
) __ . - (~ontinuing). -·
- -- - . -- -- . --- ------------ :· ::- ':-:::Ok:ay·;: ;: : ... _-__ _ . .
(he' shakes his
-- -- •·-···--· · ____ ,;,..:.arms}- ·
Nothing up _my _sleeves. - Now,
·: ,watch this_ very ·closely.-:•• ·:.
I take this perfectly ordinary
quarter between my fingers and as
·I _say the ?:iagic words 'abracadabra'
---· -and -'allkazam' I go. like this -"-
The -elevator:docrs open again.·_
( CONTINUED)

E&LL&t,
 Rev. 6/27/77

132 _CONTL'HJED: 132

JOE
(continuing)
And I

···--··------ ----------
He screws it up. The 50¢ piece falls into the space
______ ...'_:_~be.twe.en__t_b_e__e1e.v.a:tor.-f.loor-and the lobby floor. Joe·
and Betty stare down as they listen to the COIN CLANK-_
----··- - .. -- ·-·-···•------- N-G--itS--way-t-o-
· -· .. ·- ..... -- the-bot-t-om--
.. ·······•----··-. ---- ....- ..
, - --- of
--- -the elevator shaft.
. ,

,'-.-The:door c-loses and the elevator goes up again. *

t I
• •• : I

- " - ,133--:'.,--coANO'I'HEibANGLE-." --·-· ... ····-·--- . .. .. 133

~--- ----.--,-~-------~------ --~---
' -
~,--~---. .

-- - -- ~~ -- -- __ _ - . --- ''_' __, --- BETTt ; I

---------- . _, _____ -----"· _____::. -~--Would-'J o.u---J.ike:-t;;h-tr;(-again?

· -- -- · .. :: ______ · I_ have some change in my purse.
- _JOE - : -
1:t 's no use. _I can't .do my trick
· --------- ----- __ _ _ : -" _____ -_any111ore. No:,:_..no •.• ,, .. :r don't .want .
___ -~-- - -- any. change~ - This par.ticular
abductor pollicus is too flabby.
· (he· stands staring
· --- ---- - -- - - ----- ----"- ----- - :··-:·--·-'c ---''- -at--h1·s-th~ ,- -then- -
~ · turns to Betty)
:;J --- ------- --'------- --------- -- -'---,--But---the-ne-xt·'°-t::l:-me--I--·s-ee---y-ott- --
- _:_ · ,.-,, · ·· ~- ;·'T' 11·-show ·y·ou thi:s4:ri"'ck'~. ""Because
--•··_ ~-1:P Lof ,.what:-.--you---do :cw±th:cyour
------- ----------- -----• -- c-··.-----
------------------ --·· -------- . ---- ··Ana•.r·
. --- ----------------iri___ y our·brain.·
·-- ---------- 'musc1es··is .
_ · ·know .more about getting into ·
--------- -- - - ---- --- ---''~'condit-ion--than-maybe-any _athlete
. . _in _America. Because that •s all
--- -I've thought . .., .
about.- - ~-
---'---~---- ·._ . - . - . --------' ..... .: ··:'' •, ----. --~·· ··:--·>,.-··-··· -------
______________ , _-_ ,_- _ _ _ __ _ _ 0 __ ~ETTY' _. _
- Well,I'd like- to see it again.
· when _.you can do it. ·
.. ;__ ···- ,. ·-'-~ ·~--- -- '.,... ----·---· ..-.:..":... .. :..... _~-----·- ·-- .·-.:· . ':-~ . ~---::u·
--.,.o-
. .ti'."--:-----·
-_Really?
-- - . ---···------ - --- ··- .. -- ··- -- . -· . ......... -- ----... - -- ..
- - ·•

"- ~:--~BETTY-- · _-

- - JOE
- l can have it'. down perfect in a
~couple or·aa:ys:•,·--canyou wait?

( CONTINUED)
 133 CONTINUED: 133
--BETTY
Are you asking nie to stay?
JOE
Yes.

---- - - ----- -- - -- -BETTY

I' 11 think about it.

JOE
Will_
· ....,-.__.
you~, really?
. '• --· ·-.-. ·-·--· ..... - .

-·· - ...... ·-- . ·-'

JOE_
- (continuing)
Terr1f'1c. - --

BETTY--
-•--: _gosLri_i_ght_.,,:::_:-..:'._ __

134·
Joe---stops-the-el-evator from clos-1.rrg. -

JOE -
Listen. Want to play basketball
- - ---.-:::::cc_ :cc:_ - ---- ------- .-- -----~:tomorrow? One-on-one-?
---------------------'---------------- -- - - --->---------------- --------------------------•·-------
- __ -· __ J3etty __ smiles_. ___ joe-...lets_J;he---'do_or _go.--

JOE
_{cont.inuirig; __ as --_ -_-
·1;;Jie door is _closing) -
I--got my -0wn COl!II't. - -

Joe _steps·back and-watches the elevator indicator.

-He take.s a deep breath,

_ .- JOE
~(continuing) -
Whew!'
.....
-·fie turns and. starts t_o _run_ '.'.'.•!ross the_ lobby - to the
door. -~ -
 135 . OMITTED 135
thru thru
139 139

. 140 INT. UPPER HALLWAY - FARNSWORTH HOUSE - NIGHT 140 .

... · .... : --.-···· --··
· Joe sprints up the stairs ••• glances furtively down
_____ ---·-· ~the_ hallw_ay_._._•.aruL.then-s.print.s to the cleaning
- · closet. ·
··--··--·-----··--- .---· -·---- -·----··. -.·.......
... --··· -----·-····· .... · ....
. . . . '. ···-•,-· .· .. _··.· .·.. - : ..
. :'::14 L :.cINT . ..:.CLEANING .CLOSET 141
·•· - •. -He-clciges- ·the· door and _calls ••• •

142 '--INT.-HALLWAY OUTSIDE CLEANING CLOSE~,' 142

· • It is long and Bentley is turning pff the sconces .
t - · - - - -- ------- --- --aron:g-tne ·wair:-:·-:-Tfie-::SOtJNif'o:r.iJ6e 's .VOICE com,es .q.uite- ·
- - -:-__ · _:· --_c_learly through -the cleaning cl.oset door.
Corinne passes Bentley. ·

... ·--··-. ------- -- - --- - -- - - --- .. · BENTLEY ... -- -

... --·- - - --. - · • •--·- ,-~:: Oh-, ~-y-es·.--·-·---·- ::··-···-
. ··:·
.. : ...:.~. ~ .-.-.~~ .. \

143*
· ·:·-'·-. -- :-•-:. - -,::e.._-:: -·" - -~::':JOE - - .· .. ,
., .. , .. . .•._ I· know I said. that. · But
' __ ··---- ~:..:.:...:::~-'----·':_:_...,.;:-,--~:..that.--was-be:f_'ore.~--'I-~gotta,-stay .·.
:.... _··· · - -- · · ·· '· ·and-'ge·t-Fa1·nswortrr·--i-nt-o shape •••
· · But with ·what: I know· about··-
----- -- --- --- ·:··- · ·gett1ng into ·shape~~: And with
-: . ,. -Cork-le- to- tra-:l:n--me-~--;-·;
_)

· 144 . INT. HALLWAY• ..

:Everett··coines·up-the sti~s carrying a tray with a

pot of ccicoa · and two qups_'..

(CONTINUED)
 ·.Rev. 6/7/77 72 •.

144 CONTINUED: 144

BE}JTLEY
(to Everett)
He's in the cleaning closet ..
EVERETT
. -·•···-····-········----··-··'·····-·>·-jo/bat .w.i.ll-Ido.with his cocoa?
I don't like.to disturb him if
: .-heJ.s-•:in:-the-e-1-ea-ning closet •••
Yet -- .dare .I l.et the cocoa ·get
cold?·
. ·.·. . ··BENTLEY.·
·. Inotiqeccth'ere-a:re ·-two ·'cups •. ··.
·----~----·--·· ------- ----------- ------· --------. - ------ . . .
---- .;.:., --·-···': .;;;.._ ..~ .. ..·:. :~.
• EVERETT
. _, _ ..... --·· ... Yes •....:. -'Well; '•Sisk-felt -that since
· Mr. Farnsworth was -pretending
to talk t.o someone, he· might
want to pretend to give him ·
-~c9coa, -too •.. --··

145 . INT. UPPER HALLWAY NIGHT 145 .

·-"- :.... .'--'·-"·~The-'tloor-'to-·the-~c-J:-eariin~ci:os:et"-flies open·· and Joe

strides down the c-orridor •.• as Jordan and the ser-
7_ ...... - -- •- --· --.vants--stand-·watchings ccHe----st-ops--±n--tront of Julia'. s
-·bedroom-,-~

-----·---·-·-- ··-· ----- .. -· ·--·· ---- -- -·--.

INT;- JULIA I S BEDROOM - TONY AND JULIA IN BED "'." NIGHT 146

. .. As .the. first KNOCK SOUNDS, Tony leaps out of the bed

.... _:c:::a."ld-.-darts,-•behind a drape •
. JULIA.
:came in.,
. __ ··- ··--· .:_.-J.o.~1:1-tr.ide.1:F-in -and·0 closes the-door.·•·
. . . ,

- -147---ANOTHER-ANGLE.:., .·· ··:- .. 147

JOE
Hi·. Look, I'm sorry to bother
.you so late •.. But I don't love·
you and·you don't love me so
·~let's get divor'ced. Okay?·
JULIA
·.:r ... I don't know·what you inean.
(CON'l:INUED)
 . 73 •.

11!5 · IN'l'. UPPER HALLWAY - NIGHT 11!5

The door to the cleaning closet flies open and J9e
strides·down the corridor .•• as Jordan and the ser-
vants stand watching. He stops in front of Julia's
. .. .... .. .............. .. ....Qe.droom.

-- ----146 ,-INT~ JULIA'S BEDROOM----- -TONY .AND JULIA IN BED - NIGHT 11!6
·--.-•¼··-·.' --·------·-- .-·------------------·-- ------------·--· ----------· --------- -
, .. --As ·the first7{NOCK--SOUNDS~ Tony leaps out of the bed
·. --.i:and ::.dart.1f::behin·d
.- . . a·
-·- ..
drape
.
•. -

JULIA,
·-- .... - . ~ .,.... -~ ·•--.·-
... -·-. . .
··--"-,--~-'--'.-.--'--..-·-·-···•...... .
·. _

· ·· · . '''' ~ -' -" J·oe-~sti-i'des::._in · and- cTc:>'ses~the ·aoor; ·

. :- --···· =______ ,._- · · · · · - - - - - - · · • - · · · · -. · __ ' . . . ____ ......,,;,: :·•,_ ...

i4f ANOTHER ANGLE

-- J.QE
·· · ·,~cttt...-'·-L-o•oic;::--:I~'.m-·sorry· to bother
-: 7

·--,. · ·you"si::>'1:ate;~·-'.But ·rdon't love ·

... . yciu and you don I t love me 50 .
let's. get divorced. Okay?.

- .Jfilli
7-·---·-·- .····--·- ·-- ---·- __,__ :_·_I~~-·-__I__don!.t_Jma.w_what...you.mean....

- ·: ~·~ -- -·.·-·-.. - :· ~~.::::~~•s·~ ..

. . Oh~ •• · Tony, there's a trainer for
:1~::~~~:~; JOE.
·turns ·· ··· · ·

·~·= . ·:-.-.·:. .-
'- · ·t·he Rams named Max. Corkle. Call ·
·:··hi-m tomorrow and ask· if he- 1 11 meet
.~--·,_ .,..;(me·.. her·e..-1:n-:t11e-:·morn1hg; ·· ·okay? ·
... ·. TONY 1 S VOICE
-·- .. -- -- . . ( from behind t'he
:.-- :_--, ::... _:::-.~:::-.· . ::::
·
·~.::c.: . -•. ,.i~:-~,--~~
.c;lrap e}~ _:~ '.":: ::.
Yes • Mr. Farnswortll.

.. . .... . · JOE ......

.. _ ... . . '.!'hanks •.. Good night. ·
He-goes out •

..... 1118-- ··ANOTHER ANGL-E 11!6

. •·.·. JULIA
You fool! Why· did you answer?

(CONTINUED)

'
---·---···
 147· CONTINUED: 147
JOE
Yes, you do •.
(he turns; turns
back)
.. --- ....Oh,-,_; i;rony-, --there's a trainer
for the Rams named Max _Corkle.
. ----Ca-11-him--tomorrow and ask if
he 1 11 meet me here in the
... __ -· . ··::::~ :·· :.:: --- -····-· --- . - . -···.•··:.•-morning:a:::-~=0kay:?: ·

TONY'S VOICE
{ from behind the
..... . .· . drape) ·
- .- . -. .. :.,:,:._.~•·•-,Yes·--Mr~Farnsworth ~- ,. · ·
-------. -•---. ---- .. --.--···--·--···-···-·•·- -·'----------·· ........ ' --- .. .
-, ··•·-····-·•-· :.-:..-•.;,.:.--.. ..:, :-_ i,•:..:·.::··. s---··-•··
JOE
·: --Thanks-.-- Good-·-n-1.ghti···- ·· ..
.. He goes out.,

148
JULIA
You fool!
..... ·.. :· .• ...
\vhy _did __ you answer?
.(CONTINUED)
 148 CONTINUED: 148

TONY
I couldn't help it.· I ..• I can•t·
refuse him. His will is.too
strong.
-- . ····•·······--·•· ·-•,-·--··. --=------· ·-···

JULIA
· "----------------;---·····--· · -:cc---Tha:nk---ood' we-didn-•t wait. We'll ·
_----------------·-- _____ _____ --~E:~ __ri_':1 __o~:__h.,!:1:
....... -- ··•-------·--·--··· --
. . ···-
by_, .•.
. • - · -Tony---leaps:.-across- t:he-c--room and claps his hand over ·
:_-__ ::•:-her--mouth. _:,_._ ·

He mouths "microphones:"
.JULIA
jpulling his hand
. ·.· away) . • ·
.. · ___D.on-!..:t;_be--ins.ane-..-~e~-e-xamine tt-.is
----------- ---- _.:.::_~ ,.,~c.:::..:_··
---·•.-. - ... -. _: ·•• :,_;_,::,,~ro.om~.e-:v:ery=iray.~c.-:c:I·ctell y.ou there··
-- - -are no microphones.'···

.• . - - -- ~- --------•~ 'c ·:- ···: -'De~re~t-~-lef s':r~?t.,:f{uarrel 1

now.
~ _ _ .• . . .. / It I
S almost, <?_V~r_: •.•.· · _

.149 ·
••-••-·--•·•-••-•·•••----•-••••••-·•••~••- A•-•---~--••-•-•••••-•••"-•••·••--•••'•••'•

---•··-··•"···-····--· -- ·-·It··-··-··-·
is empty now except for Sisk and Corinne.:
·- .. ----·-------·•--·---·- -··· ...... - . .. ' '

) .·•··_·•..·> ·· i-·.· · · ·.... -. : . SISK

.... _.:· · · · · -·. • .
- ---- --~ __________ >.:: -::TJre_re 's 1:ro telling_-when he 1 ·11 go.·.
---"--·bac-k_:_1nc. ·· · - . ··•-· ·--· ----
··-----·_ -.<?·:• _ :<_· '

.. ".
150 ·
..... .. _._.
,
ANOTHER ANGt.E . 150
. . ... ' . -

.. - :~·.· ,, , _-Ttie-<loor:ti:5-;J'oe•-s -bedroom Opens, arid: E;;erett comes out .

--~ ---: :..o:_,__ carJ:>y:1µgJ;);l~ __tI'ay \'litl:i,;J;wp, e!IJP.1<Y. cups.
-. ' '
.. ·-····--- - . -- .. -, """ ,_ ; - -; '- ~/"' :'?, srsx--< < ·_. _·· · . · ·. ·· •. • . · · ·. ·
· Was the cocoa :the right· temperature;
' . E.verett?

_ .·. . . .. EyERETT ___ .. ··-· ..

It.was a little.cOolish ••• but we
· erij eyed it. ·. Tomorrow· night we'd . '
' i:i.ke it with cookies; ' • .

. ·. . . '·:•
.. '. ,\ ·,
 151 INT. FARNSWORTH' S BEDROOM - NIGHT 151
Joe is wearing an Edwardian ruffled nightshirt and cap
under a long, fitted, red velvet robe. · He begins tak-
ing off the robe.

JORDAN'S VOICE
Better not get _into bed, Joe.

--152
- ... ·-.
Joe lo·oks over and sees Jordan standi_ng by the mantel. ·

_____::_::=------------------• -~--- .. ;._Why· not?· '>----JOE

153
:He tosses· his robe on the bed •. The mirror over it
_ falls with an earth-shaking THUNK and flattens the·
-~---~bed_ :Lik_e :a:_ pan_c; a:ke ._ _ _ _ _ _
- .
154- INT. JULIA'S BEDROOM - TONY AND JULIA IN BED - NIGHT 154
--. --- ·-·--··- - ·: :·:: ·.___ -- ·--···- ...::.:·~,:.::.J_.OLtA ·=_::.: -
••• We couldn '-t help it,- could
: _. _ -"__"~- we·,-Tony?·· ·we were-right ·to; .•
There is a KNOCK on -the door. Abbott leaps out of·
··------·· .- .. _. ____ bed _and_ be hi11d, .t.b ~- _J;l:rape_again .• _ ·

)
JULIA·
(feigning drowsiness)
--'-_cYes, Sisk?_ ·

· 155 - - ANGLE AT DOOR - - 155 -

....
----- _____ :~~J.oe....st.icks=.chis-head in and addresses the drape •..
· - . - _--_ --_ JOE . --- - ·_
-·cork"le's nlllllber is 274-9246, okay?.
) TONY Is VOICE
(from· behind the ·
drape)
Yes, Mr. Farnsworth.

156 ANOTHER "ANGLE" - 156

Joe closes the door. There is a beat and Julia begins

screaming.

I§ LL L
 76,

157 ·INT.HALLWAY.,: CORKLE - DAY 157

j He sits, looking around,.· nervous and bewildered. Joe

enters. Mr. Jordan walks in behind him, Corkle rises.
· · ·-·· ······· '"J·OE
.Hi. How ya doing.
He holds out his hand. . , . • I

·. CORKLE · ·1

.. -(_-Shaking--hands) .
Fine•~ . Thanks •.. Have we inet?

