PART 10

  INT.DINER-DAY

  Thisisagreatplace--amajorhubofsociallifeihe

  foodisgreasyandgood,Mrs.Pressmanisthewaitress,andthe

  CROWDtheessenceofwhatiswonderfulaboutasmalltown.Bob,

  Maggieaontheter.Mrs.PressmanCHUFFSabout

  theluau,thenmovesaroundtheer.

  BOB

  Mrs.Pressman,Ithinkwerereadyto

  order.

  MRS.PRESSMAN

  Wereoutthespecialbecause

  somebody...

  (indicatesCOOKwithhead)

  ...didntorderenoughsausage.

  BOB

  Letmehavethegardee.Egg

  whitesonly.

  IkelooksatMaggie.Hedbetathousandbuwhatshedsay

  .

  MAGGIE

  Illhavethesame.

  IKE

  (clearshisthroat)

  Ofcourse.

  MAGGIE

  Whatwasthat?Itgs

  withoutsarcasm?

  BOB

  ralersyoutwo.Youreonthe

  sameteamnow.Anymhtingand

  itsfifteenmihepenaltybox.

  (gently,toIke)

  Maggiesthepersonyoullever

  meet.Butshesalwaysfogout

  there.Shesgottostartfog

  moreinhere.

  (tapshischest)

  Thatswhysheshadsome--whatever

  youwanttocallit--problemsinthe

  past.

  (toMaggie)

  Thatson--focus.

  Right,Maggie?Foaggie.Focus

  onBob.

  AsBobhasbeentalking,IkehasbeenwatgMaggiesface.

  Thejoyseemstohavedraiofher.

  MAGGIE

  (quietly)

  Right.

  BOB

  (toIke)

  IleadMaggiethroughavisualization

  exercise.Allthesportsshrinksuse

  thisheadstuff.Visualizetheend

  zone,ifyoucatchmydrift.

  BobtakesoutanotepadandhandsittoMaggie.

  BOB(td)

  Herestodaysmantra:"Itsanopen

  fieldtoBigBob."

  IKE

  Tellme.Whenyougettothealtar,

  willyouspikethebouquet?

  MAGGIE

  Youknow,theresno...

  Befgiefinish,Ikeinterceptsher.

  IKE

  Well,Imoff.Areportersworkis

  neverdone.

  (headingtothedoor)

  Mrs.Pressman,thankyou.

  MRS.PRESSMAN

  Tootaloo.

  INT.ATLANTICHOTEL-MOMENTSLATER

  GRANDMAJULIA(V.O.)

  Idliketoexplainabouttheweddings.

  Therearereasonswhytheydidnte

  off.Threeweddings,no"Idos".You

  tbelievehowmuchcakewewere

  leftwith.Ishouldweighthree

  hundredpounds.Idontthinkher

  fathermindedspendingsomueyon

  boozethatnobodydrank.

  WehearGrandmaasthroughthehoteldoors,weseeMaggieexit

  thediner.Shegetsabagfromihecabofhertrud

  esihehotelwhereshefindsIketalkingtoGrandma,

  whoishavihherfrieA.

  MAGGIE

  Ike...Hi,Grandma.

  IKE

  Gramherewasgoingtogivemethe

  skinnyonwhyyourunfrommarital

  bliss.

  GRANDMAJULIA

  Right,coveryourears,a.Its

  notthatshesafraidofthewedding,

  shesafraidoftheweddingnight.

  Igirlsareterrifiedof"the

  one-eyedsnake".

  (gettingintoit)

  Why,whenIwasavirginbride,Itook

  aknittingneedlewithmeintothebed...

  Ikewinces.

  MAGGIE

  Actually,Grandma,Icharmedtheone-

  eyedsnakeawhileagRANDMAJULIA

  Oh,yeah,Ifot.Illtellyouone

  thing,yrandpadidntfetthat

  weddingnight.

  (a)

  Youtakeyourhandsoffyourears,

  a.Yourteasgettingcold.

  MAGGIE

  youexcuseusaminute?

  (thentoIke)

  MayIhaveawordwithyou,please?

  Maggiemovestowarddoor.

  IKE

  Bye,a...Bye,Grandam.

