PART 8

  INT.ATLANTICHOTEL-HALLWAY-MOMENTSLATER

  MaggiewalkstowardsIkesroom,checksthatnooneseesherand

  enters.

  INT.IKESHOTELROOM-TINUOUS

  Maggieletsherselfinthemodestroomandturnsonthelights

  osonaudiocassetteonthedeskhedoor.She

  holdsthecassetteuptothelighttoreadthehand-written

  label.Itsays"MilesDavis"onit.Shepocketsthetape.She

  walkstothelivingroom.

  MAGGIESPOV:

  Ikehasplacedpost-itsonaframedpicture,usingtheframeasa

  bulletinboard.Post-itnoteslayouttheinformationhehas

  gatheredunderheadingsandsubheadings.Parents"Mother"

  deceased,subheadedby"Walter"andthereisonefor"Brian",

  "Gill",and"Bob".Maggiesmilesandshakesherhead.Sherips

  o-itdownandreadsittoherself.

  MAGGIE

  (reads)

  "Howdoesshegetalltheseguysto

  propose?Shesnotthatbeautiful."

  (snorts)

  Biteme,paperboy.

  Shebeginsrippingmanyofotherpost-itoffthepictureframe.

  MAGGIE(td)

  (asshetakespost-its)

  Rude...

  Shesrippingthemdown,fastandfurious,thenshovesthemin

  hershoulderbag.

  INT.ATLANTICHOTELHALLWAY-TINUING

  IkeesdownhallwayasHarveyputshisshoesouttobeshined.

  BASIDETHEROgie,lookingaround,discoverstheweddingvideoonthe

  coffeetableandgrabsthat,toGIE(td)

  Thief!

  THESOUNDOFAKEYINTHEDOORmakesMaggiejump.Shefleesto

  thebathroom,andshutsandlocksthedoor.JustasIkeenters,

  hesniffsandlooksaroundtheroom,instantlyknowingsomething

  isup.HeseesallhisnotesgoneandaglimpseofMaggieasshe

  closesthebathroomdoor.Ikeissteaming.ABUMPsoundsfrom

  thebathroom.Hegoesovertothedoorandtriesthehandle.

  Itslocked.Hestartstopoundonthedoor.

  IKE

  Allright,Iknowyoureinthere...

  Youstealmyresearch...Youremessing

  withthefirstamenow.Openup.

  Openup.Yougotnoplacetogo.

  INT.IKESHOTELBATHROOM-TINUING

  Ikeswrong.Maggieisalreadytryingtoopenthefirst

  bathroomwindow.Itsstuck.Sheclimbsoverthebathtub,

  opensthatwindowandstartstoclimbout.

  IKE

  Iwanttohaveaveryseriousdiscussion

  withyouastowhyyouresuchapainin

  theass.

  WeHEARIkeslamminghisbodyagainstthebathroomdoor.

  AsIkebreaksin,herunstothewindowandyellsafterher.

  EXT.IKESHOTELWINDOW-TINUOUS

  IKE(td)

  Thatsbreakingaering.Illcall

  thesheriff.

  MAGGIE

  Youdothat.Andremindhimhes

  bringingthewiheluau.Thanks.

  Shedisappearsaroundtheledgeofthebuildingandrunsoff.

  Ikesneighbor,Harvey,sitsreadingnearhiswindow.

  CUTTO:

  EXT.MAGGIESHOUSE-NIGHT

  Establishing.

  INT.MAGGIESHOUSE-NIGHT

  CLOSEON:ACASSETTEPLAYER.Weseethefamiliarhandwritten

  label:"MilesDavis.""KindofBlue"playsasMaggielistensin

  achair,lookingshell-shocked,surrouhepost-itsshe

  stolefromIkesroom.Weseeasshereadsthem:"Father,two-

  fisteddrinker,""Peggy,bestfriend,butPeggydoesnttotally

  trustMaggie,""Bob"--doesntlovehim.Overwhelmed,she

  finishesreadinote,leansback,putsherfeetupon

  thetable,deepinthemoodofthemelanusic.

  TheCAMERAMOVESoheflooroherchair.

  Itreads:"SHOWSNOREMORSE".

  FADETOBLACK.

  FADEIN:

  EXT.MAI/BEAUTYPARLOR-DAY

  Itsearlym.Mrs.PressmanhandsPeggyacupofcoffee

  togo.Peggywalkstothebeautyparlor,unlocksthefrontdoor

  andgoesin.

  IYPARLOR-DAY

  Peggyentersandstartsaboutheropeningduties.Sheturnson

  thelightsandturnsandseesherfriend,Maggie.

  MAGGIE

  DoyouthinkIflirtwithCory?

  Peggystopsirack.Maggieissittingcurledupinasalon

  chair.Shelookslikeshehas.

  PEGGY

  Gotoyou,too.Youlookgood.

  MAGGIE

  Thankyou.DoyouthinkIflirtwith

  Cory?

  PEGGY

  Yes.

  Maggielooksmiserable.

  MAGGIE

  Ido.

  PeggymovestothesalonmirrornearMaggiewithhercupof

  coffee.

  PEGGY

  Iknow.Ithinksometimesyoujust

  sortofspaz-outwithrandomexcess

  flirtationenergyanditjustlandson

  anythingmalethatmoves.