CORKLE·
Yeah. -• How come· you know that?
·-·--·- ···-·· .. ' . . . ---· - ·.<· :·-:- -~·--:--._·_ ..,,._ ··-.·-·-- -__._· -·. - -··-
.._ .•··- .... . ...•.... ···.· · .:_:.,•.-. .. . . z:· 0':J.OE:c . · ·. ·
··• · ·: I '·d 1:1.ke to buy it. · · , ...
. . .•

Tt 1 s

. ····-- - ....
············-·-··-· -··-· --··-·-··•-··- ··-· _ -·· .OE--· ··-·-·--·
. . . · I wanna use. it. · Would you rent.
· ··: •· · ······ ·'-·'·-·"1.t-t-o·,ne.,.-And··'while··-r-•m getting
· · into shape I'll.. pay you to help
-··-- --·· -. •· ·· · · ,-me·.-tra:1.n. ·
.....___ --------··-_ _c__ _:__ . ----~-.. -• ·-· _. -~----
---·······---·· .:...-C--~--..:--~--·-
....... -· ___ ... - : ' ~ - ~ - - '
-•-'-

..... :.::CORKLE ..
. •·Tra1n?·
.-. :<.--:~::· . .. ', -•, .. . .
· ···-· ·· · -__ · · · ·.. : · -·.. ·:: . . - : · . • JOE-, ·,•i. 0

.. .. _-: : .... : · '--· ·· . ·:· "And-:'then· as '·soon·· a:s~'t·rm ready ·

......... ·•-·•·~· . •......·... _t
~ ~ w._iµi~ _you· to ..arrange·· a tryout-·
for ·me with the .Rams •
.--::.·-
--- _:·- - -._· · -. · -, . ..---·coRKLE
I don't understand. -·. What are
· . you trying out .for? . -.
. • > •·_· ·.. . .: . ..-:;OE

· Qµarte.rback./
 158 INT. LIBRARY - DAY i58
CORKLE
See •.•. here's the thing, Mr;
Farnsworth. We already got a
quarterback working with the
····team,· · And··we· got a couple of
pretty good back-ups •••
... . . . . JOE .
· ··· •·-:you ca:11::-Hodges good? .
CORKLE
. T'ne ·point· 1s ·, Mr.· Farnsworth,
·· we don• t need a·· quarterback.
··. ' '' ·· ·• ·• ' · And:.J(e ' don.:!.t:_ne ed_a _bac ~ ...up ••.;
... ·- .... , , ~ .. ·.c:so •·+-""·whya,cion!.t~y.ou .. try .. another
team? What about the Oakland
··· ----· ··•- · ~---RaiderS·?··~-The:y . •re ·-:-cl-o·se .. t·o- . ·L .A·~
• Give ·•em a call .and· see .what
. they say •
. ····---- - - · - . .:.::.:.J.OE .:.:..~-·····
· ··· ....,..,.CoI!kle,_.,,._ .I. want ..•to.-pJ.ay.
· quarterback and I want to get
in shape for the · Super Bowl •
.
.... •-· . ··•· How .. much ...would it ..cost to. arrange
-------------- - ·-···a tryout? ·- ·--·-·,. ··

····•.·· ··•···-'··'-·-·•·•·,-·-c·oRxtE---·
Mr;' Farnswo:r·th- ..;:-·-no· team wants
. a crazy trainer. And. only. a ·
• .:-c:i;,azy-.trainer..:.would-arrange a
. · tryout for. you as quarterback.
····so you :keep your money and T 1 l l
· .. ·.. keep my job and we 1 11 keep this . ··.·.
---·--···· ··-- ····-- · -'-·. ·--~~litt·ie --~ uh -- ··m1·s.unO:erstanding ·
·-·-·----'·--········ ---- ··'·•·---.. ~,to-ou-rs·e-J:ve-s-.---•·~ ... - ·• ....... · ,····
JOE
. •· Corkle -- what if I told you I··
· • "c"-wa:s ·a ·profe ssiona·l·-foot-ball .
:-p1ayer? · ··· · · · · · · ·
... _; .... , ..-....•.... , ...•.. - •··-' -· ..... .
, . · · · .·. CORKLE
· · · What if r'told you ·r ran a
I · conglomerate off-season?

.. :159 ..INT, HALLWAY ... -' .JOE . AND_ CORKLE - DAY 159!!
..· · . ·,. JOE
Okay~_llst.en...--. Red right 29 Z
~revers.e.; Brown left play pass
34, Z out at .15 --
(MORE) ·
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/27/77

159. · CONTINUED: 159

·.JOE (CONT'D). I'
shotgun X out at 15 Y over Z ** )
post -- Red 99 halfback do an I
out.and go -- Z over red•right *
... ·25 M hunch·· fullback through the ... ·• *
line double team the defensi.ve * ·I
·-tackle i::uartertiack hands off. to·. *
. - ·,--:::·---~·----- -·-·---·-·'-JJalfbaci. wriq;follows fullback * .I
· · ···· · ·-· , .. through: ..the-1:1..--re ·=- red left.· ·*II
· ··p1.ay-pass ··48 · option -- don't
· · tell: anyoocly ·;.._ r• m gonna !!·

. · .. ~'bootleg tlle ball JDYSell •••.. · *

. ' .. :,- -:··
·---·--·- - C0~I£-·-· · ··
.... ··- -··=• ,, .~. ·"''· = .··· ... _ . ·- . 'tlig~deal ~~ ;"::you·-·bribe s'omeb·ody
- - -• ·~·:._·• .-~......:.__:._ ____to ..giY.Ei_YQU:.1;;,he_:S:1.@als? ..

..J.60 · . INT. ~ALI.ROOM (GYM} ;.. DAY · 160.

CORKLE

-- -----------· ----·--- --·-·· . ·-··- --- · . ·---·---.·· .- :· ·Yean. •. : ---·. ·

! - ------ -·_.•---· ---. · ·----,··:··- ··

..... -·· ... ·-·· .. ,......... (he_glances over

. his shoulder) ·
. . . . ·.
.......................,.. ..-'--.--'--"--_:...... . .·,.. .. .. . .. . . , ..
......... ...... ·. ... . .. ·-;TOE : . ,. . .... ...... .. .
·· .. _. c '·Ancr-th·en; ;";,~ai'ter-ther die- they , ·.
·· · go to. heaven? · · ·
)

)
JOE.
You .know how it works in heaven?.
---·-· . ·CQRKLE
· ·Not 'really •.: . No;·

JOE
Prob ab 11.i ty--and- Outcome •

., CORKLE
. Ah. No,.. I.didn't know that •
(CONTINUED)

=
 79.

160. CONTINUED~ 160

'\ JOE
.__; Say there's a Probability that
some guy I s gonna die. An Escort
from ·the··guy's Way Station gets
a signal and goes down and waits
· ·- ·-· - · - ·-- · ··· for the Outcome. If the guy
····-··-·-·· ··-··-····· ....... ,.......11.ves .'.".'.'.'... t.he Escort wasted · a ·trip. ·
-- · ·· · · ·. I:f"-the ·gurd±es ,·the Escort takes ...
·hi111· back to his Way Station and ·
· · •. ,puts him in line for his final ·
.. destination,·
. ·-- . - -·--
··· __:_ . . . ' .. -- ..; . . ,. . ··-· CORKLE·--·
·.. · ·--- ·-· ·" "''':""''Can"":E·"'Sm:o·ke? -- ""' '· ·

JOE .
Sure •.. Now, say there's a new
Escort. · Really ·raw, He gets
· the signal., takes off, sees a : ..
.--,-...,..-~--~guy.--say-,rid±ng~-bicyc-J.e·· into·
· · · - ---···--···· ·---·-- 0

.. ·- --c·a···tunnel-··and ·a:·car•·s--coming the

· ·... : · · ·: .. other. way •. Now he oughtta wait
for the Outcome-~ the Escort •
.. . ·--- .......: . -"·· .: ,~::c·-..:·But:-he..-!s:::-i:ie.'!'f,·.;{!,n4-Pe:.':s,..so sure
. the guy 1.s · a goner that he . .
-j.-- . . ········-··· . " _figures .why. make him sit there
.:._and,..:f"ee.l ..the. car.hit .~,- ...so ....he ·
yanks the .guy two seconds early
..and.. takes .him up to his ... Way .station.
······-···-·-·-·- ___ .:.,_ .... ·•··-··--· ·-····----•-- ·-··
. . • ......... GORKLE .
You got a match? I'm out •
. . .· . . ···.· . JOE ... . . .
............ ··- .......... ____ · ·--~-No-.-But-the--i::-J:-o-c·k-on-t"he·•··t-at,-l·e···
•• i&"-a-iighter .---No;11-here' s .. the
tw1.st. The guy this Escort yanks
is no ordinary guy. He 's an ,
· ~ ~- ·~·cat·hlete with.i'ant.astic reflexes.,.•· ·
... ·-and· :1t turns out he wouldn •t have
............... - ...~.:.been-hit--.by .the ..car ....if.. he.hadn't
· . been yankeg early.
)
CORKLE
· No kidding? · This clock ·doesn •t
· ·. light;
- ·· .. JOE
. You got to wind it. So the point •·
. is-,-- .the-guy-.wasn' t. really. dead.
. (MORE)

(CONTINUED)
 160 CONTINUED : (2 ) 160

--... -. . _-__c - -
.. :_-.· -:_-- -·· · ., •:·•co•·,
• •.• ···------·--· · - •. --···
JOE (CONT'D)
· He wouldda missed the car. His
number wasn't up .for years.
·-- -·· - · - · ··c -·--CORKLE
Oh.
Hey, look at the time! Is
·· ---- - -·---:-t-Jrrs· -11-ghter-ri-ght-'? ·
· "-:, - • -·-- - '. . -·- - - - - - if.OE--
. · ·. ·• .. ,No:. . ·-And- they - can' t put him back .
•·. ·::·:::.: . :_-.. :>in-• his -own···body-•because. it's not
· · .only. smashed .. but it turns out
. . :1t 1 s cremated.< .So they got to
7
-- :':ti'.1ild:::ano.t:ber'4l:od~t.o.:.put.~him ·in •
·:·=. ~:.. ;::.:.::·.:;;;. .......:.:.·~:-:··-=~._-::N0;Wdo....~.Y-on -knO~wh2;t:;.:.:.I.,!.m.. t.ry.1.n' ..
to tell you? .,; ..··
CORKLE
···•:That's a hell of aatory.
. . .. JQJL ___:..:. ;__ -- ..
:,-.-=MaX---·.•·•That.,!.s=:what.:..:happ.ened: ,to- ..
, Jbe ··Pendleton.

.. ... .... .. CORKLE __ _

--·- ----· -;-·,----··r•m -re·a•ling:t1ow:~-;--and it was
... ---·--·· · - %_lice to meet ,X~~·--- ... -·
_,··.·cc,,: ·'-· , .a. ••· ,, .. _,,' .:. :, :: ''•c.•·.'•c• "joE

.--·········..-·.... :~=.:. :: :.i:.... ..Wait-:'a:.ninuteh·.::. · _

- ·-··- ·--·- .. - ---· ... -·-· ~-.{.to-Jor.d.an.)._._. -"-~ ···-
.Mr. Jordan -"." what _do I do now?

·· . ···•.··JORDAN
· - ···- ·---··- · ····· · · ·- · •Tell'·him .... _,
Joe.:. .. '
· ...,. ·
. .
········:-·-·-·- -·· :··-··.--.----··· .
. ··- --------·---'-'------'---'-.__;_-'-"'--"-'-------'--
..
' .
-~-~-
,·

. JOE
.

.. ·
------,,
.·· _:· ·.
- --···--·~----~---
. I told him~ He:doesri't beiieve
) ··- _--m~ .--·-
····------·--·-·· - -v---' ----·---... -.·----··: -.· ---·:·..,:·--····,.·
. . . . ..... - ..... '; ~''-CQR..T{!;E"- •> .

_, "Who y9u_.talkiri'._~9? .. •..

· · "···· " ·· ··· ~JOE····
) Mr,' Jordan. He r.uns the Way
·St.<;1.t.ion I was telling you· about.
·But . you can't see him. You're
·still alive~···' ·
. '·CORKLE
. Good"Qye and goo<i. luck.
(CONTINUED)
 81.

.. 160 CONTINUED: {3) 160

JOE
Can't you let him see you, Mr;
Jordan -- just for a minute?
JORDAN
- ·· - ·-·· ·-Te11- him who you are, Joe •
.········~.:··:· ...,..JOE ... :
{to Jordan)
Right •
. (to Max).
· Max -- look. at me •.
-------·- --·--·-----~~------·-·---· ---.-·-·-·-·•"-·
.... --------- ···---- ----· --· --... -- ___ -...... -·· ----· ...: -~:_._ -____;_. ·__ · c.oRJ{LE- ·-· ·
I ·already looked at you, Mr.
· ·····~.·---Farnsworth; ·
JOE.
I'm not Farnsworth, I'm Joe

Corkle stares at him ••• then slowly freezes into im-.

mobility as Joe. goes on talking. · · ·
·.. . ... :" .. -~: ...., JOE .. - .· ·-·
j . : ,. .. . .. (continuing) ·
·--· ·:.::-:·-; :."· This·;is.;the body.they found for
me. Farnsworth was murdered by
...... h:l.s .. wi.i'.e and secretary .....They
• •···-··-·-·· ..... -···--· •···~--··"'drugged-hcim-arid---pu.t-him•-in •the
· ·· · tub ••• ·then I stepped in,• I·
mean· it's· riot 'bad ll}aterial but
.you· can see the work· it needs.·
- .:.. ~. -~--- - ·- -~. ·::·_·__ -T-ha-t· .t~s •,why. I' got to ·st·art . t·r.ain·ing
· · ·· ·-· · -·-·:--·'.---·--· ·· ·-'-:-r1:ght-away,-:.r-Whe-re-are-c:,ou·· goi.,g?
. CORKLE
I don •t wanna hear any more·, Just
:l:etr=me·-out of here· and I won't
... say.::anything to anybody~:. All this.
will .be .. ;lust ..be.twe.en _ y_ou · and me.
It'll be our secret.
·. ·· JOE .I ...
Like what you told me about your
older sister and the coca-cola
. salesman ••.,
.CORKLE
Get away ___ from .me. how' d you
know ..abou.t .that'? .
(CONTINUED)
 1:6 0 CONTINUED: ( 4) . 160

JOE
-- Or like how you really got
that -scar on _the bottom of your
· t.ongue.. ,--.........
' '.
·~ __ ... . _ _ :.C.ORKLE
_Come on. . . you •re scarin' the · ·
-- ::::-:·.:-·::-·::::..---::-:-:.::--·-····-- -.. ....~shi.t-ot.1:U.a-.m.e-,~r--.
·-··· -· -·. . --···•... --- . . . ----. ' -- - .
, .,

___ . _ JOE ..
· . \-/hat's wrong -with :your neck?
·,.·-
••• · C • ·--··- " -CORKLE :
. ··-" __ _. _ ·'-:--~:-Th"e·rir1:s-:-'r.ot1rl.n~~ong 0w1tn -
-- ·•-., ··---------··
- - ..161~-ANOTHER ANGLE - 161:

J~e throws·cikarate chop to Corkle's neck. Corkle

_ . stiffens in surprise; half turns;.Joe grabs -him t'rom
· -:-·_" · -:~.::=::·::=J:>eh±na ·1n·a-"sore-of-arm~rac1c2rtd-:starts pushing his
_ • .... __head:.Qowri w1 th short ·jerks~ -.-·corkle' s face is tu.med
away- as they - struggle. -- ..

.· .
.
..... -·- ,....
. .
----.--- -•·---·· -. ~ ____ ,
.
-
CORKLE

, _ _- __ - -JOE
C. _- ..... - - ··- --- _ , '-·---•··~··Reiax ....... reimem!Jer .:t.h.e' bet, y;ou
---·· ... _____:____ :_ __ ~-';._/..~. -:~-~-:....:..-los~tb-:._me-that-:..-f.ir..s:t-..t.illle.. I._.
_ . ..... _ .-- fixed your neck in the hotel .
·- ···-:··,c-.~-· _- · ....,.:-:-1n-Pittsburgh·-,-- · - -
-- --:-Jerk. :c;;kle lifts hl'i:i-~h~ad and twists it as :though
_)
. _, _. _._ the stiffnesl?. is gone.

·- -·---•-- -· __:__ ,.:. -_ ·•··--Ahhh----,;_-I~don'go~~-._.'._-::·· ·'

__ ···-. -··· -
Joe steps 'back·~ 'Corkle;s legs start to buckle~ He
hangs ·on ·to a·•piec·e· of gym equipment.
(CONTINUED)

~
(
 161 CONTINUED:

JOE
You believe me now?
· CORKLE
I -- I.:._
JOE
--say=yoi.i "1:i-eiieve -me.

CORKLE
. ·. ·, .

162
Joe·-steps
away• reiiches down and picks up his trombone.
He uses -the mute that Max gave him a.'ld starts playing
· · his tune. ·

.. . . CORKLE
Joe ••• you son of a bitch ••• you
:. :·:::: never,-::CQ:uld-:. hit.~.::-t.hat ,.note ...

_JOE

___ ;Joe runs into _the hall.

)

16.3

JOE
·. -c··--:·- :-·-···- '.-:-Sisk-;:.:;;.-·whio me __up :one .of those
.. . .... - - . - -liver and whey _shakes ••• quick •••.

···154-:··rNT; BALLROOM- (GYM) 164

·· ·After a moment, Corkle opens his. eyes~ . He looks
· · - " - around the room; · He sits up.
·· CORKLE
Joe, N Joe?
· . ( CONTIN..'.:;;D)
 84.

164 · ·coNTINUED: 164

The alarm on the lighter-clock goes ·off and Corkie. . i
leaps .up,_bumping his foot against the control mech-
. anism · of one of the pieces of mechanical gym equipment •.
·· ···· ·- · - ·- · - ·-··He ·move·s-·to···the clock-and fidd.les with the alarm
mechanism, turning it off, while, behind him, the . I
--- - -·-·---- - ····-· ·-"·-exer-cne·-mac·hi"?1e· ·al.owly starts to move. Corkle hears
· it and turns, startled. . . I
-·-····---------- :..._____ . . . ' .
I
·· ·• ·-- . CORKLE I
·Hello?· f,!r. Jordan? Hi. I hope
. .
_· you didn't :misu..-iderstand·me back . I

· -:~:~:.-,.:~;-:: :t;.~ll~!'E! '. -~_It ',s_just. ~ .

