PART 8

int. atlantic el - s later

maggie owards ikes room, c no one sees her and

enters.

int. ikes el room - continuous

maggie lets room and tus on ts

on. ss on audio cassette on the door. she

te up to t to read tten

label. it says “miles davis“ on it. ss tape. she

o the living room.

maggies pov:

ike -its on a framed picture, using the frame as a

bulletin board. post-it notes lay out tion he has

gats “mot;

deceased, sub;alter“ and t;brian“,

“gill“, and “bob“. maggie smiles and shakes her head. she rips

one post-it do to herself.

maggie

(reads)

“ all to

propose? s t beautiful.“

(snorts)

bite me, paper boy.

s-it off ture frame.

maggie (contd)

(as sakes post-its)

rude...

s and furious, them in

her shoulder bag.

int. atlantic el inuing

ike comes doo be shined.

back inside the room

maggie, looking around, discovers the

coffee table and grabs t, too.

maggie (contd)

thief!

to

ts and locks t as ike enters,

antly knohing

is up. es gone and a glimpse of maggie as she

closes teaming. a bump sounds from

to tries the handle.

its locked. arts to pound on the door.

ike

all righere...

you steal my research... youre messing

amendment now. open up.

open up. you got no place to go.

int. ikes el batinuing

ikes rying to open t

bats stuck. shtub,

opens t arts to climb out.

ike

i to have a very serious discussion

o why youre such a pain in

the ass.

e throom door.

as ike breaks in, o ter her.

ext. ikes el indo - continuous

ike (contd)

ts breaking and entering. ill call

the sheriff.

maggie

you do t. and remind him hes

bringing to thanks.

she building and runs off.

ikes neigs reading near his window.

cut to:

ext. maggies

establishing.

int. maggies

close on: a cassette player. e see tten

label: “miles davis.“ “kind of blue“ plays as maggie listens in

a c-its she

stole from ikes room. e see as s;fatwo-

fisted drinker,“ “peggy, best friend, but peggy doesnt totally

trust maggie,“ “bob“ -- doesnt love him. overwhelmed, she

finis note, leans back, puts up on

table, deep in the melancholy music.

t note on t to her chair.

it reads: “s;.

fade to black.

fade in:

ext. main street/beauty parlor - next day

its early moing. mrs. pressman hands peggy a cup of coffee

to go. peggy o ty parlor, unlocks t door

and goes in.

int. beauty parlor - day

peggy enters and starts about ies. sus on

ts and tus and sees her friend, maggie.

maggie

do you t h cory?

peggy stops in rack. maggie is sitting curled up in a salon

c slept.

peggy

good moing to you, too. you look good.

maggie

t h

cory?

peggy

yes.

maggie looks miserable.

maggie

i dont mean it.

peggy moves to th her cup of

coffee.

peggy

i knoimes you just

sort of spaz-out h random excess

flirtation energy and it just lands on

anyt moves.

maggie

on anyt moves? as

opposed to anyt doesnt

move?

peggy pours of its styrofoam cup into a ceramic mug.

peggy

like certain kinds of coral.

peggy sits in t to maggie.

maggie

im going to kill myself.

peggy

hy?

maggie

because you t;hey

man, c“.

peggy

(friendly)

no, i dont t;im

cerious in a

even i dont understand and something

about me is crying out for protection

from a big man like you“. very hard

to compete o us

married ery.

maggie

but you lost your mystery!

youre very mysterious!

peggy

no. im erious

are t things.

maggie

but im weird.

peggy

no. youre quirky. quirky and weird

are t things.

maggie

peggy, tinct possibility

t i might be profoundly and

irreversibly scree t,

i love you and i can promise t i

h cory, and i

beg your forgiveness.

maggie looks ready to cry.

peggy

im not you and cory or

cory and me or even t youre

irreversibly scre, maggie,

youve been like this since we were

kids. and i t you are

a and t it s peoples

feelings, maybe its time to move on

to someone of

your own, like bob, if he one.

maggie

i t.

(then)

is to make it

up to you?

peggy

somet brings o my .

(pause)

duckbill platypus.

maggie

its only funny at camp birc

t a tick .

its not anymore.

maggie makes laugh.

peggy

youre rigs not funny now.

maybe h grew up.

maggie

thanks. ill you fix my hair?

cut to:

ext. maggies er t moing

maggie exits s on owards

town.

int. ikes el room - later t moing

ike is still in bed. retches, and is

about to the

silence.

maggie

freeze. o those covers -- i

didnt come o see ike junior.

maggie smiles c ike from t of the bed. he

narrows her.

ike

i take it the desk clerk is one of your

many admirers.

maggie

(deadpan)

? im not t beautiful.

ike notices maggie is wo coffees.

ike

coffee. now.

maggie to him.

maggie

youre es made

interesting bedtime reading -- if you

like trasion. your observations

are distorted, ungrounded an incomplete.

you must be very proud.

ike

im not a boastful man. s your

point?

ike puts a s on as maggie speaks.

maggie

my point is t one again, youre

getting it all

improve your reputation any, and its

not very flattering to me either. so,

im going to give you a co e

truth.

ike

really.

maggie tus away from him as he dresses.

maggie

ive decided to cooperate and let you

interview me.

(beat)

for a thousand bucks.

ike clears as ands putting s on.

maggie (contd)

i a big wedding and a killer dress

and for a grand i will answer all your

questions and let you follow me around.

ike takes s

to the window.

ike

my magazine doesnt pay because for

stories. its not hical.

maggie

o making up ts as you go

along is etually, i meant

you. you probably got severance or

expenses or botake your check.

no credit cards.

ike

(to maggie)

youve seen t-its. ive already

got more juicy material than i need.

hy should i pay you dollar one?

maggie

because i ting on spec

and person interview, you

migually sell t thing.

ike knows s.

ike

too much.

maggie

seven-fifty.

ike

five hundred.

maggie

six-fifty.

ike

done.

sco t to her. maggie

looks at it and smile sly.

cut to