  HestepsovertoMaggieinthedoorway.

  MAGGIE

  Ifoundthisanddidntknowifitwas

  somethingiing.

  MaggiehandsIkea30-year-oldLP:MilesDavis"KindofBlue."

  IKE

  (excited)

  Oh,myGod--ItsMilesDavis.This

  is"KingofBlue"!Thisisthe

  inalrec.Hardtofindin

  gooddition.Wheredidyoufind

  this?

  MAGGIE

  (casual)

  Itwasiic.Itwasjus

  sittingtheregatheringdust.

  IKE

  Itsvaluable.Hangontoit.

  MAGGIE

  No.Youtakeit.

  Shestepsoutside,leavihtherecord.

  IKE

  Hmmm...Figuringoutwhatkindofmusic

  Ilikeandthenfindingmeararealbum.

  Yourentosoftenmeup,are

  you?

  MAGGIE

  No--Iminganattic.I

  wouldntattempttheimpossible.

  SheturnsandwalksbacktothedinerwhereMrs.Pressmanis

  outsidewateringplants.IkelooksafterMaggieandthenback

  downattherecordinhishand.Somehowitmakeshimsad.

  CUTTO:

  INT.IKESCAR-LATERTHATDAY

  IkedrivesthroughHalegobblingfrenchfriesfromthefastfoinhislap.IkepassesTHEINNHALEBAR,samedumpofa

  taveralkedtobarte.

  ANGLEON:MAGGIESCARparkedafewcarsdown.Hepullsover

  andparks.Hegetsoutandspeaksintohistaperecorder.

  IHEINNHALEBAR--DAY

  Ikeapproachesthewindowofthebar.TheresaDRUNKMANanda

  DOGsittingoutside.Inside,weseetwofiguresfromtheback,

  armsaroundeachother.OneisdefinitelyMaggie.Theotheris

  definitelynotBob.

  MAGGIE

  (coaxing)

  .Letsgo.

  AsMaggiehelpsthemaup,weseethatitsWalter,Maggies

  father--deaddrunk.

  WALTER

  (belligerently)

  Ihaventhadanyfunsinceyougot

  yourdriverslise...

  Theystumbleandlurch,exitigiescar.

  MAGGIE

  Imlyhavingfuher...

  Steady.

  WALTER

  (toDog)

  Goodboy,PortHole.

  MAGGIE

  HisnameisSkipper,Dad...Steady.

  WALTER

  Igedit.

  (thentoDrunk)

  Seeyoulater,Mr.Travis.

  (thentoMaggie)

  Thatguyhasaproblem...Maggie,you

  runeveryoneslifebutyourown.

  Maggieshavingtroublekeepinghimsteadyassheopensthecar

  door.IkeisthereinaflashtohelpherpullWalterintothe

  car.

  WALTER(td)

  Gooddaughterslettheirfatherspass

  out.

  Walterpassesoutonthefro.

  MAGGIE

  (withoutdifficulty)

  Ike...Pleasedontwriteanything

  aboutthis--

  IKE

  Netaboutit.Dohink

  aboutit.

  Maggielooksathimwithrealgratitude.Sheswingsthecar

  doorshut.

  MAGGIE

  Watchy,Dad.

  (thentoIke)

  Imsotiredofthis.

  IKE

  Whydontyoulethimsleepitoffin

  thetrunk.Illtakeyouforaride.

  Thenwelleba.

  (toDrunkonbench)

  Keepaneyeonhim.

  DRUNKMAN

  Imtooloaded.

  IKE

  Iwastalkingtothedog.

  (turningtoMaggie)

  Allright?

  Maggiethinksaboutthisforamoment.Shetakesadeepbreath.

  MAGGIE

  Okay...Illjustgrabmyjacket.

  CUTTO:

  EXT.ROAD-LATEDUSKTONIGHT

  EstablishingofIkescardriving.

  INT.IKESCAR-LATEDUSKTONIGHT

  MaggieandIkeridealong.

  IKE

  Mydadmanagedabusinessandtwo

  mistresses.Hewaobea

  .More?

  Maggienods,

  IKE(td)

  Mymotherwaobeea

  musi.0fortwo.Butatleast

  Imajournalistandweallknow

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