. ------ · ...- .. -··:_--·._-
· ,_·; .. -- :'-_ ·. - ·- :.·-:.: ·:.
•, _. _____ . -- -•· --·· --~- ·-·- ~--.
INT, MAIN HALL "'." CORINNE AND_ LAVINIA. PASSING - DAY. -165
-·---·· ·---- ··•

· · ·. They pause to. peer in t~ough the .ballro.om ~oo; at

Corkle, who is talking to the machine.
··-----··"·••--. -··""-·-----·
.. ·-·--·16.6- -~~-.• INTs .....BALLROOM- :{ G.ffl} .. - DAY .• - 166 ·

____ ··- --~ .,...,.__Weli....~ I_w~=.::ir.yo1LknOW

~------_. ..--··---·-:·:·--- ;~;-·t;;;c·~~af;,;;;~ ;1 f~; ~0~1°~}
J" :-· : ·::-·::_ · : -:-::.:::_~;; =-~::: _;:, Exo~C¾rey;_· as'.):fu~tef b9ck ;·
...I mean. , ..
· L don •t -even know who to bribe
.. : .. iet . . alone ask. And .if'.... he ... get..s,. a...
~----- ·-~- -·,-· -:--· ~~-- 0 -·--·•'-·,~:,tryout:-,-the.c,.team-wil-l-put . ·him·
·· out of commission· like tha.t ••• :
------- --··--·······- .... 'Jesiis,"'iriy"fingers ·aon't snap
anymore •

.· . ·_. . .. : . . ·• . .. ·. . . :
·. Joe rushe:s __~n, car~ing a liver and whey shake.
• . - • •• -••••••,....,-••U- • - . • • - •-•-•••-•• ••--•~,•-•-• - - .'.¾ •.•--•-••••• •••
:· .::... : . .::: ..::· ___ ::..:. .. :. ·--·..... --·· .-.-- ..

--- - " CORKLE

>i.
Bec-a~se the team likes the
.quart er back we got;.••
JOE

0
.
-JOE
(continuing) ·. .
Max, I'm counting on you. Please
"'-=d·on''t ·act: crazy. · .. ·You •re scaring me.
 · Rev. 6/16/77

·· SERIES OF SHOTS:

CAST TO INCLUDE JOE, CORKLE, JULIA, TONY, SISK,

. BENTLEY, EVERETT, LAVINIA, CORINNE, COOK, SCULLERY
_MAID, CHAUFFEUR, SECURITY GUARD, ORIENTAL GABDENER,
· · - -----GARDENER-#2, GARBENER---#3 . . .

·-·· ·- ···-·•-.:_'-EXT.--FAR:NSW0RTH GROU-NDs~---FOOTBALL PRACTICE AREA

-DAY .
. ·-·-- ··-· _____ :_ •--·- -·-.--------·--"·•·· - - --: - - --- -· __·----··· ···-· ·-- . - .. __-. - ..
··•
·.·. ---· ····-··- - -· - . -
-
·----···· -----•--·--···-··"'-··· ·-·- - - . ---- .
..•• 0 -173 •: Gorkle .. supervise.s. the .... Gardeners who are laying out · 173
... :~.......:,white ·boundaries -on--the- .field.
0

·-.., -··::J:7'.~ :The:::Ql'i'a!lf'_f~~.:.:..in.:':.ti:nil"o~;~ha,p_gs: a, Rolls Royce tire 17 4 .· · ·

_, __ ,._ ~•- "•. ,,,.:CC..£?!0m=A='tne.e..=an<Lmo:!l.eS=.away.c..As-Jo.e.,.. frO!ll a. distance, ._
· throws a f'ootball -through it.

175 Bentley and the Security Guard, ~der Corkle's di,;. ·.. 175
. rection (he has a whistel), practic.e band-offs with
-· ·- -·- ·- . _· _· .Joe,-·------·-· ··•------ -··-·-··-· -······ --······ ..

l76--Joe throws a iong pass, overthrows the Chauffeur. 176

. Lavinia, .picking. s.ome flowers .in .. the yard beyond,
. - ··--:·-·stands-and -·catchefs--·uie· call;:: -- ·· ·
~ - __:__ __ - -- ~ . - - . - _\_ . - . - ..· - ......•. --·- -- .. ·- ··•·· ·....... .
,.·., - •·•· 177 '"''"Tlie entirestaff~-i'niri.us -c,,ok·ana: ·tverett, in a· very . ··i77
·· · .:.::_clums_y:_scrfmmage--with • Joe;-"CoI.'kle supervising.

· --~:..,.::...:.1.7-~:::.CLOSE'J-l?.:..:of-~Coo-k-~~-bent.:..:over-.~.--PULL---BAGK TO- REVP...AL .· .... · ..I.79

---• :::Coo.k..as ___Center..,... :snapping__ball.to .Joe.in scrimmage.

• __..:..::::.:_:i::ao: Everet-t~:br±ngfng-~-large tray-of' Gatorade and glasses . 180

.... -- -- ... ,-·-topractice·field·~·:·Bent:ley;hurt.in play, goes out,
·-··· '- ·-··-·· . __ hands_helme_t,.to Everett who __puts it on and -goes in · ·
____ ___ ___ . to the game. ·
) . -

...181- .. Corkle blowing his whistle and yelling instructions. -181

182 .. -The s.tafr.-, trying on pads ancLhelmets. 182

183 _The staff and . .Joe performing .. early morrrlng calis- ·

.thenics on._the field.•.
 •Rev. 6/16/77 86A. *

184 Joe calling play in huddle with Oriental Gardener, · 184

Cook, Lavinia and Security Guard. Out of huddle, on
to scrimmage line against the rest of the staff;.Joe·
calls signals, everybody off-sides •

. ··-·-·---185._~.-l'l.oJ.ls. Royce .up on b.lo.cks.,J.U.. tires (including spare) 185

· gone -- WHIP PAN to.field with·Rolls Royce tires laid
. -·····---··-c--:..__out on f1 e1 d-a.."ld-s.taf.f-runni."lg .through them.
·-· ...••. - . ····-·· ·---·-··-··:·· .• . •••....... - , • •.. - -·- •- .,. , I •

. 186 · - briental Gardener· calling defens:Lve signals in 186

- · ·· ·. Japanese-.·
..... :. .. -
0
- '··-7:87.c.,=J'oe'fiand.s ·orr'to :c11ai.1ffeur/goes out for pass,. Chai.if;.. · 187
.. - -·- - -· ......;.._f.eur.--t.hro.w:s-,--1nt.er..cepte.d-by._Everett .who runs for ....
. ~ .tou-chdown. · ·

..
• .188 . Tony, --·.lurking
--------------·---· ·----··------------ ..--'
behind a tree, watching
----· -------------------- --- - - - -- .. ...
practice. , '
1.88

189 -::_Entire •stai.f on the 11.ne, joe calling signals, line 189
· shift -- quite expert now, center snap -- Joe fades
•-·-·· •-- ·::.:.. ..':,._ •-bac-k-;"'--f-ake:~pacss-and-~runs ..-:'0 -'- · -. ··: .·.
-=t·-·-···--· -···· ··-··--· ...... ·.. ·.· -··· ·... · - - .--··-·······-·.·--····· ..
···· · · ·, -19O~•~INT.~BALLR0OM·';(G'YM}. NIGHT•e·,······ · . ·190 ·
............ ::-Joe;~ Corkle··~na.=staff ·;a:t~hing pz:oj ected football .
·- · -- ---· ·-films. - · - -- - - · ··
I·. :~

--~-·····--····· •·· ·: .. ·-. ··---- --'~---······-··--------·--·· .. ., .

... Corkle ·on the stage,. explaining diagr.ammed football· .
.· . plays- on· blackl:ioard assembled staff. to

.. _193 INT. JULIA'S BEDROOM - DAY 193

.. ·• Julia and Tony looking through binoculars toward
~·-: ·-practtce· i'i•e]:d~ ·.·-

.. :A194· INT; KITCHEN - DAY . Al94

Cook,· Lavinia, Corinne'; preparing a meal, half in·

their football uniforms, half in regular uniforms.
Rev. 6/16/77

Bl94 INT. KITCHEN DAY Bl94

·Huge bucket of ice from which Corkle is making packs
to apply to .Joe 1.s elbow, Sisk' s knee, Cook's shoulder,.·
Chauffeur's eye, etc.

.I

. '

-- .. •. - ...
·--·· ·- .. •-,-·· .·-_- ·-······ •.... ·.--•-·--------

•.
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194 .EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS - JOE, CORKLE, SISK, BENTLEY - 194

DAY
Stsk "l.nd Bentley, in their football practice clot.hes,
are bringing do~m the flag .
. ·-' ·-··-·· '-···- -· · - · ··· - ------CORKLE
Joe, don't you understand? You're
-------- -- ·-· ---·- · ·- · · ··. --p-l-a¥,!:ng- focrtb'all ·wtth a lot of
butlers. We '-re in the Super Bowl •
. .. .... .. ... -, =.:-·=:::=·:c·:.·.::::--:· ·.::::·::-:-::It:'.:];1-:never·:work ;: ,· ·
.·.· ~.~JOE·:·.·
Don't worry •.· •I took care .of it •
. . ,,: . -· . :
cnt?n·E
,.. ,~·=-==•
·---.. :.-::c: ... ;-.-:·.~----.-. .. --·-.··•··.·-• -;-· .. ·::-- ------ ... .,. --- ---

. ·. .·. :=.::=., .!=,~=":==~~W-?cccc,cc-•.c•=

J.OE ..
.I bought the team.
····--··------ ._----- ------· •.
.
. · .. _~----------.. --------.......
. .
-
··-·· _.,_ .
. ........ -
· .. · .195 .. -- Il!T; · LOCKER ROOM - TEAM PERSONNEL ~ ·coACHES. :-- DAY : · · 195 *

• . . --.. ··- ··:·········~· : :. 'Yoii'gofta-be A w~ek' kf:r~g:'

j ·. · · · •· .... · • be.fore the Super Bowl? ·
. --- . . . . . .· - - . ~i~iA£ ~iN~dE~ . .·.
:':'-I:.':mc.per:f.ect'ly ·serious.... .. · ·
' . ·. __ · ....· ,- ·. ·-\~ -----
CASSIDY
..... ------~-- ----- - ·.:~·-.-·-·--w~r,·re· ·g't:5irig ··to.-~look _·1-1ke a,. bunch
"- of' assholes. ·
. ---
. · ---.· -· --- -· ·. _ _ ._:.. , .._. c· . / . . . . GE-NE-R-Af.""'M-A-N:AGER·
.. ·.. •.< Ll..s.i::.en-to.. mecl.c...,.. Fa:rnswort.h, w:ill
play quarterback in Wednesd.ay'.s
. .. ~:·scrimmage .••. at which time, both
--~:,•-.--..••., ...;.~h-e-and-the .coacb';·:-;·can--decide
·······-···~ .if ·h·e ·gua·J."iries for the job.
·-··-----·---··------- .. -·-·. ····-····- ····-- .,-- .... - . ---~- . _____ ·•··

-·· -···- ·--·-----·

The players
.· .... -·. - . ..- .. ".'-•
st.are at .....
him; - - .
Corkle closes his eyes •.
GENERAL MANAGER
. •·· ·.··.·.··.· (continuing) . •.• ..
· . Mr. Farnswor.th also requested
·.
---· --·---------···
,·,··
··-··- ··-----.---- .. ·. ·. that_ no .one: hold .. bac.k .•.. · :His exact·
:,···words were, and. I quote, 'Let's
play it. like it I s. the Super Bowl. '
There is.. a . pause ••• :as the players' eyes clear.... and
_.gr.adua·11y .br:ighten. .They begin murmuring among them-
selves.
(CONTINUED)
 195 . CONTINUED: 195 ·
GORMAN·
Let's kill the guy.
. . .KOWALSKY
·rdon't wanna kill him. Let• s
.. __:just make him lose interest •
.GORMAN
.·:·That's what I meant. · I didn't
-
mean k:ill him •
..

. ' :~ 196.:_..,EXT~-SIDELINES~~-OWNER, GENERAL MANAGER, TEAM 196

····· ·- .... -_·-··· ·~-..-.-~PERSCNNEL,ETc-;-·~cDAY~ ··-·; · .

- .. :... Corkle .and .. t.he._Head _Coach_ stand ..together near the

. bench. · All eyes turn to Jo.e as he starts toward the
field. Corkle puts. an arm around Joe's shoulder as
he ~asses and shoves him over to the side.
• .,-.~..~,·······-·· · .,c.... C-coRKIB.
Gooa·1:uck; Mr; Farnsworth. ,
(lowering his
voice)
··- -··---- .. ·-· -· -_:·:.:.Qor-man-=-•and-=Kowalsky• are gonna
clobber you •. So get rid of the
· . -.ball .. fast ,-·-Quic•k-----push me ·
~.~away ·and ~tell ·me-·I ''ve' been swell.
0

JOE
····· ·- · ·· · · · · - ·· - · (pusrd.ng· iiim away)
··-·You.!.ve--been .swell.
(
•'. -. ·-- -- .... -
~

.. -··-i:97 . "E_XT:;::·F._I~LP,: .:::J,J:I)~LI:t§~ . .::- DA:Y .197

·Joe ·trots. ·onto· the ··rie1a·; ···The Head Coach stares at
·corkle_with contempt.

198 EXT: FIELD ... DAY-

. JOE
•· Don '.t worry about the signals,
fellas. I looked them over
··...··.yesterday and I got .•em down.
- The · team···looics •at · h·im~-wi th· hate.
 Rev. 6/7/77

199 EXT. $IDELINES-·DAY .·.199

A PLAYER ON THE BENCH
Look at Gorman and Kowalsky.
That's how they look when they
eat.

. . .. . . . -

· ·····•-··--- -·-Corkle··l:ooks-at-·Gorman·alld· Kowalsky. They are massive

· · ;·. ,::-cand··che·erful; · · ·

. ~2QJ. __ i~ ~-~FIELD ~·•·DAY. . . . .

- ~ · · ...•
-· .. ·
· .. - . .
..•..
· 201
· ········~·"·: c-•~ ''' "'-'The~:ESTEE=EfliOWS:';~';'.l"·oe •"s""t:~am ·huddles around him. ' · ·•· ..
0

·. · ·.·. ··. .··· The defense gets into position.· Corkle begins to
.. ·~- ·-··~····-·-swea£:·~ The· piayers· on
the bench lean forward ••. and
as Joe is calling the audibles, his entire team shifts
,to .the.· left except for the right . tackle. The. center
•: hands Joe the ball;.; . and Gorman and. Kowalsky charge
t·oward-lrl.w, h.r'dravs;:-~here·-j:s·-trhe SOUND of a CF.ASH
···'· ,....
.. -----·- ....
-- ··;·;· ~· :and•:"Joe;.,passes--to
. ___ ---~ .. ----
., . .. ... .. . .
..the~right·~ackle
. . --- . . .
(GUDNITZJ.. . .

• ••• • • - • • • - • C ••

. ' ...202 202

··············.. ······•·..·····--.-.- · ········:.c· .. ····~-~:aEAir-CmrCir•· :··· .
. .. ... .. ... . . . . ........ :_ .GomariL._Ynu. j cl j o.t. •... Move.

203·

.· ··. · · -· · - · , ··· · · •. . :::·•1IB:AD

80ACH ..
_ ...... __ .. . . Dh_my :..GodJ_'~He. .s_got....Evans running···
1

)
interference; ·

205 · ... EXT, FIELD •205

The· detefrsive ·safety, who· has ·moved to his left ·and
· who, obviously, ·did not· expect Farnsworth to ·survive
long-·enr:iugh ··to--pass·, heacts···t-oward Gudni tz. ·· ·

(CONTINUED)
 90.
205 CONTINUED: 205

Just before he hits him, Gudnitz laterals to Evans •••

who takes off with the ball.

206 EXT. STA.i'lDS - THE FORMER OWNER, THREE MEN - DAY 206
'· . FORMER OWNER
. · ,·cc-··(±iisc_"'.flyes· ·ar.e moist) :
·... My team! . My .team! That .son-of-a..:
·.. bitch got· Diy team.

1ST MAN
·Wha:t-kind 9:f._pressure di.d. he use,
... -·-- - - -· . _ ·-- _ -· Milt_?,.,.-_
· - ··- ······- · -. ······ · ·· · - -· · ·-- ··· ·-·-·· ,. . ·· - FORMER OWNER
I sa:l,d,· 'Lwant· sixty-seven million.'
And he. said' 'Okay. I

-· .. __ . .. . --· 2ND MAN

, __ Ruthless .. bas.tard •. _
. . . \

207 . EXT: SIDELINE.S._:: CORKLE ."'.' DAY 207

--· ---........ ···--·------- ··- -- -·----
staring at the field.
· ·-· · - HE1tD 'COACH .
Look at that. idiot. · He's· alive
, ._ b.Y.-a.cic.;l.dimt ..and he ..'.s getting fancy.
· CORKLE.
(suddenly)
····--·-
.. -·•·····-·-· -Get rid of the ··ball! Ge-t rid of.
····~-~'.the~.ball!_._._····· .·....... ~ ....

208 EXT. FIELD - DAY · 208

..
--- ----- ---·--- ----- --- .....
·· ··· · -J oe:;·-·who'-:isc-p-o~s-ing·-a~-sh·ot-gun, t-hrows a she-rt screen
.· pass to Evans. Gorman and 'Kowalsky ignore the pass .
· · and··continlie toward him.;. Joe ducks. There is a loud
·- ·· THWACK-··as·-Gorman 's and Kowalsky' s helmets. meet.

_. ?09 ..... EXT. SIDELINES - DAY . · 209

.. HEAD -COACH
·cscreaming)
What the hell is ttie matter with
you. Gorman?
 91.

210 EXT. FIELD - GOru,i.AN AND KOWALSKY - DAY 210

GORMAN
(kneeling beside .
Kowalsky)
•· ·· -S-orry,··-· 1i·st·en .•• it hurt me, too •.

