Erin Brockovich Page #12

INT. ERIN'S HOUSE - MAIN ROOM - DAY

George is watching a football game on TV. He's just put TV

dinners on the floor in front of the Matt and Katie.

MATT:

Our mom gives us sandwiches on

Fridays.

GEORGE:

That's a sandwich.

KATIE:

No, it's not!

GEORGE:

Sure it is. Here, I'll show you.

He picks up Matt's chicken, tears it in two...

GEORGE:

Most people think a sandwich's gotta

have bread on the outside. Not true.

Chicken is a perfectly good outside

for a sandwich.

...then places the broccoli neatly between the halves.

GEORGE:

See?

Katie and Matthew look at it, then up at George, and smile.

They eat quietly -- not watching the TV. George gets the

feeling they're not into the game. He grabs the remote and

turns on a Nickelodeon-type show. They perk up, recognizing

it. He likes pleasing them. He looks over to Beth --

George likes how this feels.

EXT. WATER BOARD - NIGHT

It's gotten dark. Erin's Hyundai's still there.

INT. WATER BOARD - NIGHT

Erin is on the floor, her legs stretched out in front of

her. She has a bunch of files open and spread across the

floor. The one in her hand has caught her attention.

INSERT ON THE PAPER

It's a memo titled: "CLEAN-UP AND ABATEMENT ORDER" from the

water board to PG&E. Erin is concentrating hard on it, reading

laboriously to herself.

ERIN (O.S.)

"...On December 7, 1987, the

discharger notified the regional

board and the San Bernardino County

Environmental Health Services of the

discovery of 0.58 ppm of hex-a-...

hex-a-valent chromium in an on-site

ground water monitoring well..."

(beat)

...hexavalent...

INT. MASRY & VITITOE - RECEPTION - DAY

CLOSE ON A XEROX OF THE ABATEMENT ORDER. WIDEN to see it is

on top of a stack of papers that Erin is carrying as she

enters the office. She has an efficient air about her -- a

sense of purpose.

INT. MASRY & VITITOE - FILE ROOM - DAY

Erin swoops in, ready to work, only to find her desk cleared

off. She turns to Anna, who's already hard at work.

ERIN:

Where's my stuff?

Anna looks up.

ANNA:

Where've you been?

ERIN:

What the f*** did you do with my

stuff?

ANNA:

Don't use language with me --

But Erin's out the door before Anna can finish her sentence.

INT. MASRY & VITITOE - JANE'S OFFICE - DAY

JANE is at her desk. Erin barrels in.

ERIN:

Someone stole my stuff.

JANE:

Nice to see you, Erin. We've missed

you.

ERIN:

I had photos of my kids, plus a mug --

Jane reaches under her desk for a box, looks through it.

JANE:

-- toothbrush, toothpaste, and a

pair of hose. Here.

ERIN:

What's going on?

JANE:

There may be jobs where you can

disappear for days at a time, but

this isn't one of them. Here, if you

don't do the work, you don't get to

stay.

She hands her the box. Erin doesn't take it.

ERIN:

I've been working. Sh*t, that's all

I've been doing. Ask Mr. Masry. He

knows.

INT. MASRY & VITITOE - ED'S OFFICE - DAY

Ed's at his desk, dialing the phone when Erin barrels in.

ERIN:

You said to fire me?

He sets down the receiver.

ED:

Erin, you've been gone for a week.

ERIN:

I left a message. I've been dealing

with that real estate thing. I was

gonna write up a whole damn report

and --

ED:

That's not how we work here. You

don't just leave a message and take

off.

Jane follows her in, still carrying the box of stuff.

ERIN:

What am I supposed to do, check in

every two seconds?

JANE:

Yes. It's called accountability.

ERIN:

I am not talking to you, b*tch.

JANE:

Excuse me?

ED:

Okay, enough --

(beat)

Now, look Erin -- this incident aside,

I don't think this is the right place

for you. So what I'm gonna do is

make a few calls on your behalf.

Find you something else, okay?

ERIN:

Don't bother.

She turns to Jane, takes her box, and heads out.

ED:

Come on, I'm trying to help here.

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