Dallas Buyers Club Page #7

RICHARD BARKLEY:

Vitamins?

(no answer from Ron)

You do realize that importing unapproved

drugs for sale is a very serious offense?

RON:

Well, as I said, they're not for

sale. And they ain't illegal,

just "unapproved."

A long beat; they stare at each other.

RICHARD BARKLEY:

If we find the slightest indication that

you’re selling these drugs for profit,

you will be thrown in jail... Father.

RON:

Then I promise to take each and every

one of them pills myself. In fact this

present detainment has already put me off

schedule... Son.

50A INT. DALLAS MERCY HOSPITAL - RECEPTION DESK - DAY 50A

Ron talks to Nurse Frazin.

RON:

I'm looking for Dr. Eve Saks.

NURSE FRAZIN:

She's not here today.

Nurse Frazin leaves. Ron looks over the counter, sees

something, looks around...

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51 INT. EVE’S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - DALLAS - NIGHT 51

Perfectly ordered and spotless except for files and reports

piled on the floor. An exhausted Eve takes her lab coat off,

picks up a study and aims for the kitchen when a KNOCK comes

at the door.

EVE:

It's open!

Ron comes in.

EVE:

Mr. Woodroof... Ron, I thought you

were...

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RON:

(cutting her off)

Dead? Sorry for bargin' in.

EVE:

What are you doing here? You look great.

RON:

Actually I look amazin’. But you,

you look like sh*t.

EVE:

What happened to you?

RON:

So you got any music? Or crackers?

EVE:

I'm sorry, but what is this?

RON:

It's a celebration of how absolutely

f***in' wrong you were.

Ron holds up a bottle of sparkling wine.

EVE:

Excuse me?

RON:

Thirty days you said! Well here it is

months later and I'm goin' like

gangbusters. Now if that don't call for

a little Cheez Whiz on a Ritz, I don't

know what does!

Ron heads for the refrigerator.

EVE:

No. Don’t... I don’t really eat here.

The DOORBELL interrupts them. Ron watches as Eve crosses and

opens the door, admitting Rayon, looking like sh*t and shaking

badly in a full-length, pink fur coat.

RAYON:

Them bastards Kentucky fried me.

Rayon sways; Eve grabs his arm. Ron watches as Eve helps

Rayon inside.

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RON:

You women love Nancy Boys.

Ron crosses to help Rayon to the couch. He leans his head

back, labors to breathe.

EVE:

(to Rayon)

Tell me what's wrong.

RON:

Hell, I'll tell you what's wrong,

it's the goddamn AZT!

EVE:

What?

RON:

It's killin' him, can't you see that?

Why you think I look so healthy?

Ron reaches into his his jacket, produces a small BOX filled

with MEDS. He takes out a brand new syringe and bottle of

liquid.

RON:

Tinkerbell, how much cash you got?

Off his silence, Ron rummages through Rayon's purse, extracts

two twenties, pockets them, and starts preparing the syringe.

EVE:

What the hell do you think you're doing?!

RON:

Helpin' him, that's what.

EVE:

He’s a participant in a clinical trial,

we need to get him to the hospital!

RON:

So they can f*** him up even worse?

Ron disregards her protests, starts to inject Rayon.

EVE:

Are you out of your mind?! If anything

happens to him-

RON:

Relax, it's just a little vitamin boost,

A, C, zinc.

(MORE)

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RON (CONT'D)

(to Rayon)

You want to live, get off the AZT.

EVE:

It's a blind study! We don’t even know

if he’s getting AZT!

RAYON:

Everyone knows what they’re gettin’.

AZT tastes differently. I guess I got

lucky and got the real thing.

RON:

Yeah, real lucky.

(to Eve)

I’ve got stuff here that works. Healthy,

non-toxic. You should trial it and we'll

both get rich.

EVE:

Leave, please!

Ron turns to Rayon.

RON:

Tell your friends about me. Send ‘em

my way and I’ll hook ‘em up.

Ron heads for the door.

RON:

And tell ‘em to bring their f***in’

money. Cash. No checks.

Eve and Rayon can’t believe this guy.

52 EXT. OAK LAWN DISTRICT - STREET - DAY 52

Ron stands in the heartland of the gay community, with SHOPS,

BARS and CLUBS. He tries to engage gay PASSERSBY, none of

whom will give him the time of day.

53 INT. DRADDY AUDITORIUM - NIGHT 53

With another support meeting underway, Ron talks to a small

group of GAY MEN, who look at him warily.

54 EXT. GAY CLUB - NIGHT 54

Dozens of GAY MEN mill about; Ron watches as some hold hands,

others grope one another.

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He spots a COUPLE just talking, but as he approaches, theystart making out. Ron stops in his tracks, turns to leave,

bumps right into a MAN dressed just like him, except thiscowboy's CHAPS have nothing covering his ass. The guy nodsfor Ron to follow him inside the club.

RON:

Are you out of your f***ing mind?!

55 INT. DALLAS MERCY HOSPITAL - ROOM - DAY 55

As Nurse Frazin monitors an AIDS PATIENT receiving a bloodtransfusion, Eve reviews his chart.

EVE:

This man also had a transfusion?

The AZT.

symptoms.

NURSE FRAZIN:

We can tell who’s on it by the

Most of them need new blood.

EVE:

(looking at chart)

He's actually getting worse.

Eve looks at the sleeping Patient; she reaches for his hand.

NURSE FRAZIN:

So why are they stopping the trial?

EVE:

What do you mean?

NURSE FRAZIN:

Barrow Wilkem, didn't you see the memo?

They claim most people are feeling betterand fewer people are dying.

Really?

EVE:

56 INT. DALLAS MERCY HOSPITAL - HALLWAY - DAY 56

In mid-conversation, Eve follows Dr. Sevard down the hall.

EVE:

Transfusions always makes patients feelbetter. Give the placebo patients newblood and they’ll feel better too.

Sevard stops to sign a form for a NURSE.

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EVE:

I have questions about the drug's safety.

I've seen it drop white blood cells in a

lot of my patients making them more

susceptible to infection.

DR. SEVARD

It's Barrow Wilkem's call, Eve. So we

can get the drug to the people who need

it.

EVE:

After six months?

DR. SEVARD

Their trial results are overwhelmingly

positive. AZT is working.

EVE:

But we have no idea what the long term

effects are. It's irresponsible.

DR. SEVARD

These people die, Eve. There are no

long-term effects.

EVE:

Can I see a copy of the study?

DR. SEVARD

It's still being written. Here.

He produces a two page document and hands it to Eve.

EVE:

A press release from the NIH?

Sevard crosses off. Eve stands there, stunned.

Her POV on the press release: "HIV-positive patients are twice

as likely to get AIDS if they don't take AZT."

57 INT. RON'S CAR - DALLAS STREET - DAY 57

Ron is parked on a quiet street. He counts his cash and is

startled when suddenly a WOMAN gets in the passenger seat.

RON:

(pulls a 9mm pistol)

Jesus Mother Mary F***in' Christ!

She's not a woman, it's...

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