211 EXT. SIDELINES - DAY 211

-·· --· -----···· ·--------··
.. --- . --- .... ··- -
. HEAD COACH .
: . Gorman! "·Get up off your knees!

212
-
·- ·- ·- .. -- ·--·--· --·- . . . .. -- ___ .. - . -_ ... '·-. ·: : --···. - -_. '·.---· ·.. '." . ·- .-·· .. -- - _:-•..
Evans -races up the field with the ball.

213 . EXT. SIDELINES - DAY 213

------•----- --- -··------------------ . .· A .PLAYER. ON THE BENCH .

......,.- •··->-,Lo.ok:...at-c...:Evans.;;go·.; : ·. ·
HEAD COACH
.... .. .. . . .. . . (to .himself, in ..
· ····-- · · ···-····· ····· ·· ···- ·.·······~·-·-di·soeTier) ···· · ·
~.. ·.._·. ·-·· ···.··- - . . --•-··''"'·•··.-·•--!~~~ci.;i'.n;:~ans. ~.: .•
.-,,., ...: ..: ·-·· -· ' .. --·- .
:01U1~ score a

.· ...... _:... :.,_::-~214.: :~:EXT..:=STAflD.S..;,.J.H&_,RORME~O.W.NE~. THREE MEN - DAY. 214

·· ··· · ·· · · '"-'FORMER OWNER .

. (suddenly springing
. . . ... . . .
·· to his-f'eet")
.. -· _:.:: ..:..:: .:...=.::::::::. -:_.::...../f ·• _Wha~t-he-:--heJ..:i;..::fs:.. 0t h~~ma.tter with
············. ........ -•-··-·· ..•YOU •.. l:'lay_:..foo_tball. ... .

. . 2ND. ADVISER
··· ... -·· ·· . ·: ·-- ··· .... · . . ·-Sit do'!n._. •.•·Milt·.··~· · ··
............. --· -··•·· ..

215
·Joe ·rade's back and hits BIERNEY, his wide receiver
this time., fifteen yards out on his right sideline.

..•. - ····• .. : --=- ··-· -·- ---- ····...

. . . .. . HEAD COACH
•· ·>>raon't beli.eve· 1t: ·
·. · ·.CORKLE
.. Yeah, well, ,.isten .•. it could be
luck.
(CONTINUED)
 .....
92.

215 CONTINUED: 215

HEAD COACH
I.don't believe it. He can't •.•
You can't do that if you're not a
-·•·--·.··••·~· .....···'There 15. nO ... · He can·'t ... I've
· _been coaching -for eleven years .•.

216
The Board members are_ watching.
, __ __ _. __ _ _ .. __ . __ ... . . . . RENFIELD -··_
·-. ·· · · · · . •~ -··- ___ · _· ·. "Now:--we:i.:ve---a:).-ways-"la:lown that Leo ·
----- .•. s---'-'· "-•·-••::cFarrisworth-'-i·s- ·a···nran · of ··e·ccentric -'
. , , .. •,·•. •·0

behavior •. ·.,· ·-· .- .

. - OPPENHEIM
Do you call it eccentric to buy
· .... _ . __ .: a football team· for sixty-seven
------- -····~-----'-···:-._· .:_:::~.'--···-•--mi-ll-i-on·-t·hat-has-·a-·bo·ok·-yalue · of
· .·- ---.: ~--nine-t-een?•·

RENFIELD
.. ,.............. : c .:== J:lu t ,::)l;arry-:C_;:.c;.:::..,____ . : ,_,_._ ·
OPPENHEIM·
.,,.-_::::,Excuse .. mev-.hank,---~our-.. months·
· ago we were at· fifty-six. This·
:. morning we -opened at fourteen •.

. ·-· . 216:A EXT. FIELD .:. JOE.AND CORKLE ... DAY · 216A
. . . . . CORKLE .. -.
·--·· --·-----·•-··-·· .. ·----·'-·:--··· --···' ---~---•· --- -- -·(und-er---his ···breath)
. . Yc·u •-pulled ·~it·.-. off·!.---·· ·
., .. ·~· . JOE·
...._'. - 7 -==r-'-aon'.t __know _if ~r•·m read,r to start•-
. -This -guy '.s got no arm.

·.... ---217 ---i:NT: -JULIA .FARNSWORTH• S •BEDROOM - DAY 217

.Julia and Tony stand sta,ring out the window;.
.. ._ ... ..... JULIA .
' '.---Look! . -Look at that! He's brought
· the whole goddamne.d football team
->,here~. ----And-he's .posing with them.
 Rev.· 6/lU./77.

218 JULIA'S POV THROUGH THE WINDOW 218

A dozen• men and women are posing with Joe for news-
paper photographs. Among the.m is Betty Logan. The ·
Oriental Gardeher works in the b.g. ·
·-··- . - TONY (O.S.)
No, dearest. See all the older
.. -··-··-··------'- - -· -. meri? Anif see how thin some of
··--···-----·---· __ ·. _ .· ... the __younger ones .are? And see
- ---- -· · ···--a11 ·the ·women:?··-That 1 s not a
.-'.f'ootball" team •. cThose are the.
· ·· · " ecology groups Exe-Grey is
.funding,.·

·219.
····--·--·--··········.- ·- ---- ----·····.·········<···•····.····JULIA ..
·.···.·. He.• s getting ready to spring some
· kind of trap. . This whole thing
· -·-- the ecology· shit; the football
· · team . gag,_· _t_he::-iii-vor·c·ec~·crap _.;. ft' ·s
~a1r'"part -or· a-plot :··•:Tile only
··thing he hasn't announced to the
news pap er is t.he divorce. And
_ ·····---··· . ·-·····-···· ·- :. c:.:.....-c..on.c~he:....does.,--I..!.ll=be.=:t:he first·.
~ . . .· _ . person they' 11.. suspect when we•
?··-.-----·--·--·-··.--· --~.---- -------- --·•·-~-:-. --··------ '••-···-·· -----· ···•---··••·······-· ..
. __:• ... -...... . ...... ,- .. •.••. , .••.•. , .•. • ·.c·,·..c •··.•-. ;• .. •c·:· ·--•,-,:

. . : , .· .She,.b.r.e.aks of'f as Ton;y_clamps ,his ,hand over her

·· ····-•---·mouth·.···:···-,··. ····· ·--···· ··
·····-· --···-- ··- ----·-····--··-··-·-· ___ .· - . : ---.· ---------- : __
· ·---- ·•·-- -······ ....
.___, _.

. .. . . __.TQNY__ . .
. :Darling; perhaps I'.m just silly.
________ ...... _..... i .J:l:ut: I' tl fee 1 so much .b.et.ter ..if .
··-·· - :.-~~-..-you·•••. Why;"·'Julia· -- ·your ·eyes
--· · ······-·· .______;___----'-~'---~-- ""7a.rif~Taz±ng.. .-.. ·. . . · · ··· · · - ····
·········· · - · ;__ .-...... _. ;_-·(-he··i-emoves~•hi•s i

..... --, ~:;~-L.::i2~_,_;'___ ,:_.~ .. :___ j,re_y9u ;~alt _m~?_ ._

.·.·_JULIA.
·-··-"Don-'t··p·ut your-hand -over my
mouth
.. ·, .· . -. again--,--•-_•-·-··'·-···.···
· · ·.. · · ·

··TONY·•·
· All right if that• s the way you
· ... feel.·· You .lised·to iike. it.·

. ·. . ·.· .· .•· -. .:J:ULIA . - ,.

Listen ·to me.·•· •If Leo Farnsworth
·· -±srr•·t----a-ea-a--i:n··--the ·next · few days,
·we 1 ·11 lose ·it arr. · I should have,
my-·hea-a- ·examined for signing a
·pre-'-nuptial agreement.
· .(MOM)
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/14/77 ·

219 .CONTINUED: 219.

JULIA (CONT'D)
I'll end up.with an allowance
and my wardrobe and you'll be
fired without references.

TONY
-We'TT still have each other.
-· -····- --- ··------ _,- ....._
. . ·JULIA
· -Not · aft·er · he brings charges
· againi;t tis for the last two
. murder attempts. He ••• don't.
:.do.it •..Justput .. your.hand .right
..... ··--···----•········- --····-~-· bac·k-down-a t--your-s-id-e~ Because
·· -·· ·.· ··- ···· ~•if"you~put· it•-over my mouth,
' __ .:. __ ,, -_..:: ·--~-- ··-··•···-·-·-
__ .;_., ___ :· .. y9µ_' ll_!)~_ miasi~g .a. palm.

... ··. . .· . . . TONY.

Dar ling . don I t get ups et .
· . . .. ...I.t I s just. a hab.i t. T didn I t
....... -·- .... -······- - =·.-- -.----··~ --eve~know-my-hand·-was·"up. Is·
·· •· · • ·····•··•··c:'it?' cWhy·, ·yes; it :ts. ·Down it
· ~· ~goes. · · ··

~ .......... ' '·22,f :: TH~I~ ·Pov T~ouG1fT~ ~~Nriotv ·~·JOE AND BETTY 220
.,. In_the •.b.g.,_.,people..-ar.e,:leaving .•.·,,. The Oriental
Gardener is working nearby. ·

221 EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS -,, _BETTY .AND JOE - DAY 221·
BETTY. _.
·I -should go, I mean, I shouldn't
····· ···•··· - · .•.. ·... ··•······- ··be-here·--r11te··tn:1s·•w1th you. ·It's

.·.(CONTINUED} •..

)
 221 CONTINUED: 221
JOE
Yeah. Okay. i-I'
I
_________________ As l}etty turns ~-o leaye: - ·,I

JOE
------- . - - .... - -- -- . ---- - (continuing)
___ _______ ____ _ ____ _______ Hey, :i:_wanted. to .i;sk you something.
-·· -- - -·-- ·-- ·-·-- ·-
. She :turns-"""back. · :There is _ pause • a
. .. _- -__ ----JOE_
_ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ ____ _ _ _>_\__{continuing)
--'--~------''-'-----"·'"··~-',-.-~--'--_-_--Do-'--you-t-h±nk--1:t-~s-sil-ly·, 111e _
- --- ---- · · - - - "-~' c tryi!! 5 '-t-o'-oe -a:--f'o-o,tball player? -

------ - --- . -- -- - - - BETTY

No, I don't think it's s11ly. ·
_ ____ _ JOE
··--•C._a._•.. c•.. , • •, C - - " " • •. : • -·OlT;--iv'hat--d·o-you-think" of it? .
-· - · ·-°Footb"aJ:1?· ·_ _ , ___ --- ·

BETTY
.. __ We 1:1._,_it~ s,. ,.c,_rough~: -'

222 - ANOTHER ANGLE 222_

-JOE-
-------•-----'------~-·--------~---:-''·--",------I•m··g1ad·-you·•·pi-aylfd-~basketbalI;
·· .: .. :",--It make-s'oyou--e-asie-r---to- ta·lk to.
Do you thinJc I can do it?
. . ' . . . .
... --···-"".•·· ·---,. ·.---·-----·-·-.·-·····- .-::·-·-•·. ---- ··-··---•--·· _. _.... ·.-~_;;.,· ...BET.TY .. · _:,_-'
·-·--------···· --,-:- ------ · .. f.~:.·:~ ... :.-.. " ... ----· .·
I thin!{ you could.do.anything
-- ---'-----you wanted- to.-,- ,-I think ·you ·
· could be'an astronaut or a
scientist.;_, or ••• anyth;ng.
JOE
- You mean because :t 'm a 1:Jig wheel
.,.:a.t...Exo~Gr.ey?. ·
-BETTY
··:.No. -Becau-se- you' re not afraid
of things, -
(CONTINUED)_
 Rev. ·_ 6/7 /77 .· 96.

222 CONTINUED: 222

JOE
Yeah?'
. . .. . .BETTY
Most people are afraid of all
I
.kinds...oi'.....things. A lot of people.
are afraid of good things ·
---·· ·------- ..•. -. -··-- .-------
··----------- -'----- - -
---- .
. -happen:Lng..,~to-them-; too.
JOE.
I ',m only afraid of one ·thing ••.
. . -.· .. How I'd feel if I couJ.dn 't have
.... -- • .... .. ,... - . :- ___ ,:·a·· . yoU+c•-.·,-I·. mean .. -- ·if ---you ·wouldn It
. -----·-- -----
. ····-···--· .. " ... · ___ ._:;_·_ -~-- ·;..... .:.,.. -- . . want·;t;c:rliiarry;;i:n_e.. .. . .
--· - ·---- - BETTY--
We.11 ••.• _then there's-nothing to
be afraid of, is there?_
·JOE
-- --- :-~~ ---Nci
.
;: there ·:1.sii •t,
.
:: *
The backgroUI1d .suddeniy becom~~ · silent·;
.. · ·-_ . -- - . - - ... ::BETTY ...... ···•
What's.the matter, Leo? What are
- - -you-looking··at ?-- -

223
. . - . .. .

-. --There•-1s-:-a~grove--,of---t-Tees ·bes-±de the path,· and stand-

. ing in 1 t is the Escort.
;_ __ ·-',

.• •. . _ 224 EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS - JOE AND BETTY - DAY 224

JOE
.___...B.tay..here. - l'll b-e:.right back.

· 225·

Joe walks-into .the grove· of trees •. •-

 97.

226 EXT. GROVE OF TREES - JOE AND ESCORT - DAY 226

JOE
Whadda.you want?

·.· ESCORT
· - '··-· -As--you~know-·-· I went through
had.es to make good my error.
-· ·-·--···--·--·-.- ... c:··::::c:.-:c~.·.-·:·· ·::·.::-:::-.:::-And~-L-::t:hottgh:t.:··I 1:d. had the last
...-,.-
.. o f i t •...

·.····.·:: .· · ...··.· . JOE .....

.. . .. '-. ( whisp.er.ing} .
......c~~.c.._..--a·.\o,1,at 's the mac t;er~ · -~'
···-··--···---·--· .·.:·.··--·:·· .. ·····.·-·_·___ ._ .._,_-_ .. _. __ ..... __ · ...." -'-· ----. ··--·-··------··
. . - --·-··--····· - · ··· · ·. ···· ······· --············-··· - · -·----'--· '· -'.· .. ·,·-•-·ESCORT
It's distressing news; Mr'..
· · Pendleton. You can't use
.. ·Farnsworth I S body anymore.

·. · . . . · · ·.. · JOE .. .-
What are you talking about? .

. . . - ... J·OEc: .
. . . . .•-----· ---~=~~~:~~--~~-~:~---·-· ________________ ·:. .~-~-to~f!._r~~-~-8.:ZyJ _____ P._idp_ '_t·____ yoU. ·tell
me I was going to get to the
··········Sup-er~owl?-.···· ··· ···· ·

-· . . ESCORT
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · - - , - - - - - - · · · - : · · · - · ' - · - :0 ··-----'13ut-:-nor-:w1-th-'Farns-worth·t-s body .

.. JOE
-'~·-.-WhY~-not?. I
-.---·--··~-- .. -····--- ··--- -
. - ·- -· . •....... - . ,,::'., .ESCORT
It wasn't meant to be that way,
Mr. Pendleton., . .
·J.QE.

ESCORT
Don 1 t keep saying 1 why not'!
(MORE) .

(CONTINUED)
 98.

226 . CONTINUED ~ 226

ESCORT (CONT I D)
You'll have to-•••

JOE
.. ···YOU··C·an 't pull this on me! Why
·don.'t you guys get to.gether for
. I
··• ·-:····--onc·e:?·c::. -•: · ·. · ·
I
. I
·.·.ESCORT.·
. ·Mr •. Pendleton -- you haven't .
<_much__ more ,,time t_o stay in.
· · ·Farns-we-rt.h---.:.-~'--·-· •
'.
.: . : __ - ··•·· ·.. _·· -~-. :: .

.. ·" · ··-JOE.·
. You go on
bac·k and tell whoever' s
. pulling this that I'm laughing!
See? Now get out of here.

. . 2'27 . . . . ANOTHER ANGLE 227

~- The __E_scort _h~s heen bii:c~ing up_._

·-·····•··--····· ·---··- ----····-···--·-···•--· _______ ..

.. . . JOE .
·· · ( beari·ng -·d·own·-·on- ·· ·
'· h'inr} ·- ······ ·
· ·: .·. And don't come back!· · You're just
....... -·--·-··-- _ ...... -··-···· .-········ -· _ .....• ~ !:>_a<!: !}El_".l':s ! ...... ____ _
228 ANOTHER ANGLE 228 .. ·

.. ..BETTY 1 S VOICE
· (calling)
. -- -.• ·····-· .. . .. ___ ~_;:,l,eoJ ...

··· ·· - ····· ····· 22

.
9· .- . -'-EXT;·-FARNSWORTH
.
·GROUNDS
.
;;;·· DAY ' 229. ·
Joe turns. and walks toward her. ·

. _ BETTY
'· Leo? I·really have to go.

JOE
Sorry. I' 11--walk you to your car.
( CONTINUED) .
 99.
229 CONTINUED: 229
BETI'Y
Is soraething wrong?
·- . --· --··-"---···-~-:-... ~ ..
JOE
No •. No •.. J.was_just thinking ••. ;
·-- -believe in one thing, Betty. We•·
··-·-··--·····- _ ----·--·- _._:_ --~~, we___:_ggt_~a__great life ahead -- ·.·
- ·· ·· -· ··· , ·---you ·and me. -- ·Nobody's gonna take:
·. :t·hat·· away. from us •. · · ·

·_ •... ·... ..... · -·-···· ... -····-·-· .....

_

··JOE
I -- I'm just memorizing your
. . ·face, that's all.· I want to
.. >memorize every"thing ab.out yot.i
······- ··-----······ • ·-- cc·.·-·-c.···:--•-•·--·~ ··:..;···-so--.;;:;;;.-sei-·no-inatter-· what·· .
.-··· · )11appens . :i: won·•t forget you.

