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51.HENRYSo what part of ‘you’ are you playingnow?JULIEThat’s the question you always have toask yourself.INT. THEATRE BACKSTAGE, DOWNSTAIRS - SAME TIMEMax follows Simon through a tight hallway of DRESSINGROOMS.They pass ACTORS eating lunch or playing cards. Nothingvery glamorous.MAXAh, the inner sanctum. The magic beforethe magic! I remember it like it wasyesterday.They enter the Green Room where ARNOLD is holding court.INT. GREEN ROOM - CONTINUOUSARNOLDPeople often make the mistake in Chekhovof going down...but you must alwaysalways go up...Other ACTORS look at him with blank faces.Max gestures Simon closer. With a conspiratorial whisper -MAXSimon, did you know there used to be aspeakeasy down here during prohibitiondays?SIMONYes. And they hid the booze in the bank!I know.MAXSIMONAnd there was a tunnel too!MAXI know!(then)I forget. Where was it?
52.INT. THEATRE - SAME TIMEHenry examines the fake bookshelves on the drawing roomset. Julie sits in an armchair eating the sandwich she’spulled out of her bag.She watches him a moment.JULIESo what’s your story, Henry?My story?HENRYJULIEI mean, like...what do you do?Henry crosses the stage, goes to sit in the chairopposite her.A beat.HENRYI’m figuring that out.JULIEDoes that mean you don’t have a job?HENRYI just got out of jail.ON JULIE. She wasn’t expecting that.Jail!JULIEHENRYSounds worse than it is.JULIEReally? Jail sounds bad.(then)Why were you in there?She takes a big bite of her sandwich.She studies him.JULIE (CONT’D)Are you a murderer or something?HENRYNo. Do I look like one?No.JULIE
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Page 3 and 4: 2.INT. HENRY’S HOUSE - MOMENTS LA
Page 5 and 6: 4.Henry?DEBBIEHe looks up again.DEB
Page 7 and 8: 6.EDDIEYeah. They keep the field in
Page 9 and 10: 8.Henry just listens.DETECTIVE (CON
Page 11 and 12: 10.INT. PRISON CELL - MORNINGAll th
Page 13 and 14: MAX (CONT'D)Knowledge. Self respect
Page 15 and 16: 14.Okay.HENRYDEBBIEI fell in love.H
Page 17 and 18: 16.October.MAXHECTORShow us what yo
Page 19 and 20: 18.MAXI’m living it.Really?HENRYM
Page 21 and 22: 20.INT. GREYHOUND BUS - DAYHenry si
Page 23 and 24: 22.JOEHey, maybe you'd be intereste
Page 25 and 26: 24.A distinctive JINGLE! on the TV.
Page 27 and 28: 26.She signs a document and hands i
Page 29 and 30: 28.JULIE (CONT’D)What are you doi
Page 31 and 32: 30.She leaves. He watches her go.WA
Page 33 and 34: 32.Yeah.What bank?HENRYMAXHENRYThe
Page 35 and 36: 34.Max --HENRYMAXGreat to see you,
Page 37 and 38: 36.DAREKListening? You look like yo
Page 39 and 40: 38.Julie.JULIEINT. CAFE ORPHEUM - D
Page 41 and 42: 40.JULIE (CONT’DIt’s my last pl
Page 43 and 44: 42.Max looks a little less sure of
Page 45 and 46: 44.Max goes over, looks at the book
Page 47 and 48: 46.FRANK THE GUARDMAXMoney is a mis
Page 49 and 50: 48.She storms out, punches the air,
Page 51: 50.MAXWould it be a tremendous impo
Page 55 and 56: 54.MAXAll good things must come to.
Page 57 and 58: 56.EXT. ALLEY - MOMENTS LATERMax an
Page 59 and 60: 58.He doesn’t.HENRYI guess that
Page 61 and 62: 60.HENRYI worked nights. It gave me
Page 63 and 64: 62.JULIE (CONT'D)I think I must be
Page 65 and 66: 64.INT. JULIE’S APARTMENT -- MORN
Page 67 and 68: 66.MAX(pissed)Crispy.Max leaves the
Page 69 and 70: 68.HENRYWe read it last night.JULIE
Page 71 and 72: 70.What?HENRYMAXI got an idea.What?
Page 73 and 74: 72.As he absorbs the words he lets
Page 75 and 76: 74.JULIEYes, Stan, yes! I know it
Page 77 and 78: 76.MAX (CONT’D)Give him a shot. O
Page 79 and 80: 78.Henry looks up.Good?Yes.HENRYDAR
Page 81 and 82: 80.JULIENot for a girl like me, Hen
Page 83 and 84: 82.HENRYThanks for meeting us.Sure.
Page 85 and 86: 84.Max studies Joe.ON JOEConsiderin
Page 87 and 88: 86.HENRYI thought that was your pla
Page 89 and 90: 88.HENRYI paid already, Max.(then)I
Page 91 and 92: 90.He looks over at Joe on the floo
Page 93 and 94: 92.VOICE (O.S.)I see you guys in th
Page 95 and 96: 94.FRANKI spent everything we had -
Page 97 and 98: 96.Henry picks up his shovel. Start
Page 99 and 100: 98.SIMONTen minutes people!INT. JUL
Page 101 and 102: 100.Through the windows. CHERRY TRE
Page 103 and 104:
MADAME RANEVSKY (CONT'D)I looked ou
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104.INT. STAGE - NIGHT -- SAME TIME
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106.Eddie looks at him.EDDIEYou’r
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108.MADAME RANEVSKYWho bought it?Pa
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110.MAXThis was your chance you idi
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112.INT. TUNNEL - SAME TIMEEddie, g
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114.Aa-oo!TROFIMOV (V.O.)JULIE(as M
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116.She tries to get past him. He b
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118.DAREK(whisper to Simon)Lights d
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120.Looking down on the whole basin
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