Bruce Almighty Page #22

Grace and Debbie enter.

DEBBIE:

So this is your new place, huh?

GRACE:

Cozy, don't you think? Come on

help me find him.

They head into the room.

DEBBIE:

You sure you want to do this?

GRACE:

I don't know. It's his big night. *

I don't want to spoil it. I know . *

how much this means to him. *

DEBBIE *

*

So much for lashing back...

Grace stops dead in her tracks. Her face drops.

GRACE'S POV - BRUCE, still lip-locked with Susan Ortega.

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DEBBIE:

Oh, boy.

Bruce turns and sees Grace.

BRUCE:

Grace, I...

GRACE:

. (fighting back tears)

Get the car, Deb.

DEBBIE:

Right.

BRUCE:

Grace, wait.

Grace follows Debbie out.

EXT. UPSCALE HOME - NIGHT

Bruce follows Grace outside.

BRUCE:

Grace, come on.

Grace stops, opens her purse, tosses the keys to her new car

in Bruce's chest.

GRACE:

Here. I do n't w ant your car. I

don't want your things. . . I don't

want you.

BRUCE:

Come on, don't say that. I was

just calling y ou--

GRACE:

And you thought Susan's mouth was

the phone?

BRUCE:

I didn't think you were coming-- I

mean, I . . . I screwed up, okay.

Let me make it up to you.

GRACE:

How about a boat, Bruce?

BRUCE:

If that's what you want.

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GRACE:

Yeah, a big boat and oh, maybe two

bags of cash, you know, the ones

with the big cartoon dollar signs

on the front. Then I'll be happy.

Because I'm just hollow inside.

Debbie's been right. All this

time. I defended you, told her

there was good in you. Another

side to you. Well, I just saw that

other side and I don't want

anything to do with it.

Debbie pulls up, Grace storms off to the car. Bruce follows,

BRUCE:

Grace, come on, don't do this.

GRACE:

Go back to your little co-anchor.

Or is that ho-anchor?

(tearing)

I came back here to apologize. How

stupid am I?

Grace turns and heads to the car.

BRUCE:

You're the one that didn't like the

new place!

Grace gets in, slams the door.

BRUCE:

You can't walk out on me! I'm the

alpha, lady! I'm the Omega!

Debbie peels out.

BRUCE:

(desperate last attempt)

I could make you stay!

Bruce is left alone in the middle of the street.

BRUCE:

Fine! I don't need you! I have

everything I need. Did you hear

that?!

(yelling)

I have EVERYTHING!

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INT. UPSCALE HOME - MOMENTS LATER

Bruce walks in, Susan is waiting for him.

SUSAN:

I was right. She couldn't handle

the fire.

*

Bruce looks at Susan with disgust, then glances to a FIRE

ALARM on the wall, mentally TRIGGERS IT. The sprinklers turn

on, as well. People scream, rush toward the exit.

Bruce sits down on the sofa, being rained on by the

sprinklers, alone. He finally plops back and God is sitting

next to him.

GOD:

Enjoying your party? Yeah, nothing

like spending time with some real

frien ds. Any s hrimp left ?

BRUCE:

Grace left me.

GOD:

I know.

BRUCE:

(certain)

She'll take me back.

(uncertain)

Will she take me back?

GOD:

Would you take you back?

Bruce mulls this over,- then...

BRUCE:

How do you make someone love you

when you can't effect free will?

GOD:

Welcome to my world, son. You come

up with an answer to that one, you

let me know.

Off of Bruce thinking...

CUT TO:

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INT. DEBBIE AND MIKE'S HOUSE - MORNING

Grace's alarm goes off. The radio comes on and it plays a

John Cougar Mellencamp song. But the lyrics are different.

JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP

Here's a little ditty,

about Grace and her man Bruce,

two Americans growing up,

needing to make a truce.

Grace's eyes pop open. Is she dreaming?

EXT. DEBBIE'S HOUSE

Bruce hides behind a hedge, watches Grace jog past.

ON GRACE:

notices something CARVED IN THE TREE it reads: "GRACE +

BRUCE". Carved in the next tree, "A COUPLE FOR THE AGES".

Carved in the next tree, "COME ON ALREADY, GIVE HIM ANOTHER

CHANCE". She does a double take, continues on.

INT. COFFEE SHOP

Grace reaches in her purse to pay for her coffee and a bunch

of PICTURES FALL OUT. They are all of Bruce and Grace. She

thinks, definitely didn't -put them there.

INT. SMALL WONDER'S DAY CARE - DAY

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