BETTY
-. · ··· '-'·-'-'-Cal armed) ·-·· ·-
· What might happen?
--- . --- - --- ··-- - - --- ~ -- -·- - ----- --
...JOE
:N·ow··cron· 1·t· be scared; --···took at_ me,
···---··· ····--·········· ··----· :···cffetty.--:-You •a··never forget me
.:.· :...-ei ther,~would--you? ... ·
' 'BETTY-' -
·· -··_----_··_ _ __. _ :_::: -· ·· ·c--,:No·.-·:....C-Never-;- .· .· • -·· ----·---

· ··:: · · · ·. . JOE ·. · · ·.·

__ _ ···. _ . _ . _ . _··" _ i ·_:t:..in~;m :~-,'-. the: thing_ :y:ou .S.aN ..in
· . -' ..:.· ..-me,'.i•.~-you,-•said·-•it;-:was·'-something
.in •my eyes ...;.. remember? Well;
- ···· ··--· · · ···-·-··-·· if--s·omectay ·ii-omebody came.up to
... _you.--- he... might ... even .be a football
player and he acted like he• d .seen
you before _;..you'd noticed that
. same ·.thing .. · I mean even if you
thought you did -'-- y.ou • ci give him
..· a--ch·anee,· ·wouldn-'t · y·ou? · He. might
. be· a· good guy-:

(CONTINUED)
 Rev •. 6/6/77 100. ·

229 CONTINUED: · 229

BETTY
I don't 1,Ulderstand you!
··JOE
I'm just crazy ••. Don't worry·
--there's-.· nothipg to be afraid of.
I'll help you to see.
-·'·~ c ,,-,---····:::·. ::·· :c_-{:he:::·take:;r::her-
.. .. hand)
I lalow where we're going~•·. Look _ _;

-..:230~.~,AN()Tl!BR~ANG&,-~-- "~ . .23Cl

-- ·---------:--···--- . - - -
. .

"- •- ": 'Jie- siicc:ess.fu.ll~ip~ifs a coin' out of nowhere. · She

.. -" --·->·-"· --laughs .•-,---•He-~takes--her -in·,h•is--arms and kisses her.

· 231 ANOTHER. ANGLE 231

--c--·-··-····- --··--··--····-·····
---------,, ·:- ~--·:· She__ gets 'irito.... he:;! car .and ..drivea .away, and Joe watches
··. her .. for a moment· and turns back -toward the grove where
the Escort had been.
--- --...... - --- .
. ···-- -·-·· - -- .. -•···· - -· --··--· ····-····
... - ·-···

~ - ______2_32 _ ~X-~_._FARNS11ORTH GR9UNDS - DAY ·. 232

'"· --Sisk=and··Berit1ey - prepare to lower the ·flag and fire ...
the·.cannon •

.-: ___ -. ---'Tony--:moyes-,down· the· corridor- ·toward· Julia's room. -He

.. -·--·- .:.....: ___is _.w_eari n g gl ov.e.S-and-::-'carrying--a- ri.f l-e-.

A234 · INT. JULIA'S. ROOM - DAY A234 ·· ·

---- - -- --- --- -- --- -- - - - -- .......
,.
------ - ---
- ·Tony-'l!loves--::l:nto· poSit:!:ohat · tne· window beyond which
can be SEEN Sisk and _,Bentley _bringing down the flag .
· --·. arid j;ireparing to fire the cannon. Tony takes aim
-- - -- with _the - rifle-. · ·

234 EXT. GROVE - DAY 234

_ JORDAN
I'm sorry, Joe •.

I won't go.·
(CONTINUED)
I -
 Rev. 6/6/77 101.

234 CONTINUED: 234

JORDAN
Joe •.•
JOE
_____________________ . _.. __ _ · _. I don• t __ care. what I said. I
never broke my word .and I never
···------·--····--- ...... _. ·.-- . __ went_b_ack~on_.a_daal. 1n my life.
· Bti:t·r•m doing ·1t now. I won't
·· · go, Mr; ;Jordan~
Joe .. starts.: away and freezes as. 1.!' glued to the ground.
·-·-··,-. ·-" --· - .
__;_· ·.· ·-·- . ·. ·JOE-"·-- -
· · _·-••-·-.·- ·•· '""- 'Tcant'1nu:i:ngJ·
I
:....... What _ar_e __yo.u0.doing?., . I c.an • t . I
move. I

. ._ ..•. . JORDAN
-Joe, don•t·make it hard. You
--------·· --- - --· .. ~--::mus1:~a.01ae:::i;·y-·what:::-1s written.

JOE
. I'm not making it hard.· I'm
. --'"-j ui,rt;..-0not--do1ng-1t ~:_c::.You can'· t .
make me and nobody else can.
• ,_..:.·: ___1'JoW--lemme-go..------·-·-···.

-A235 -EXT. -FARNSWORTH 'GROUNDS - DUSK·· A235

....... : ______:Sisk-...artd-Ben.tley.~--They~FIRE-the. CANNON,..

.. 235
--A -SHOT""RIHGS-OUT". ··.roe :spins· and staggers toward the
wishing _well •..
- . ·-.- ·-- .-------·········-··----·-------··
·· · --- --JOE - .
. Did you ...• kill me?
: ---JORDAN
No, Joe;
JOE
· Am I gonna die?
·-He falls into the well.·

2.36 ... ANOTHER ANGLE 236

_JORDAN
No., .Joe.•
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
 .102.

236 CONTINUED:

JORDAN (CONT'D)
Leave Farnsworth's b0dy.

----JOE'-S VOICE
No.
. . . ..

. ····---------------- ----·--·-- ·-------- ---- -· _: ___._._- _::_ __.rQRDAN

-- - · --r;-eave 1t-; Joe: It was never
/really y~urs •• ,_

- - --- ---~------·•- --- : --- -- ,- - -' .'. . ~ - . - ----JORDAN

Don't tie afraid. This isn't.
d.eath •••

23! .: EX'r; E~.A~RT~GROU~ ;;. .DAY-- ··· 237 •

··-- : - ·:· we:SEE Joe climbing out of the well. He is wearing
the clothes he wore at the Way Station. As Jordan
-·-- ----'.:::. ....:.:..;c_ _ _ sp·eaks,:-the:...l:J.gh-t---beoomes-filore'-'--inte·nse. until it

~ __________ --------~~~!_: ~~;'k;~!u!~E:~ab~~f~~::¼~~~!. CON.TINUES

· - . -- - - ---JORDAN'S VOICE
< There is
-- .:_.afraid •.
a plan, Joe •. Don't be
··•-- """ ········-•-- -- ·---· --
.. The-i~ages of -Joe and Jordan emerge out of the gi~e •.
--- · : ,-.---They:.are:.walk:l;ng ·s1ae·-:by side/ along the sarile route · ·
·-. . · as Joe and... his Escort originally .t'ollowed •. ··
·""--· _-_,---.--·----·•-~···-·······------------ ··-· -~- :.'· :- ••..... ·.. .-·_· .. .- ...
--~--- .. •: :::
. . jb'RbAN
___ . _ _ ______ ... _· _Cc ont inuing) .......
. . ·· .-•• There is a -reason for
·. :·.·everything.·-:-irhere is always
·- a plan. . .

. 2 39___ · INT. _FARl'ISWQJ'[TH' S BEP!'l-OOM ~ _NEXT MORNING · .. · 239.

:.Bentley enters.
{CONTINUED)
 .1.1.,;;;; V • V,/ I ✓ I I

239 -CONTINUED: 239

. Sees the bed has not been slept in. Frowns. . He exits ·
the room into:

---240---·'- INT. -UPPER HALLWAY - DAY ·.· 24()

- : ---Tony-'1s--walki-ng·along ·hallway, stops as he sees Bentley.

. . . . ·.
··:·---· ::··:· ····:•:·:·:• · -·.···-···TONY·
.Oh, Bentley, _have you seen· Mr •
. . Farnsworth?
BENTLEY

TONY
··Oh·~ · ·-Thank·you·; ·Bentley.· Then-
_I'll just keep looking.

241 __:__ INT.:;..:F..ARNSWORTH...EALLROOM.,-(GYM}~--:CORKLE - DAY . 241

He -stands looking -around,. bewildered, then calls

· softly:
-
.. ··~····- ·--~
..
·coRK-LE.
Joe ...

242 INT. BETTY LOGAN.' S. HOTEL. ROOM - .BETTY - DAY· 242

She picks up the phor1_e. Begins to dial. · Sets lt

··· down again.· ··;--

-24 3~-·INT.--LI-EUTEN-AN'l'--KR-IM·'·S-OFF_-ICE··~-'-·KRIM;··sERGEANT 243 .

.CONWAY ______THATC-.AETERNOON , ...

. . . -.· -. KRIM . .
:::.: ..... '-{speaking _into. i ..
·. ·· ·· · · phone) ·
... :I •m :te.lling .. you.wllat. I told
the Mayor, Your Highness, By
, tne· end. or the week, we 1 11 crack ·
· .tbis case. ·
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/27/77

243 CONTINUED:

He hangs up.
KRIM
·~ tc·ontinuing):
· .Another Arab. That son-of-a-
---- - ·~bitc·h ·Farnsworth-·-was into
· everything.·. -And. he's vanished.·.
. :··:· ·..•emnray:,~::j;=c-amrot:~tell you what ·
I. .a.....schmuck. r•.m going to le>ok like
·. :.j;f....we -don-'-t .--c_ome-.•up with something.

-~-~-; •·~:i:}1!.1! ','":4Jf~;:-::~-~-';~QGii'i;_cqE-iiJER~L:_"NANAGER, BEAD COACH AND ..··. 244.· .

. ., ..-....,. ·"··· .:.-.. .=~-·"·"'-C.OEKLE:- ,,::•,~-"''=DAL,:.- ..... -. ·.· · . :... ·. .
)
·· -- ~ ·--:- "-:·-·-·--:--:-The~Head-eoac-h-!-g-.'.spea·k±ng--to·--the General Manager.
- - - - Corkle hovers in the b. g; .
.·· HEAD COACH
... ______ ------·--··•---·--- Ferosworth's .g.one.,-Jarrett's .
•· - •· ... •y •• .- -, ..•, , , .:not-~himsel:f:s.-andc::Hodges>s-tinks.

·.· GENERAL MANAGER ·

.Look, .... everybody kn.ows ..it wasn't .
- · your ·rauit :· : so··the:y 111 ·call you
~--- . _~:-_ ~; -~: ~. ___ :- !ori~-~~ :~~~~?-~~-~:-~--~~o;~le _of
245
&
246

· 247 ·

)
They. are reading the. headline in the paper.
_· _____ -··-···-·•- -- . '=··, ,,_ .··.- ,·TQNi-"'"-·-:··
---.. -. . . . tet'•s 'iiope they think he was
·------- ....... ·,.~:kidnapped~ -It~s-a-miracle they·
_ l!a ven' t j:'ouriq. _him yet •.
)
248 INT. LIEUTENANT KRIM'.S OFFICE - ~IM, CONWAY, BETTY 248
LOGAN - NEXT DAY
.. : ·.· ·· · KRIM
· :: .• ~.: So, what you're saying, Miss
· >Logan~ is·-that Leo Farnsworth ·
asked you_to'marry·him.
(CONTINUED)
 l'l.t::'V• U/ ·ft I -I

,248 CONTINUED: 248

. I

She nods. ·· There. is . a pause.

KRIM
(continuing)
: What· did you and· Farnsworth talk .
about tlle last time you saw him?
·. ·.·· .··.... ··• BETTY · ·
Ii:e··totd·:c-mei
was getting a . he
·di-vOrc e. ·And he. was going to ·
call I!le the next day. A.'!d he.
•.wanted to play :f'or. the Rams •.
. _ · . . .. . -· , ... . -~ And .,then.....sometb1ng~happened to
·---him. . ····--·--·· · ' .
. ···,••. •··--·-··· ···..-· ·::·_·-.······· - :··.·-~---··· .. :. ...... ._,______
. :,. .,. : __ _._ --.- .

.... _ •.. .. . ......KRIM __ _ . I

_ (sharply) .. '
How do you know that, Miss Logan?
... BETTY
---Becaus•ec-he~di•d11·•·t·c·arr me. And
· -·he" sa'id···tte --wcU:ld .. -·-·you see, he
.would have kept his word. ·
··· :::KRIM: ..·:: .c:.::.:·
...... :.cc.=:.:···
(with a quick glance
··-· - - . ·.· :... ~.--.at ...C.onway) ... c ................
...• ~,,Well, :....thank -,yoU:•--very- muc·h ·:f'or 0

·coming down and giving us this

· 1nformation, ·Miss Logan. And --
···· · ····· ·· -·- · · · ·c-C•just~as·a:· rormaiity ··-;;:· let us know•
.. ·..~.t:f'_y:ou!.r.e.. planning--to •. leave town,
· will you? ·
 Rev. 6/6/77 106.

249 .ANOTHER ANGLE 249

KRIM
Well -- that.makes her the last
· ··· •. person· to· see-Farnsworth •.
-· -- - -comrAY
---- ---·--------·-------
The wife mention a divorce?
·-- ·.·-·· . ------------···
·-----·· ,. -

· -KRIM.
-Nop-e-. -~ Nob-ody-di-d.

- · 250- ~EXr. WAY STATION ·. 250

· ··- ·· Joe and Jordan looking at a .newspaper headline. The

--~~ -~~-,:_~Esc-0r~t,-ealcls-:J!.MI'c,-J':0rdanlL.a.ndcchurri-es up to Jordan •. '
ESCORT
Mr.·Jordan •• ; Good news! We've
. j 11:s_:i; :i:,e,~11 alel:'~ed,·-·, It's time
for Mr. Pe'ndleton to· return.
~,
r·---------
.. -
. -- -.. -- ·- - -
- ,.·;.,.-,. · .., .. ,.
,_ ~ .· -__ JORDAN ___ . : . ·
· Did you hear that,_Joe?
. ·-· ... ·- -

-----•---- ................. --·------ ------ . . . ------- ·~JOE------···---··

<.Does __,1;h?,1; mear1 ,.I get Farnsworth I s
body back?
-----· ·- - -- - JORDAN . . .
~"'.f . r-carr' t answer-that·;-·Joe; --• ·
. -· . - - JOE . · . - ·' .· .
- " -- .' . . . But., Mr. Jordan, ii' Farnsworth Is
· _--::--: ·-~:- ::-_·:~·:-=:-·:-- :.~::-::-~--• •c-::-.1:ftidy':nasn • t' bi,en-::-found -- · L can
· ·._ . b_e him again? , Right? _
. . ·- ---- -- .. -. .. - ··-
, , ·------ .. ---·- ---- - ... ·___ .- -----~- _. ___ . --- ·-· - ..
. JORDAN
. Whatever is right i'or you
· ··• ._ that is what will happen.
. : . .. . .' . . ..' . . . ..

..251... ...i INT..•• KRIM 1 8. JJFRICE \:_; ~ •.CONWAY . ·. 251

-KRIM
( slamming down .
· the-phone)· _ .
That was •the•Mayor again.-·
Anything new on Betty Logan.
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/14/77. · 107.

251 ·CONTINUED: 251

. I
. CONWAY
Nothing. She's led the cleanest
•·. -lif'e. T.ev.er... investigated.
KRIM
A really nice girl, huh? Then
· ··--·-· •·::-····-·.,.....-She~scg-ot~to·-have·-murdered him.·
. . . . . . . _. .

The. door opens and DETECTIVE TOM.ARKEN sticks. his head •

in •.
. .' . . . . . .. . . . ..-. .

·... :=-~;--:::25~-.,.:j1.}j~::Al-lGµ=-.c~.=-·, _, a.:_:·.::--~·-··

......., . _ ....... ..... ..TQMARKEN
Lieutenant, ·that trainer Max
Corkle, is out there. ·He says
he'll give you a clue.about what
.:-·-·~-~..happened_::_if.you::_promise. to find .
.. ·..Farnsworth before ...the..•game .tonight;
KRIM
.Another son-of-a-bitch wants to·.
···. -·· .•. ·c ... -·•- C get~n-th·e"-papers-;-'-Okay. ·. Tell
him I. promise an.d send him. away.
~·Tomarken-hurries ·out·;·· -,-Through'·the glass in. the
upper half of· :the partition that separates. Krim's
~J:,ff.ic.e __ from ., the~1arge._ou.ter,....r.oom ..,c..we ..SEE ·Corkle .
expostulating with Tcmarken.

2 5 3-.:: ~ .A.~ OTHER-:-ANGLE -:-· ·· 253

·. CcI'kle .enters,.
· ··.· .. . ·. KRIM ....
··--.·· . .,,· :....1.:::·•:...c;. ---{looking up)
·
··--· '· ·. ·carkle '·;;; ..;: a.on •·t"Just" oust in · · ·
······• without lmocki;ng •.• , .
· · .. , CORKLE
I·-gotta -talk.to:you •.
KRIM
••• police can't even bust in
. -Without. knocking •
•. CORKLE
Lieute.nan.t, F.ar.nsworth once told
me that if he didn't play in the
Super Bowl game, it would be the.
end •bf the world for him.
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. o/9/77 · .LUO•·

253 CONTINUED: 253

KRIM
And you think that's a good
reason to bust in without
knockinc-?
-·---·-······---· . ·.
- .o. ___________·c..:.

•.... · . · ·- - . . . . . . . . CORKLE
-·-- -- ---- -----------~--, - --~---Fo-rget· -th.if I-busted in! - I
_____ ______ ___ ________ _-~~-wanna _gi_v:e_:yo_u __a_c.1.tre about
------- --- --- ----·Farnsworth;-~--. ·--.- - _
fglanc1hg at Conway) - -
- ; i;-=lri private. - -

_ - - - ._ CORKLE
- {leaning over- the -
_ . . desk)
--- -- - - -- - __ c : -- --~,7 --,-,---- --~ka-y,-c-1--i-s t-eti: ;:::-Tnis~·can t t -get
-,,,:.--.---- ""-=----:hack'-to-·Julia-Farnsworth or _
- - - . she'll drop me from the team.
She-owns it now -- -right?
-~ - ----- ---_~irim-~;;a.~ s~i~~-1-y__,__ ----.------ -------
::.__ - --- . -_. _- ~ - -_-__-_-__'-,--- '-~CORKri-:,c_.~------
- - -: (contimi.ing}_c,_, . -
. _ - . - _ - _ _ :Before· -he- disappeared; Farnsworth -
-------- --- -----::: ----- -,--,- --:--:--toTd-me·-1:na 1;· !ifs- wffe arid Tony -
- ___ -_,:J.ob.ot,t:_-tried-,to--kill- him. And he
)
. :'told me how.: You get Abbott: _down
______ __ _ _ 'here __ and let me spl:'ing it on_ him
-- -
-- --- -- - ·-- --_ -
--------- -~-~--- -------- --- --- _---- --------- .
-_·,-'~and- I swear :--I ,------ can make .him -- crack
-- ----- -- --
- -
.. _.• _ _ -

- "':- :KHIM -- -
-- (after a,_ moment)
···-····-·--·--·-
-.-. . _- - -wait
,--.-.·-.7.'·•···:·-·.__,;.... ..-·
outside~
·::.-.· .- .
- ___ _
· .. -:::_. ______ , ..
..... -- ...... ·. _· _ _- . •, .· ... - . ·-- . .,._ .. ·--- -- --- ___ , ____ ... , -·-·· . --·
-_ Corkle goes out •
.... , -· ·--··---.- -

-- _:_KHIM -- -·
j (continuing; -
__ : · to Conway) .
That son-of-a-bitch. - He's
ruining my case against Betty
-- ,'Logan~----

254_--: ··:(l.NOT"rlER ANGIE 254 _-

DETECTIVE (1'ETERS) pushes his way intoI<rim•s office.

