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Mentioning it once doesn't qualify

as going "on and on."

FRANCESCO:

Francesco is familiar with this

reaction to Francesco. Women

respect a car that has nothing to

hide.

MCQUEEN:

Yeah, uh...

FRANCESCO:

Let us have a toast.

McQueen doesn't like where this is going, covers.

MCQUEEN:

Let's.

FRANCESCO:

(raising a drink)

I dedicate my win tomorrow... to

Miss Sally.

MCQUEEN:

Oh, sorry. I already dedicated MY

win tomorrow to her. So if we both

do it, it's really not so special.

Besides, I don't have a drink.

MATER:

I'll go get you one. You mind if I

borrow a few bucks for one of them

drinks?

25.

MCQUEEN:

(could kill him)

They're free, Mater.

MATER:

Free? Well, shoot, what am I doing

here?

Mater ZIPS OFF.

MCQUEEN:

I should probably go keep an eye on

him. See you at the race.

McQueen starts to leave.

FRANCESCO:

Yes, you will see Francesco. But

not like this.

Francesco does a 180, so his rear end now faces McQueen.

FRANCESCO:

You will see him like this, as he

drives away from you.

Francesco wears a bumper sticker that says "Ciao, McQueen!"

MCQUEEN:

That's cute. So you had one of

those made up for all the racers?

FRANCESCO:

No.

MCQUEEN:

Okay.

He rolls off.

MCQUEEN:

He is so getting beat tomorrow.

INT. PARTY - MOMENTS LATER

Lights caress the main stage where a crowd has formed.

VOICE:

Ladies and gentlecars... Sir Miles

Axlerod!

MILES AXLEROD drives through an infinity fountain, appears.

26.

MILES AXLEROD:

It is my absolute honor to

introduce to you the competitors in

the first-ever World Grand Prix.

From Brazil. Number eight...

ON FINN MCMISSILE. He appears from the shadows, keeps a

careful distance from the stage. He ZEROES HIS GAZE ON ---

--- THE WORLD GRAND PRIX TV CAMERAS which roll, catching

Miles Axlerod's speech for publicity and posterity.

Finn's ONBOARD COMPUTER ANALYZES each one, compares to the

photos we saw him snap on the oil platform. Each one is "NOT

A MATCH." His view is suddenly disrupted by A BEAUTIFUL

SPORTS CAR. She approaches Finn. Meet HOLLEY SHIFTWELL.

HOLLEY:

A Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has no

radiator.

FINN:

That's because it's air-cooled.

HOLLEY:

I'm Agent Shiftwell, Holley

Shiftwell from the Tokyo Station. I

have a message from London.

FINN:

Not here.

(LOUDLY)

You must try the canapes on the

mezzanine!

He moves her onto an elevator. The doors close on them.

IN THE ELEVATOR, GOING UP.

FINN:

So the lab boys analyzed the photo

I sent? What did they learn about

the camera?

HOLLEY:

It appears to be a standard

television camera. They said if you

could get closer photos next time,

that would be great.

FINN:

This was London's message?

27.

HOLLEY:

Oh -- no, no. No sir. Um, the oil

platforms you were on? Turns out

they're sitting on the biggest oil

reserve in the world.

FINN:

How did we miss that?

HOLLEY:

They'd been scrambling everyone's

satellites. The Americans actually

discovered it just before you did.

They placed an agent on that

platform, under deep cover. He was

able to get a photo of the car

who's running the entire operation.

The doors OPEN and they exit onto the Mezzanine.

FINN:

Who is it? Has anyone seen the

photo yet?

HOLLEY:

No, not yet. The American is here

tonight to pass it to you. He'll

signal you when he's ready.

FINN:

GOOD ---

Finn suddenly STOPS COLD.

FINN:

Oh no.

Professor Zundapp is visible below them. He talks with a few

Pacers and Gremlins. Finn quickly retreats into the shadows.

Holley follows suit.

HOLLEY:

What is it?

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