INt. DINER - DAY
t place -- a major he
food is greasy and good, Mrs. Pressman is tress, and the
CROD t is a small town. Bob,
Maggie and Ike sit on ter. Mrs. Pressman C
the corner.
BOB
Mrs. Pressman, I to
order.
MRS. PRESSMAN
ere out the special because
somebody...
(indicates COOK h head)
... didnt order enough sausage.
BOB
Let me te. Egg
wes only.
Ike looks at Maggie. a t shed say
next.
MAGGIE
Ill he same.
IKE
(clears )
Of course.
MAGGIE
? I cant order my eggs
sarcasm?
BOB
Neutral corners you the
same team noing and
its fifteen minutes in ty box.
(gently, to Ike)
Maggies t person youll ever
meet. But s
t to start focusing
more in here.
(taps )
ts wever
you to call it -- problems in the
past.
(to Maggie)
ts w were working on -- focus.
Right, Maggie? Focus on Maggie. Focus
on Bob.
As Bob alking, Ike ching Maggies face.
to of her.
MAGGIE
(quietly)
Right.
BOB
(to Ike)
I lead Maggie tion
exercise. All ts shrinks use
tuff. Visualize the end
zone, if you catc.
Bob takes out a notepad and to Maggie.
BOB (contd)
odays mantra: quot;Its an open
field to Big Bob.quot;
IKE
tell me. to tar,
?
MAGGIE
You knoheres no...
Before Maggie can finisercepts her.
IKE
ell, Im off. A reporters work is
never done.
(o the door)
Mrs. Pressman, thank you.
MRS. PRESSMAN
tootaloo.
INt. AtLANtIC EL - MOMENtS LAtER
GRANDMA JULIA (V.O.)
Id like to explain about the weddings.
t come
off. t;I dosquot;. You
cant believe how much cake we were
left hree
think her
father minded spending so much money on
booze t nobody drank.
e el doors,
ts a bag from inside truck and
comes inside tel o Grandma,
tA.
MAGGIE
Ike... hi, Grandma.
IKE
Gram o give me the
skinny on wal
bliss.
GRANDMA JULIA
Rigta. Its
not t she wedding,
s.
Innocent girls are terrified of quot;the
one-eyed snakequot;.
(getting into it)
ook
a knitting needle o the bed...
Ike winces.
MAGGIE
Actually, Grandma, I che one-
eyed snake awhile ago.
GRANDMA JULIA
O. Ill tell you one
t forget t
.
(no Netta)
You can take your hands off your ears,
Netta. Your teas getting cold.
MAGGIE
Can you excuse us a minute?
(to Ike)
May I h you, please?
Maggie moves toward door.
IKE
Bye, Netta... Bye, Grandam.
eps over to Maggie in the doorway.
MAGGIE
I found t kno was
someteresting.
Maggie ;Kind of Blue.quot;
IKE
(excited)
Os Miles Davis. this
is quot;King of Bluequot;! the
original recording. o find in
good condition. here did you find
this?
MAGGIE
(casual)
It tic. It was jus
sitting t.
IKE
Its valuable. o it.
MAGGIE
No. You take it.
Seps outside, leaving Ike he record.
IKE
w kind of music
I like and then finding me a rare album.
Youre not trying to soften me up, are
you?
MAGGIE
No -- Im cleaning an attic. I
attempt the impossible.
Surns and o the diner where Mrs. Pressman is
outside ering plants. Ike looks after Maggie and then back
do t makes him sad.
CUt tO:
INt. IKES CAR - LAtER t DAY
Ike drives t food
bag in hE INN hALE BAR, same dump of a
tavern alked to bartender at.
ANGLE ON: MAGGIES CAR parked a few cars down. he pulls over
and parks. s out and speaks into ape recorder.
INt./EXt. thE INN hALE BAR -- DAY
Ike approacheres a DRUNK MAN and a
DOG sitting outside. Inside, he back,
arms around eacely Maggie. ther is
definitely not Bob.
MAGGIE
(coaxing)
Cmon. Lets go.
As Maggie up, its alter, Maggies
father -- dead drunk.
ALtER
(belligerently)
I
your drivers license...
tumble and lurcing toward Maggies car.
MAGGIE
Im not exactly her...
Steady.
ALtER
(to Dog)
Good boy, Port hole.
MAGGIE
eady.
ALtER
I c.
(to Drunk)
See you later, Mr. travis.
(to Maggie)
t guy has a problem... Maggie, you
can run everyones life but your own.
Maggies rouble keeping eady as she car
door. Ike is to er into the
car.
ALtER (contd)
Good daug thers pass
out.
alter passes out on t seat.
MAGGIE
( difficulty)
Ike... Please dont e anything
about this --
IKE
No. Forget about it. Dont even think
about it.
Maggie looks at itude. She car
door s.
MAGGIE
atch your leg, Dad.
(to Ike)
Im so tired of this.
IKE
you let off in
trunk. Ill take you for a ride.
then well come back for him.
(to Drunk on bench)
Keep an eye on him.
DRUNK MAN
Im too loaded.
IKE
I alking to the dog.
(turning to Maggie)
All right?
Maggie t t. Sakes a deep breath.
MAGGIE
Okay... Ill just grab my jacket.
CUt tO:
EXt. ROAD - LAtE DUSK tO NIGht
Establishing of Ikes car driving.
INt. IKES CAR - LAtE DUSK tO NIGht
Maggie and Ike ride along.
IKE
My dad managed a business and two
mistresses. ed me to be a
novelist. More?
Maggie nods,
IKE (contd)
My moted me to become a
musician. 0 for t at least
Im a journalist and we all know
journalism is literature in a hurry