(CONTINUEP)
 Rev. 6/6/77 ·

254 .CONTINUED: 254

. I
PETERS
Lieutenant, Julia Farnsworth's
secretary, Mr. Abbott, just
·- . - called to. say she's leaving for
Europe tomorro.wnight and closing
the house, . . .

KRIM

. PETERS
.... ____ _ __ __ . .. .. __ .- ______ . ·. . ., Wait> ,,I'm no.t... through... And
---- .. ..:..:.·____ ·__ :.__--,-. _.:.... --'-·-. -· ___ :._ __ ~- ---'-c- she-Ls-.s-e-nd-ing-the--s ervant s· away .
· -·· ·· - ·. - - ··· · · •• - -to~open-'the ·housei' 1n Connecticut
anci.she's taking Abbott .with her
to handle··reservations .••
KRIM

.. -·. --· · PETERS

••• Wait. 'I'll-be donei in a
minute. And she checked with
:·::·.:.':.: •= :·::::the.:cD.ist·r:i.ct.-.:.:At.torney=and:.·_he ·
said it was okay.
• ... , · " · · · _, •••~ , 0 --lrnIM .c. 0 • :.,,

We've got to stop_her. Conway

'·-- you alnios_t· went to· law ·school •.
- - ··· --- ·- ~-w-nat··-~an-r-cha.r·$el°·her··with?

CONWAY
__ Weil1, you have no body and no
evidence of a crime.· On the·
... -··--·. ·other··1rn:nd-;-·Julia·' Fariiswo'rth is
. cne··-·of ·the-I"ic-hes~woriren ·1n ·the
. world and the D,A. said 1t was
all right. for her_ to leave. · I
. · .::-:~-wou.ldn.:1:t-charge-her--w::l. th .anything ··
· i·:f Iwere·you. · ·

KRIM.
· Cl:lrist~ _it's times like. this when
r·wish the whole world was _colored.
Okay. Pick up Betty Logan and tak.e
her out to the Farnsworth house.
•·· • (as --they are- -going
· ·through the door)
· -We' 11 meet. you. there.
- ·(to· Cork1e) ·
You•re·coming with us.
 Rev. 6/l~/77 llO.

255 ANOTHER ANGLE 255

CORKLE
I gotta get to the stadium. The
game's in.tw().llours.
Conway .looks at Krim •
. . -KRIM
·· · .··Book-hiin·-as··a material witness.
·He·:just· made ·an accusation .of
··murder.·

....:: -, ='2:.5'6-: =EX!.r!·i~ BLEACHERS_:;;..:._Bfrsx-·- - - 256 · .. J

. . .. .--· ··:·.·:·_ ... ·_ - ·"···-· .- -- : -····· -

········-· · ........ ·--

The
---- crowd awaits
-·-· -,••- -···----·..
.the entrance
-- ············-·····---. .. . . . .of the. players.·
.. .
I
257 .. ·INT.•. LOCKER ROOM - .NIGHT.· 257·
. . . . .

·· -··~.:..--.· Joa-a.~d--Jordan-a-re-vre-senk •. We~SEE--·the faces of the

· players ·-a:nd=the ···general-:-manager·-.as "the ·Head Coach
····.speaks._;~:-· · · ·· · ·

.. -·- ....... __ ·-···- ········-····--·-. . ..::··-'-··-'.JIBAD_G.OACH:~ ·

, •• Some of you have been playing
4
j- -·- ·-· . ·- ---.~- ......... . . :.: ~ orily_a....t'.e39_._y_ear.s.---8.ome.....o.f'. . you.
'" ..•.. :.. ha.ve-b een.,playing ...f'.or ,-.ten-·ye ars' · ·.
· or .mor.e.. Most of you make a .lot
- -of ·mone-y·.:· ~A lot you·-ta·lk of
•-•· - .::- -: --- - · ·-a1rout1>·e·lrrg--irr-fo otoail-·r-or the 0

.... -··--· .. ~. -· ...money_; . ..And_mayb:e_y.ou-.are... But

not today. Today every man here
·-,-····- ___ . . _. . .. is p1.aying for ,the champi.onshl.p.
- .. ~ :·· - .,.... ... . -Because today may be ·the· only
"·-• :.. ····'··-·-·· charice ·cthat ·any··or··u"ii- have~ ·· for . . .
·. the--rest-or.--6ur-•1ives ;·to be• the
. best. • • . .
---·- .. ; .. . . . .. -- .. ··- .
··---
·····-···:"'-'_ -:'· .. :..... · . ___ .··. ··~--:·.. ;.:__ .. ; . ··--···--·· ·--
,
. ·----. -·-· -·---· •"•-

.A258 EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS - NIGHT A258

·----··•···---·· ·-·------·:- .
-•----- ' ______ :· .... _... ____ .. _ . ·•--•--·--

.... _.Pc:>lic~ are searching.the._grounds .•..Joe and Jordan.··

appear w:alking toward the house. They go by the
wishing well. The.Oriental Garden.er works nearby •
. . .· . JOO .
· .. See,.:.-Mr.• ~ Jordan, •they-•haven 't
··found Farnsw.orth'.s ·body yet.
• They- conti.'1ue'--to -walk toward the house •.
 Rev. 6/14/77· 111.

B258 INT; FARNSWORTH LIVING ROOM - NIGHT B258*

Several members of the Farnsworth staff wa1t. to be

interrogated.

258 INT. FARNSWORTH .UBRARY - NIGHT

Young, Santoni and Tomarken are watching the football
• :.:·:·:cc:::;;:::::c::·: ..:.gamec.:.on·:a-c:teTev-isi=on
:a.et; · - Across the room, we SEE *
... ·. - Corkle. Betty, Julia,· Tony, Sisk, Bentley, Everett,' *
a Stenographer, etc. crammed into. chairs as Krim
speaks.. ·
<\~· _·. ~ -. :'-:~·. : _ ..
------·. ---·-- · .. - .
.·,_, .,259~-'~-ANOTHER-"'ANGLE,;~., 0 . ,•... ·,~- --·' •

··· ·- --- ·1rne·steriographer takes notes• as~·Bentie/ speaks.

BENTLEY
· No. He seemed_P.erfectly riormal.
· • •. KRIM·
. (to Sisk)
And.that's your opinion, too,
:,:--Mr,.-_0Sis1<?:: ····-···--:-- _ ,_.,_
_ _ . SISK .. · .. .
.Yes.-: ,:.I, __did;.not.ice.that.,he .. .
seemed to take a: dislike to
all .of.. -his hats·, but 1-t--was
·· ·· ·--•· · --··· ·---·--·· -- --· - ---· ,___ -·•---never-vi-o-len t ;---------- ----··:··,··:-·.
CORKLE
( springing up) .
'• ·. Look:·.;.;;. . can It . y OU j ti.st ask me
··· ··· ·- ·· ------- ··-· ·--- - ---·---wrrat-ever-:!:t-is·-and-·lerme ·ge·t- ·
-- •· -· to-the-s-tadium? - · ··

-~-:-2 6o-~ANCH,'E"-QNj)E'J:''SCTJ:VE$ ;, .NIGHT. · 260

·_ . .:C.!I'he:y_ar.e-wat.ching,.Corkl.e. and-~im argue •
. ·. . . . -:, YOUNG · · · _·.
~sn't that the Rams I trainer?
SANTONI
_ .:Y~~-: ..Poor._b.as tar.d •..

26 ,_ ---ANOTHER---A-NGLE- · 261 *
KRIM
You had cocoa with him every
night at nine. . What did you
· ·. :and: hi:m talk about? . Just a
general example.
 · Rev. 6/ll!;/77 112.

262 ANOTHER ANGLE 262

Joe and Jordan come through a wall.

EVERETT
· Well ••-;--·he··would say someth1.ng
like 'This cocoa-is good' and I
· ··-would answer:; ·.-Yes; it is' -and
then he I d say·--someth1.ng like I I
· ·-··---- - ··,-::,.:-·-::::-·· ·c:·-::cc:··:--.c:::-cw1;s1Fthe-=-marsnlliallow lasted .
- - -· longer·' · ·-I-would -say - something ' and
· ·like-• So·-:do I';·; .

.•·.·. =_° ~"_~~: .'.C ~~:~::~~ ~out ....•·

- EVERETT - -
(firmly) - ·
Never.-
·· ,,... · ···· · - ·=- ~:·_·CORKLE:"· ' .
(springing up again)
_What the hell 1s this? What
.
-----· ···-·
,

-----
.... -differ~nQla!.does_it,-make _if. he
-liked his hats ••• I gotta get-
- •.bac.li: ..to~t.ne... field ,.-.•_. __ Listen •••
-: _ · ·-_ KRIM .. . .
-'-Please:, :..!fr. Corkle. :..I• m
·· -···- ---··--···-· ····· -- --·fo-l-J;ow±n~line--o:r-quest:toning.
. . :
• ••c-,•••••••• ,_.,,_ ,•_, ••-•- • •

. ..

263 ___ J\.NOTHER P..NGLE.:- DETECTIVES -,.__ NIGHT

---·-···· ··--·-'------------·····-····- - . - : -- ·.: . .---.-----. . : youmr-------·:
·-· ( soft-ly-:-to-·-Sarrt-on1) .
'what an asshole Krim is •
.--._,·--·- ·····-·-- · -: .,--• - -:- · ·-.. ,...· s•••;T.·o~'T
. ... · ,..,._ ,,.__,_·.......
__ He can't oe an a.sshole. · Why -
--- - • ..... _'. .. a •• , • · ,:. -.--•····WeuJ.d they ha·ve-put him in ·
· •· _ cnarge? - ___ • _ . _ ._
·_ All the d~~:~ctives in tne room turn and_ look at nim •
. .. . ' . . ... . .

--A2-64. EXT.-F-ARNSWORTH GROUNDS .----NIGHT - · A264

The Oriental-Gardener now-is working rignt next to·

- - the-· ·•.,;ishing-'w-e-1·1. ·
 Rev. 6/1/.1/77 .. 113.

264. INT. FARNSWORTH LIBRARY - NIGHT

KRIM
-Mr. Abl).ott .•• what did you and
Mr. Farnsworth talk about the
last tim~you·saw him?
-········--···· TONY
( smoothly) · ,
- --·----- ----. -·--··
. ..•. .... ···--·-·-·--- ' -- -·- ·---- . ·• ·: ···=He::was: c-Cons:l.dt:ringc buying Haiti, ·.
There is a tiny ·pause. - ·
· . . . _ .• . KRIM ·..··.
_-----~=---~···~- ~;~:; ":.~: _.:, ~ ~;~~:~~~ift;~~~~~~b.ott ; . Nothing

· ···· ·-- ······ . · · -Tony-shakes--tii:s·-:h·ead;·---·Kri11Fturrrs .·to :Juli·a · who has a

· drink in her hand·. · ·
·•. · KRIM ..
... ·---······ ............... ~ - __ -·--·--··· .. _·· .. (c~ont:l.nuing.):.....:..::..,_: :.
... ....:Mrs.•.•. Ra=sworth .-.--what :was the
relationship be.tween you -arid your
·husband?.··
-· .... -------•--·---- -· - ·:-·•··••--JULIA ________ _
.. . . .·Very, .very .special. Very,· very .
·-· ~ -.. ·:. ·:.·_·close;:: ... _- ····•·• · ·· ·· ··· · ·
.· .. :.:··· ..... · ...·.·.. .·· . ·•.l<RIM·... ·: · .. ··...·
•-- •·····-···· .•.•.••. , • • ,._,_ __ --· .-.-,-Do-y.ou--k?'low-t-hat,--cMis.s-;Logan
•-·0 -·••·

· · claims your husband told her he

· was getting ··a: divorce, and asked
· her •.•.
. -···· ----- ,. . -- ,. -·
········--·-···"'· ·---···········-······ . ·.····--·JUL-IA;·.·--··.·.· .....
........ ...•: •.. ~···To ...marry .. him? .....I .don't doubt
.. . . . . . ·.it, Lieutenant. You see,· although
· . · :.>•· .· • .· . ·my husband loved me, he wquld do . · • ·. ·.
·· ······· ··· /'··~:····-'.--'::--:.·'~'or::.say:·a,~:'{th:l;_ng tq·.make a conquest •...·
· •· • •-But it ·never· touched. our marriage •
.·..... ,.,.::.That..!.s .. mia.t.:.made.....it .. s.o. very, very
· special.·. ·. . ·
. ..{ to· Betty).
· r•·m sorry·, Miss Logan, if. I've ··
said.anything to hurt; you •
. .. _ .·. :.-.BET'l'Y
· ·That's••·all right.··•··I don't know
you well enough for you to hurt
.. , .. --!Oe---

· J.ULIA
I hope you don 1 t doubt my word.
(CONTINUED).
 264 CONTINUED: ·• 264
BETTY

J ·. I don I t. I 1 m absolutely sure··

that you're lying.
... _ -··-· _ -····-· 'l'he.re is .a 'oeat. of ..silence. . Julia raises the glass to. ·
•
.her mouth again, and Tony stops her with his hand.

··- -: ·-::··--26,5 __·ANQTHE!t,. ANGLE ··-:~ :,. ::'~'··· .... 265

... ·• ··-'JOE .
.. ··•·- ·(to Jordan) ·
.··· What are they doing? Are they·
,,---·-
... -..· _
·---~-.... --.--
.-....--.,: . ··.-:-·· :., . .t.rying~tq._piri :l.t on.Betty'l ..
. ~•-··'·' •.·.,.·.· ·• ·•--• · •• · · ,_. -··_ ·. ·. •.. · ·~oRilAN-
~ ..,..'..:_, :.:~ ., .. Can_!_t_;:_yoJLsees.YOU.don 1.t_ have to.
· .-•worry about· her? · ·
··· ·KRIM
.. . . _ I assume, Miss Logan, -that if ·
· ·- --·-- ·--·- - · ::·--· ,-., --'·· - ~ - .FarnsWqrth~told~.yo1.1 · he
· · · -·· · · . ··· -~.disl.'iked·his·.hats • ·you .wou1d
- · let us know •
... -·· ·-· ·- .· .... ·. . :..· · ->coRKLE.
·~ . _ . . _. .. . ·. (springing up) .
. Lo.ok-,-•¥·Ou-anna-know~b.out.. his
7 -• ··----··--• -····:·-·.-·--- ··-··,-'---•· , - .-
· ··-· · ··--~•.······ ''"'·e·hats·?-,-I'lL tell-,:ou,;.•••'•He-,didn,'t
··· .-·--·· - mind• .hats. , B1.1t he wouldn't wear
., .. ,,.,._- .· ··-·'·~- ·.socks•,with a
suit>--·,.

·.. - --·· .·__ .. .., .' .. --KRIM -- : -· ... ·

Mr. Corkle •••
' - - ..;·:,:-
; _: __._--~-- . · .:_:,_. . :· ... :: CORKLE .
· · · · · · · - · · - - · - - - - - - - , - - - - -·-··- ..., •0 -:ae•a·i,ut-·on if-:-prnstrfpe: e:na black

- -··- .- ··· oxfords:--and-:wrren··he,·c:ros-sed his

_ . . . : ,.legs, you·· c·ould · see his ankles
.: ...... _- _-_:·::;. :=,=--···' ~~ :.::_:;.a:: w.ere.: bare._..·- That .•.s ..wby he stopped
······- •• . .. ... . . .:..:"-wea•r•ing•-hats,.---He-.thought. they
·- looked funny ·.Without sbcks. , ··
- ·. ,. , ;,:.:+-.KRIM.:.. : :.
I see. .But· he never actually
. told you he disliked them.
- ·. CORKLE

·KRIM

(CONTINUED)
,.
 Rev.· 6/14/77. 115.

265 CONTINUED: 265

CORKLE
Listen! Are you crazy? What
kind of questioning is this?
Betty buries her head in her hands.
. .
· .·- ---
. . ----,266--:·CLOSE-SH0T~---JOE··
. .. .. . - . .,__
'- -- ..
266
. .
. JOE .

.. - .'
: ___ . ·_-.; ··- .. ---·-• ... ~..: ... ·.
6 -- -·· - - ----·- --· -·- --- ---- .. - . 267
"'"'-?.Tc ·--ANQTHER_AN_l;}LE-.c,--, -... - -· . _ _
. -.· . -- • ,- ---,J"-oe~-knee-ls-'--1:l-eside·C:..Betty-.--He-reach-es t-hrough her.·
-.·. . JOE
Don't cry. It's gonna be all·_
_: __ ~:-··-···right ,_____ I_'ll).__ gonna.:.:get.Farnsworth' s
body_.back •..There's.__a._reason for .
. everything. There's gotta be.
···I promise you I ' l l make it ·all right.

-- A268 EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS - NIGHT A268

· ·· The ···oriental "Gardener "tests - the rope .in the wishing •·.
· well and reacts to the · fact that. the rope does not
~ ~gi,v:e •___ -~ _ ___ ____ _ _ _ __ ___ _ ..

268 INT~ FARNSWORTH LIBRARY - DETECTIVES.;; NIGHT 268

· . ,____ - · -They_ar..~ga:the;.ed-ar-ound-the-TV~set , '.watching .the game.·.

· _Corkle_ tries ___ to se_e the .. set .... · ·
-TOMARKEN
- --··-· ,... •····-. ---.. · ------· -1,e•t:.:chim-wa.tch his _.team.