  MAGGIE

  Onanythingmalethatmoves?As

  opposedtoanythingmalethatdoesnt

  move?

  PeggypourshercoffeeoutofitsStyrofoamtoaceramicmug.

  PEGGY

  Likecertainkindsofcoral.

  PeggysitsinthesalonchairoMaggie.

  MAGGIE

  Imgoingtokillmyself.

  PEGGY

  Why?

  MAGGIE

  BecauseyouthinkImalllike..."Hey

  man,checkmeout".

  PEGGY

  (friendly)

  No,Idontthinkyourelike,"Im

  charmingandmysteriousinawaythat

  evenIdontuandandsomething

  aboutmeisgoutforprote

  fromabigmanlikeyou".Veryhard

  topetewith.Especiallytous

  marriedwomenwhohavelostourmystery.

  MAGGIE

  Butyouhaventlostyourmystery!

  Youreverymysterious!

  PEGGY

  No.Imweird.Weirdandmysterious

  aretwodifferentthings.

  MAGGIE

  ButImweird.

  PEGGY

  No.Yourequirky.Quirkyandweird

  aretwodifferentthings.

  MAGGIE

  Peggy,theresdistinctpossibility

  thatImightbeprofoundlyand

  irreversiblyscrewedup.Despitethat,

  IloveyouandIpromisethatI

  willnolongerflirtwithCory,andI

  begyiveness.

  Maggielooksreadytocry.

  PEGGY

  ImnotworriedaboutyouandCoryor

  Coryandmeoreventhatyoure

  irreversiblyscrewedup.But,Maggie,

  youvebeehissincewewere

  kids.AndIthinknowthatyouare

  awareofitandthatithurtspeoples

  feelings,maybeitstimetomoveon

  withyourlifeandittosomeoneof

  yourown,likeBob,ifhestheone.

  MAGGIE

  Ithinkyht.

  (then)

  IsthereanythingIakeit

  uptoyou?

  PEGGY

  Somethingthatbringswarmthtomyheart.

  (pause)

  Duckbillplatypus.

  MAGGIE

  ItsonlyfunnyatCampBirchwoodat

  threeinthematatit.

  Itsnotanymore.

  Maggiemakesherfunnyface.Peggydoesntlaugh.

  PEGGY

  Yht.Itsnotfunnynow.

  Maybewebothgrewup.

  MAGGIE

  Thanks.Willyoufixmyhair?

  CUTTO:

  EXT.MAGGIESHOUSE-LATERTHATM

  Maggieexitsherhouse,getsonherbikeandridesofftowards

  town.

  INT.IKESHOTELROOM-LATERTHATM

  Ikeisstillinbed.Heslowlyblinksawake,stretches,andis

  abouttothrowoffthecoverswhenMaggiesvoicebreaksthe

  silence.

  MAGGIE

  Freeze.Holdontothosecovers--I

  didnteheretoseeIkeJunior.

  MaggiesmilescheerfullyatIkefromthefootofthebed.He

  narrowshiseyesather.

  IKE

  Itakeitthedeskclerkisoneofyour

  manyadmirers.

  MAGGIE

  (deadpan)

  HowdoIdoit?Imnotthatbeautiful.

  IkenoticesMaggieisholdingtwocoffees.

  IKE

  Coffee.Now.

  Maggiehandsittohim.

  MAGGIE

  Yourewele.Yournotesmade

  iiimereading--ifyou

  liketrashyfi.Yourobservations

  aredistorted,ungroundedaninplete.

  Youmustbeveryproud.

  IKE

  Imnotaboastfulman.Whatsyour

  point?

  IkeputsashirtonasMaggiespeaks.

  MAGGIE

  Mypointisthatoneagain,youre

  gettingitallwrong.Thatwont

  improveyourreputationany,andits

  notveryflatteringtomeeither.Soingtogiveyouacetowrite

  thetruth.

  IKE

  Really.

  Maggieturnsawayfromhimashedresses.

  MAGGIE

  Ivedecidedtocooperateayou

  interviewme.

  (beat)

  Forathousandbucks.

  Ikeclearshisthroatashestandsputtinghispantson.

  MAGGIE(td)

  Iwantabigweddingandakillerdress

  andfrandIwillanswerallyour

  questionsayoufollowmearound.

  Iketakeshiscoffeewithhimashepicksuphisglasses,puts

  themonandcrossestothewindow.

  IKE

  Mymagazipaybecausefor

  stories.Itsnotwhatyoucallethical.

  MAGGIE

  Oh,butmakingupthefactsasyougo

  alohical?Actually,Imeant

  you.Youprobablygotseveranceor

  expensesorboth.Illtakeyourcheck.

  cards.

  IKE

  (toMaggie)

  Youvesee-its.Ivealready

  gotmorejuicymaterialthanIneed.

  WhyshouldIpayyoudollarone?

  MAGGIE

  BecauseIthinkyourewritingonspec

  andwithafirstpersoninterview,yhtactuallysellthatthing.

  Ikeknowsshesright.

  IKE

  Toomuch.

  MAGGIE

  Seven-fifty.

  IKE

  Fivehundred.

  MAGGIE

  Six-fifty.

  IKE

  Done.

  Scowliesoutthechedhandsittgie

  looksatitandsmilesweetly.

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