. 269 OMITTED

A27ci. EXT. FARNSWORTH GROUNDS - NIGHT .. A270

'·
The Oriental Gardener begins pulling up the .bucket_
with enormous .effort ..
 Rev. 6/9/77 _ 116.

270- INT. FARNSWORTH LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 270

J The NEWSCASTER'S VOICE is HEARD through-the doorway,

- KRIM
-N¢w;· Mr~ "Abbott. you Ive said that
Mr. Farnsworth never carried any
- --- --· ----~ - --·•- -- ---money or credit cards with _him ••• -
- ___ -_ - - _ ____ (hJfl_'.~y,es roll
...,-c ------ --- -- _-- > - -_-· ,--'---- ··---:t-oward""the _set)
_ .. • • · ri--ght-?

- TONY

···. ·-·-- -···- --·· ·-· -- ,-..- .· :··-·- --- -- :

._:And
.
•.•.-• -~n-9.__._. --~-
. .
- - -
- ·- -His eyes become riveted _toward the game.
There is a- pause -as they all w_atch. Julia sneaks
- - ---------,-- --, --------,---_-ane-the-r-'-5-i-p-£-rom-h-er-dr:l.-nlr.--Then- ·Krim turns back
-- - · --'•-t-o-:Abb·ott-. - -- ·· -- -- -

. •, . .
• 271
_______________________________ _c_.KRIM '~----- _______ _
--•- .. ,- .. ,_ ,,- -~•· •. _,_____ ,,::._ ,_ •....identification '"'T" - _,__,

- KRIM-
-- ______________________________ Then what; we h_ave__ here is_ a man .
---WhO--Suddenly starts -liking football •• ; -
---'·--c·•···~ •' :;and:---.-~--·a1:;··tne•·-sarn.e ·t1me: :-. - stops -
0

- ----- -- - -liking·his·•ha-ts •• ;
-- -- - - CORKLE
---- ----- _____ ::--:-:-~:··, :··-:,c--:::"""-_• :(t?_ the_.:.set ~•
Nol -No_! -
_.. __ , All _eyes moy:e _to the screen.

272 _ INT. -FARNSWORTH LIVING ROOM - NIGHT 272 -

. . --- --- - -_ - - - KRIM•-· --
- __ - -(watching-· t-he set)
: ~ ~ •. who_ disappears with no credit *
--·c-ard-s- • •·.

His voice•- trails - off_,

(CONTINUED)
 272 CONTINUED: 272
·EVERETT
Look! He 1.s holding the ball Just.
like I. do. In his arms. Did you ·
I
see that little zig-zag? That's
.. -j.us.t..-how..I -would have run. Not
as clumsily perhaps •.
KRIM
. .-cc-•-RU..'1
.. .. . _,.
•-·Eva-ns·!~~Run!·
. .. .. ·
CORKLE
Look at that· little bastard go .. ·
.: ;·• :, .. :. . ;· ........,_. ·. ',,... ·KRIM ·
· ·-~::: ..... ~ .~
...-.. -__-.___ ._;__·:.-,c.:;::r,9ois:a:t;.;Kol'.lalsl¢y ,· . .

. -.···'" - · SISK·
, ·-The center is a perfect lump, ·
(to .the set)
· You had the ball. Why didn't
--•-•,•··---- ----- ····-··---··-· ------------ ..you.
.. - ...run-with
--- ..
·•--••·-··-
:it? · .
. ----· ·---- ---- ··...

273 -ANOTHER ,ANGLE . . . 273

• . • . c.::cc ~: '~-~~~~a~:~~i~~;-J:'~~~e~~~~~~g~~~~sg:~1~~!~~ ~~om ..

:j · •· ·- ··· - ,-the--TV-set-to·-Betty- and-J·ord:an·;·-··· -
.. . .:; '· .. • ·-=- - - ···- . .
· ·. · • · ·
,·.a.··;.• ,. .
. · ..
' .

· TOMARKEN.'
·sussmarL;r.µns. li).~e .. he • s crippled ·
and Jarrett. passes like he's.
··blind-.····• ·
· RILEY ····
-··--· __ . ... =- He.~ s .stil1...be.t.t.er.._than..Ho.dges.,.... ·.·
KRIM
. . .·. r•.vegot $4.ooo ••• $1100 on the
... ·····•····---·······'-- •·-·-·''·· ,_ ,.,.. -.. J!ams.. ..... 8. - 5. My favor· •.
. PETERS
. ·-·Th·e;Y-,"IT-Kill Jarrett •...

274 ANOTHER ANGLE 274

The DOORBELL is HEARD. ·

(CONTINUED) .
 Rev.· 6/27/77 . 118 •.

274 . CONTINUED: 274

SISK
(as he starts to.
exit)
Good Lord, this is awful •. Simply
awful. - - ·---· -··· . •

•----•••----•-r •-•--• -
-----·- --, - -···.
-~ 275 · · ANOTr!ER ANGLE · .275
. .. .

· ·.· Corkle.reacts tro the TV.. Joe reacts. )

----·--.-- · ··· ---··~-------:--..,..-. . . -·-->;"-.,.~- --- . :-eONWA-Y-.-··

=·-•· - =- ' " =.rarrett'•is ~down-;=- ··I:-simply · tlon 't
believe it.
·····•--.,.-"······-· ·--· .... ····.- . . .

.. • . >
. ..· . . KRIM
· What happened? · It is Jarrett. · *
Christ, they really sacked him.
· -- ·----·- - Look. fre 'a ou_t. ··- _·

276 CLOSE SHOT - TV SCREEN - .NIGHT .276

.. -········-·-·-·-----·----~-
~,· .· The CAMERA PANS the faces of ·the crowd. ··• They are
?--- __ --~-w.atr,bi ng th~field silently: _ __
..... -·····.··,
·- ..-SPORTCASTER 'S VO ICE
-- ·--- ·.rarrett:,--::-0bvicn.ts-lr-st111. ·
- ... ··_.-- .. - - = '··; .
------- - -- --- ------:-:-·-- unaore-to--:-wa1k;·--1s-oei-rig"Iifted
..... -· --- -· ~to.~-a-g.ur.ney.•._•.Word.:.or -his -
condition is expected momentarily,
Hodges preparing now___ to. go in..
-
277~ --ANOTHEnA:NGLE_:__..;;: JORDAN'-.1n1n--JoE-- >. 277

. :~:~_:_:~:--:::~~i~L!ii:ti~!:Joe a~d:!~ts 'his hand on Joe's arm •.

.. --·· ····-··-· ..... -

,

- A278 -EXT. FARNSWORTH- GROUNI>S---NIOHT A278.

'l'he .Ori~nt~;{ Garde~er wttb enormous effort manages

• to raise· the .bucket almost· to eye level. He looks
into the·well, lets out a shriek and drops the rope •
... ·-··- ---· ,. ...

B278 INT. FARNSWORTH LIBRARY -:NIGHT B278

.KRIM.
- -c suddenly)
· ~ , Corkle?
(CONTINUED) .
 ·-_ Rev. 6/6/77 · · 119.

B278 CONTINUED: B278

.... CORKLE-
_j Huh?
KRIM
·Nowf
CORKLE _
·'.· --Now::-what:'2:-:::: Oh.:'•.• · _
.(steps quickly
- between Julia and
· - Tony. confronting
_ _ _ -,- Julia) . _ _·
'· - ,-_-,-,-- How•did•=you do 1t··this time?
~: ~-::~ _-- ---- : _ - --::---;:_· ~~--~Did;you~:cirug h:i.m _,and leave .him_
_ in the bathtub again? The way
.~ ------you- did-before?~ ~- - -
., SI-SK .
The Haitian Ambassador is here,
_______ : Lieutenant__ ~im~ ____ And he wants
-, _ to _j;a'lk_ ___ to _ you. about ... this ...cas.e,
KRIM
·····-·
Give
--wa 1'·t •::hini
_, __ --- a----_ Coke
____, ---- :·:: -and_ tell him to - ·
·- ·······-· ·-- ·-·-· ·---·.- .

278
. . . . . • ·. ' "1

_.____ ---- ____ -- __ ___:_:.l'he~o.c.tor~..:.th.e.....Head...Coach.-and.....sev:eral others stand .

around the gurney.· ' · ·
Rev. 6/27 /77 120 •.

279 ANOTHER ANGLE ..279

Joe and Jordan appear on the field.·
·. SPORTSCASTER I S VOICE
•• ;steelers 20·;.. Rams 17 in the
4th Quarter with six minutes to
go. • • and it '·s been a black day .
· for the Rams. Injuries and now
Hodges. replacing the injred Tom.
Jarrett.,.

280 EXT. FIELD·'.'" DOCTOR; HEAD COACH

They walk besides the gurney. The Doctor has his hand·
on Jarrett's pulse. He looks at the H.ead Coach, shakes
· his head.
DOCTOR
From ·the ·1ook. of the pupils, .
··it's a fracture or an aneurysm·
that ruptured when he got hit.
HEAD COACH
· Jesus.
·JORDAN.
·Make up your mind, Joe •. You have·
· only a few seconds.
JOE
Oh, God; What did you do, kill
him, too?.
.:JORDAN
Thomas.Jarrett was always slated
to die at this. moment,· Joe.
Listen·to me. You have a chance
to fulfill your destiny.
JOY
. What kinda· destiny is i t to turn
into Jarrett?· He was my competition.
{MORE)
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/27/77 121. ·
' .

280 CONTINUED: 280

JOE (CONT'D)
I don It care about a.ny destiny;
all I care about is Betty, can't
. you -ge-t that straight?

JORDAN
___Thi.a .. was _our_ agreement.· You-· wi.11 _I
•. have·the-body you deserve •.
JOE··
I
I won't do it.
·-----·-··- -··-·------------------ ··'··-JORDAN-·-· : .
·----··-- - · --- -- - ~-"'You· have-'threii•seconds,· Joe;
... ____ ... . .. ·----· ...... __ Jarrett '.s . a ·great ... f.ootball . •·
··. player, .Joe, and .you_know it.
The truth is you'd ·even like
to . be like ll.im. ·

. 281 •.

Joe stares at him.

..... -- . ·-·
·- ·--····-- -·-·--- ... .. -------· -
,

-➔-·_·--2.8 2- -·EXT-.-F-IELD- .;,. ..FULL--SHOT--:--:NIGHT- -- ···· 282

Jarrett's gurney bei.ng wheeled ••.
.·,. >',-· ---',-·····'--··-·-SPORTSCASTER'S VOICE
. :~-..-.--And--Hodges--going ;-in, here ·
in the fourth quarter with., .
. -· - '••· --
··_ ··--·=:~hE!I'E! is~a·_silddt.~__ g:rg_an __f:ro111 the.... crowd ..•.. as the gurney·
!I
with Jarrett on it stops in the middle of _the field •
.. -Then·t,CROAR-TfIIs the st_adium.
\ .
.
.....
•. _. '
----~- .--· .. ." .... -····· --•---· ---· --. ---- -
·--283--- INT.-•PRE-SS---BOX-- ·. 283
-· :·sPORTSCASTER
•• >stopped--on the field and .• ;
. .(his· voice rising} . . Ii
, •• and Jarrett, Jarrett, .ladies·
·· and gentlemen; is getting up.

28!J . EXT: FIELD 284

-Joe- gets to his feet.··
SPORTSCASTER (O,S,)
He's getting to his .feet.--
 ·. Rev, 6/14/77 .. 122 ••. ·

285 EXT. FIELD - CLOSE SHOT:_ TEAM DOCTOR·- NIGHT

· DOCTOR
That's impossible.
·---- ·. -- -•- ·----------:•'·····-•·--.

286 *
______ .: _______All excep1;__.Julia_ar:i_d .:Te>.PY:. are gathered, looking toward .
· · - - · -- - ---- the·~TV--s·e.t,·-watching--1n~ disb e.lief.

··-KR!M .····_
· J'_esus, I thought the guy must
.... -. ____ , ... .-----~:--, _ ,.. _;be. dead~ .. ....: .. __ ,_: . ,_____ -·
---•-, ·--- . -- = .. ------ <,;:: : ~ . ·~
-------·-----· --.--·. ·-_·_--- ___ ··• ___ ._--_ ·:··-- ·---·-= -_·--_ .. __._._ · __ :;._·_ ~c·oRKLE·
... ---· .. _______________ J'.eah, __ J'!le_ too~ :C __ ; •. ·

KRIM
.••.. It I S some kind Of' miracle •

We SEE a. SHOT of Joe,. the Doctor, and the Head Coach,

.....c .:c:. -•'·'-. c.ar~y.ing.c.on-:.whaLs.e.ems-to-be:::an~:argument.•
"'j____ -·-·· ... ·- - ---··- - ···---~ - ·__________ ---·~
· · -288 L>;JT ,-,-FARNSWORTH- LIBRARY ·--NIGHT=, 288 * ·
· · ··-· ·· -· · ----- ·· · . CORKI:iE - · ·.
·· ·· --- ·-·· · . . · . ·. . ·-- - r never sawthat ·in. my· ··life.

: He· break,s _off ••• He looks and .sees Joe I s trombone •

. . ____ , ___ ... _.· .

As.Joe on the television screen, obviously demonstra-

.. __ ......... ~·--'--'ting_~his_health,.•does·.rapid_ and. . complicated exercises.
·- .. ··,.. ..:' .. -
_

... · -290--·-INT·.-~FAENSWORTH~IBRARY··:.. ;IGHT .290 *

..... CORKLE
· (suddenly)
· Goodbye.·
KRIM·
C6rkle! · · Where are you going?

CORKLE
I'm going to the stadium.
.(CONTINUED)
 Rev •. 6/27/77 ·.

· 290 ·CONTINUED: 29.0

KRIM
Wait, Corkle ••• we 're in the
. middle of an investigation •.

.-.CORKLE
I'm going to that game. If you
· want me to stay, arrest me. .
Otherwise take your investigation·
and stuff it_. ·

Corkle takes .the trombone and runs out.·

KRIM ·
(to Conway) ·
Can Corkle tell me·. to stuff my
investiga.tion? Legally, I mean?

CONWAY
. Depends• on his laWYer.
. j
The Haitian·Ambassador enters babbling in-his native
tongue, from· the .doors leading to the· grounds.. The .l
I
. Oriental ·Gardener -enters, shrieking inhis native
tongue and pointing off in the direction of the well.

291 EXT. _FIELD TUE GAME . 291

Joe, back to pass, can't find -a receiver, is sacked.

292 EXT. SIDELINES - JORDAN AND ESCORT .292

pointing to Joe_. The Doctor nods.

294 INT. CORKLE'S CAR - NIGHT 294

Corkle listening to. the game on the CAR RADIO •.. Jarrett
doing badly. The trombone .is on the seat next to
Corkle.
.,
295 EXT. FIELD - NIGHT 295

.Joe throws a 30-yard pass to Evans.

 Rev. 6/14/77 124.

. 29 6 EXT. SIDELINES - JORDAN AND ESCORT - NIGHT

297 INT. LIVING .ROOM - JULIA, TONY, KRIM, ETC. - NIGHT 297

298 ·· OMITTED 298

299!!

300

3.01 .

302 · OMITTED ·. · 302

... • •···•·-··--·-:thru--,-.-.. -:-:--:····=- ···----·-.-·-·--·--.-- - - --
thru
···. 304 .304 .

_· ·_. 306 ...,:EXT: ;FJ:ELD _::SCOREBOARD__

······-···-···•--·..
. ·- . . . ,. ' .
~~ .:.~~~Cl{ - .NIGHT 306

)
 · Rev.. 6/27 /77. 125.

307. EXT. FIELD - JOE '."'" NIGHT :307

·,. Joe, attempting to pass, looks like he'.s sacked, but

__J completes a pass, good for a 1st down.
I
308 ANGLE ON CLOCK - NIGHT 308

30 seconds to go.
·- ----------· -----·-··
. -·· ····-· ......, .. .
---· ---··--•···- ... --- - -·

309 OMITTED ··.. 309

.. ,. ·· a,;,-,310~, C,E)(T~·cc=BLEACHERS ·:.;.=NIGHT· · •·.·. 310

----·---.-.---------·---· ·- ···.-·--·· .. ···---- -·---- . . .·-

·.. A chant: .· "Jarrett I Jarrett! Jarrett! fr

.311 OMITTED 311

·-··---:)12:_ :EXT:- FIELD:..::·NIGHT... ,..... ,. . -- " .,.... ·312

. thru · · • thru
317 Joe f'ades back, throws a
bullet pass over .the middle · 317
to Evans. · At the same time that Evans receives the
--_ .:::..... ::.: ·· :::.:::pass'-'he·-"is-hii;--trciin"··behi-nd ··b;;-a··steeler linebacker. ·
~ · · The ball flies up. in. the . air and back· toward th,e ·
-;J- --- -----------,--line-of'-scrimmage·; . 1'1iraculous1y···;roe catches it and ·
····
0
"·'··zig~zags·his way··li;· yards·to a TOUCHDOWN. And the•
"-~

· Rams. win... 30-28. _ . The crowd _goes wild .. · . Corkl.e ··

___________________ j_umps.. .llp...and_dow.n. ..wi.th..J.oi .----the -Escort· does the ·
same -- Joro.an . smiles. · ·
The Rams lift Joe on their shoulders. Corkle runs
· ·---- :.--~~:·:-:. ont.o~:t·h·e.:·.f.i·e.J:d 3 .·--waving the tr.omb·one.··· Joe sees it and
.. ----- ,_,...c_wav.eS-back-~..:..The-Rams"--Carry--him--off--to · the ·loc·ker- ·r=~ · · ···

318 . D!T. LOCKER -ROOM AREA - _TEA."'1 PERSONNEL,. TV CAJl'IERAS, 318 : .

-- -- - - --- - -- ---~-MOV-I'E ~C-Ai".lfl'R:A:~:, -_N?~SMEN, _SPORT5_Wf'iI'.1:ERS, . ETC. - NIGHT
· ._.__ .;·,as :t_hey:.pour__ into the _lo.cker .room.··.·. Players em-:
brace.. Gorman and Kowalsky pwnmel Joe on the back.
··:c:
-~. The SOUND- or··the.
. .
BAND
.
can
. .· .
be HEARD
. .
STILL PLAYING
. . .
•.

31.9 .. INT ... LOCKER ROOM - CLOSE SHOT - JOE, CORKLE - NIGHT · 319
•· CORKLE
Boy, they sure kill. 'em. off up
.. · _.· there.,_.d.on!.t .... they?
JOE
 · Rev. 6/27/77

· 320 . INT. LOCKER ROOM AREA - ANGLE - TEAM PERSONNEL, TV 320

CAMERAS, MOVIE CAMERAS, NEWSMEN, SPORTSWRITERS,.ETC.
- NIGHT
TV INTERVIEWER
... Well.., 'rem .Jarr.ett. It must be
like the moment your whole life
·..... has ....been. coming. to, right?
·... -···- .....:_ __ ·- -~JOE. ...
Yeah.;; right; right. .·
····•. ·•(abeat} · .. ··
The moment my whole ·life has been
com:!.ng to ••• right •. ·
.. . . ·. . ~ ·. . ... <.: C.. -. . . . ·. . : . • . . . ·. .. ·. . 'l'V .IN'l'ERV IE'F...R
· '~ "-··~ ... ·~ =.~~. . ,,.c·ccC6uid•yo-u cl.e~scrlbe· it for us?.
.
. . . .
. - . - ··- -··--- -·----- ·-- . -···----- - -··· -- ---·-·-·· ·- ·····- ·- ... ----.
.___ . -.. ·---.--·' .... -- ___ ,_ ·. -·· .....
' _

. .·. JOE
. •·. ••· ( a slight pause)
:Well ••• I . . . .
I
321':.. ANO'l'F.ER ANGLE 321
Jordan's image appears in the crowd beside the.camera.
:4 . -· ·- . ·- - .... ·JoE· ..
:J. ·-··· -· ···· ·······-·---,--····---·-·--· ·( seec:tng·-h:lm·}~···~··
·_·r .:--;.-- •· ·. I",-· ·uh-._ .- •-·- ·---- -· :_ ·--•·-. ·--:··7·,c,· , ·-:·.----,- ··

... JORDAN···
. I Ive got to jcf, ·now~ -Joe~ -- It Is
)
· · -·· • ··.:timer ,· ·
·-·-·· - - . · JOE .. . .·
. -·-------· ·· · · -"-=-~:..:~·::.Whaddy_a_mean?.~_::
·- ... ·---·-~:. ... . . ... ·
. . .

TV.INTERVIEWER
) ··I.mean,. how does it feel?
·------· ···-·
------~--- .. _. ·-··· __ -,_ .. ,. ---- ----~- -. ·.--·--· ··-·-----•.· -
.

· · -JORDA-N ··
.. ······· ··-·· -·
(his image i.s beginning
to fade)
· When:·I'm··gone·, '·yoil.-'-won '·t •remember
· me. You. will be .Thomas Jarrett ·
.--,with no memory of Pendleton
·· -- or Farnsworth, . or anything
that happened •••
His image becoming fainter.
JOE
What? · What about Betty?
(CONTINUED)
 Rev. 6/28/77 ··. 12'(.

321 CONTINUED: 321

JORDAN
It's a11·r1ght, Joe. You ~,on't
remember. You have a hew life
.. now ••. _. TheI'e' s a design in
everything, you and Jarrett are l! I
one •...... It 's y_our destiny,· Joe.
_____ ___ ___ . _____ .· _, ___ 'Youdbare
... .g.oo back . . on
'1f..e._._.Jo_e_ ·... your own road •••
•. __ . __
······--- -··--·- ---- - .

··.·•···.-JOE
Oh,~no. I will remember. I .!!2J.
.r..emember.
· ----- · ---.. ---- · . ---· . . . JORDAfY··-- .·
·••
0
--'-"'•-~-• ,a:...-= ---aoodbye;~Joe·~·- ·•• --···

322 ANOTHER ANGLE 322

.·. · ' -- '--"''TRAINER ...
(to. TV Interviewer)
I better get him out of heI'e, he
.... ·--·-- ·_ -'--- ·•·--------·-- .., , ...:.. ::::.c."-----"got..chi.t-.on-,the-head--;:.::__ ,. ·••· ·
~- .· . . . .- . '
j--- -------·-- -- ._.._ He.-p:u1ls-a.riother-pJ;ayer---in---fronr-of-.. tn;e camera, puts.·
.

--••-~-ice •pack•oi:l-Joe-'s- head. --- -- •- .-.. , ---•, -

....
· ·- -- TRAINER·--
.-··· --- -- ·- - -- - ------ --- - -- ('cont1nuing >
· --C!.mon,._Jarrett •._. - . · ·
.. :.: . (he leads Joe off ·
__ ___ _____ .. . to one side). .
_ -·- ::.:.:.._:::.::..:=-. ..::.:.:.::__:- :.: -~\iro:mJ:___ :g_ey, __lopll:_ii"t:!lle; _, ___ .. ·...
. . · .. · · ... · . {he turns Joe around)·
· · · ·:- ·--Are ·you ·a1.1 ·r1·gh-t? 'What is ·1t
. you want . to· remember?

·. : ,- ·TRAINER . ·.
Ccont;Lnuing )-,
) Who are you talking to?
·.JOE.
I·don't know ••.

) 323 ._ 'INT. LOCKER ROOM "'." JOE, TRAINER 323

~.:.

\ .J Joe puts his hand to his tiead, th1Jn straightens. His

· demeanor is suddenly·'different •••. new.·
(CONTINUED)
 Rev •. 6/lll/77 128.

323 -CONTINUED: 323 ·

J -TRAINER
(suddenly; with
alarm)
• Tom,_,_,.. y.ou... know ..whe.re you are?
JOE
· Sure. · At the. stadiwn.
-· --·-···----·-----· -- --- . - - --- -- - . ·--- - .-- ... -·······--------·--·- ---··----···· -- ..... .
·- . . . ---·
. TRAINER
You·know your name?

.·.... ·-·-··· . .. . . ... JOE .

· -· •.. ·. ,. : =.-,,··ccYeahT'-~Doc::rc:i11 J<nuw'-yours? ·
- . . . ne ·s'tliia.e'ri.ii laughs •"and grabs him by the scruff of the :
. :.......,....:.. _:.:....neck.••· - .... · .... ,....... ······ •····
.··TRAINER·
. Jesus! For a minute you had me
·-- .... ·····-·· .. s·c·ared,,_ .......... ····- -··-··-··

32ll · ·INT; TRAINING ROOM - .THE ROOM HAS EMPTIED - LATER 32ll

. . .
•- ·-· · · -·· · ··:·CORKLE ··-·
·· "'Jbe?' -'·Joe·1 :·-Oh•• :·······
(he raises his.voice)
•"--~"-~ ::_ ..lJh.:~~--T.om-,.Jlr.e_.yol.Lin-tb&e?· ···rt' s
.c6rkle. · · · ·

TRAINER
·--·- ·····: .. :.:- _ . . He',s:· getting dressed;·· . I just- put
• ....... •··•··-···-··---'----· a..:.coup.le---0f'.-butterf1.1es.. on ••that .
. cut •..... Jley., t.hat .1 s scl!lething ·about
·Farnsworth, huh!? Poor son-of-a-·
l:>itch •
••. •··- --.·-:- •. , -----:-- c. -:. ,"", .,--------: ·,·. _:.··, _____ ,. ___ •

··· · ·· -· -:· · · ··coRKLE. ··•·.

_ .. • . ,Yeah._.

325 ·.··.INT • .LOCKER :ROOM - JOE 325 *

....... •.He._1.s.standing by.his locker, fi.nishirig dressing.
•. There is a outterfly l:>andage .over his brow and his eye.
... . C,is,.t11rni.ng•:..black..° .Corkle rushes up to him, still carry-
ing the trombone. .
CORKLE.
Did you .hear?
(MORE)
( CONTI?-l1JED)
 Rev. 6/7/77 129.

325 - CONTINUED: 325

CORKLE (CONT'D)
Julia Farnsworth laid the whole
thing on Abbott and Abbott said
_she_ made_ him. do_:it •.
_ __ _ .. _ ..J:OE. _ _
Yeah, .I heard. Poor Farnsworth.
~-------~--,___________________Wha:t; .=e.-y.0U--doi.11g .with that _- *
- -- · trombone, do )·ou play?

cbRKLE
. Do I play?. • • What are you :talking . ·
_.about?----- -, ___ :
. . • . . . ., ...· •.. ·---.CC".·•.·. ___ . . . . _-c ··,-·_-·.• . . . . c.c,.cc. '.'•·•~•JoE'·o.cc.,... ·.
__ ____ __ __ .:: ____ __ _ ______ , .....What. d.o ..yotLmean.-whax- .am I
· talking about?
-- CORKLE
I mean,· what are you talking
-- --.:-~~ ---- ~.:-:-:~ ·:~---_-_-_- :_- ::·~i:t"~~at:.!i; ::::t;he~.::matter with

JOE .
.I ,:.: ..... _______ ... ,___ c:... . : . ::.:. -::...{--st-aring-at::.c:hilil-) --· --

j ' ----- .- ··--·--- -------- ~-- . .c.:.~~~!~t~!Lf~~~~s~~;:~a~~~~

-- ,;, -,-"'-- ·- ·-•->-you?·· ----- · · ·
!:th
-- - _ - - ' · CORKLE- •· -
-- - -- - - ----- - : :·:-:··--tlooking qu:i.cicly
· -- •-around ;-0--then--- -
_ __ _ __ lowering his voice)
·. Is .somethingwrong,--Joe?

···-:········--··:-a_.'.··.. :_.··.--·.--·•••-· .. ·-_·-.·•.----•-· ·•·····-

.
. -·· --- ...:..: . . . "···-(~-fter~a.--moment:-) "<.:.:; .
Joe, whatareyou doing to me?
•-JOE- -
(after a moment)· \
What?
( CONTINUED) -

i ·-
 130.

325 CONTINUED: 325

CORKLE
You only know one song. Play it,
Joe. .Please •
...
There is a pause.·

.... ··- 3 2 6 __ _AN.QTHEILANGLE_. __ :..... ·..C•. 326

. J.OE I
· (carefully)
You .1mow .what's J.oi.,sy about .
. ... -. .. ... . -- ... .=/:~.ehampagne.?1: You. just.. keep
······-········----··· .· ,. . .swa-i-J.:ow1n·g•--it-because · it
· · · . ·.:· ·.. - --.-· ···doesn·• t" taste--·J.:ike··anything ·
... ~• , ..• ~and._yo!l'I'e siJJ.y drui:µ<: •.. Want
· · . a ride home, Coach?
. CORKLE
. . {slowly)
·· · ··-·- - -- ·----- · ·-"'-Wha:t-'-d1d·-:they--ao ··t·o'.· you? . ·Joe •.•
··· · · · what did'th·ey do to you? You •...
· don't remember me. ·

. . .· '· CORKLE···
··- -~··--··· <slowlyT ·
....... Do-me .. a.. favor, ..will--you ••• · Toni?
.........
·- -- ·- - -- -
· J.oe.Jlods. _
······-···• ·- ··· · ---·- -- · ............... · ..... ······-······-·-···· ····- ··coRKLE
{ C Ontinuing)
.... Look at me really good.. .A good .
. ·-·-·- . ·.•··- ................... lo.ck.
· Joe looks at him.
. . . JOE
{finally)
· Yeah?
.. CORKLE
{sl:owly)
· Aw;.; ·'Joe.· Joe.·
(CONTINUED)

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 Rev. 6/27/77 131. ·

326 _CONTINUED: 326

JOE
You wanna tell me why youkeep·
calling me .'Joe'?
CORKLE
._:.i..._, . I ..keep- -rememb-ering. ; ,
· Pendleton .
. --·-- ·------- ---····---~-- -----·-·-
.. --- ..... - - . ----. --·· .. -
,
·····--·····----·. __ ., ____ .. --
.JOE ·• ·
Well,. he was .. a...hell.. of a ball
· player. He was a hell of a guy.

·---- .: _ ·--=-- c .. -• ~; -=-~ .. Yean.----H·~--~~~-::~~iire

Well. ••.
was •.
·-- ·.---·•--(he.-holds-out•.
, his hand)
.· .... you played .•• a hell of a
·game~ · Jarrett •. · II

. -- - - . . • · JOE · .·
.. (surprised; he. .
shakes hands)
",;hanks. You·sure you don't want
. ······-- · a-'·ride·?·-·. ····-··· -·---· ·- · .. : .. .
·····- ··--·-· -···· ·····••·---·-...:·--··,··-·CORXLE----· · ·
· · -· -·· ·. ·No.- ·'T 1-m gonna •sit' here ··ror a
....:.while·.. , -
JOE .

·· _· --~- ---'-c-:. :~. _:.. :~::..~. ,

. •. ___32_7__:_::._:rNT.•~--CDB RWOR. :.:_: __ 327
.·. Joe walks out through-the corridor leading to the
exit. He walks briskly·at first ••• then. stops •.• ·
:':::.:: ..:.:.:~ooks--at~his:...watch ..•. start-s.c..again.•;. sees Betty ·
· · · · ··i··-appro-ao-h±ng7'rom·--the ·oppo·site end or the corridor. ·

· - 328 - -INT •. CORRIDOR- - 328

JOE
Can I help you?
' (CONTINUED)'
 Rev. 6/6/77 132 •

328 · CONTINUED:. . ·328

BETTY
I'm trying to find Mr. Corkle;
· Is he·-±ns1:de?- ·
JOE
Yeall._ -~-~~ri•t -;- I know you?
BETTY
I don't think so,
c _.. --- . ' - . . . . . . . . . ···-· .··cc- "c·,,.· . c, -·- .... ,.. ': . . _JOE f• . . .
.-----·-·-·-~-----,----------·-- ______ . ____._No_~_:::L.gue.sa__Ldon!.:t:.- ..I. thought
.. -----··· --· -- --··--- -- --- -- --- -·· '•·-·-·· ,f.or-c.a,=minute~I--was .-sure. I
·. knew you. Did you ever get that
-- •- - · · - · i'eeling.?··· · ·

BETTY
(staring at him) ·
. _________ ... ____________ . ~-- -.-Yes., ..-::·__ ~-,--.·-- - ----·-- :. - ·
· · . ,{ai'ter- a ..:moment.)
Do . you. • . think Mr. · Corkle .will
_be out soon?
..-- -·-
....... - ... .. .
···--·--------·· . ··-J'oE
,

. · Uh-huh,
They-stand staring at each either·.

329 ANOTHE!R ANGLE 329

JOE
·c,cDid- ;.._ you like the: game? _· .
.... --BETTY.
I orily saw the end.

BETTY
But what ·-:r·saw was very interesting.
) (she· .stops ·s.uddenly ·
and stares at his
eyes) ·
. __Your eye is hur.t •.
JOE
I:t!s.nothing, ... J.ust a little
swollen.
·BETTY
. It looks bruised.
(CONTINUEP)
 Rev, 6/27/77 J.33.

329 CONTINUED: 329

JOE
It doesn't hurt,
(a beat)
I'm Tom Jarrett. ft

BETTY
. I'm Betty_, Logan.
JOE
Nice to meet you.
(there is a pause)
You •••. _1.nterest.ed 1.n i'ootbai:L?
···· BETTY
A friend _of' mine ••• was.
JOE
In football? Do I know h1m?
Bh'.L'·J.'f---·
Leo -Farnsworth.·
JOE
Oh... I-'m-sorry- •.-Was- ·he a pretty
close friend? ·
BETTY
I lo•red him.
- JOE ___ _
Oh •••. that•s ..too.bad. I'm sorry.
BETTY.
Yes·.
'She ·-suddenly ..,r,eaches ..;up. ·and. :,touches .,the. b.andage on
·the:s'ide:-of Joe•s·:eye •
. 'JOE
:Why .--,did .you ::do ·:t-hat?
BETTY
.:i;·.:thought .••• · ·your bandage ,was
loose. I didn't mean to •.
JOE
No. That's okay.

t'\_
_./'
y 330 .ANOTF.ER ANGLE 330
The lights flick off. The corridor door leading to
the tunnel slams shut.
(CONTINUED)
 134.

330 CONTINUED: 330

BETTY
What's that?
JOE
Don't be scared.
BETTY
What?
JOE
It I s just a warning. They' re
closing.up .the place. Don't be
-------scared,·----- -
BETTY
I'm not scared.

331 ANOTHER.ANGLE 331

The lights come back on.
JOE
·Your..:_voice.c •..,_ .in:·.the dark ••• your
voice sounded so familiar. I
. could-swear _.I he.ard .. it before.
I did. hear it before... .But_ I.
can't remember where.
BETTY----
..That.•s . . .funny.•. I felt that, too.
For a minute ••• when the lights
went out ••• and you said •••
something •••
JOE
I said, 'Don't be scared. '
B~'l"n:
Yes. Then. we11.- •• People are
always thinking they knew someone
before.. There's even a name for
it. I can't remember that, either.
Well ••• if Mr.. Corkle isn't CO!)ling
out ...
JOE
Please don't go. I ••• look, I
was just in a big hurry because
I was supposed to meet somebody
I knew.
(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

'\
 331 CONTL"lUED: 331
:SETTY
Well ••• thank you.
She starts to go.
JOE
Please don •t .go. I.;. look, I
,was .. j.ust.. in- a-big hurry because
I was supposed to meet somebody.
And ••• I don't know why ••• I'm
not sure who it was • .So. • • I
mean, if you don't have ••• I
.mean, -woul.d you.like •.•• to have
-·-· a eup--ofcoffe_e::·;. or... ·
-· : -·· She does. not .answer.,
JOE
( continuing)
I guess not. I'm sorry about
Farnsworth •• ~ .. .
·She does not answer.
···JOE
(continuing)
I guess-not ----huh?~--·
. BETTY
. Are_ y_c;>µ_ the quarterback? .
· JOE
Yeah. How did you know?
. . ... . _ . __ BETTY...
· ,-.. · I •don•+-·-- . 1~..,·ow
,., ..........
< recognized :you. _-..-.There .'cs
. . . ·-•··•
I-··j-u·-st
··. .

· '.''Something•\about:,,yo1f•.I<'r.ecognize.
·: -· .. -:'>, {sbe .. looks·.:a:tc:Jlim;.
·smil:es)
··· "I'd 1-ike<to>have a .cup •of .'co.free
,with .you.
He smi'les <b'ack at her • · Takes her arm. They go out •

332 EXT. STADIUi>1 - JORDAN - NIGHT . 332 11

In the stands watching Joe and Betty.go.
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