Five Easy Pieces Page #15

RAYETTE (CONT'D)

Don't you just have 50 cents or

somethin'?

He shakes his head.

RAYETTE (CONT'D)

Okay, be right back...

She reaches to the door and opens it.

EXT. BOBBY'S CAR - DAY

Bobby gets out of the car as the station attendant

approaches.

Rayette turns back to him as she nears the front of

the cafe.

RAYETTE:

Sure you don't want anything?

BOBBY:

(to attendant)

Fill it up.

The attendant moves to the pumps, and as Bobby

crosses toward the men's room and disappears

inside, a Peterbilt semi can be seen pulling into

the station.

INT. GAS STATION - MEN'S ROOM - DAY

Bobby removes his jacket and lays it on top of the

waste container. He moves to the wash basin and

stands a moment, gazing absently down at it, his

mind searching for that inward oblivion in which

nothing much is demanded, nothing much felt.

Then, leaning over and placing his hands on the rim

of the basin...

... he lifts his gaze to the mirror and, after

minutely perusing the features of his face, looks

into his own eyes as he had into his fathers,

silently beseeching them for guidance.

EXT. MEN'S ROOM - GAS STATION - DAY

(SOUND OF SEMI'S MOTOR OVER:)

REMOTE ANGLE as Bobby comes out of the men's room.

He has left his jacket inside and stands for a

moment, looking at the...

... DRIVER, bending down to check the undercarriage

of the semi. As he stands up and circuits the front

of the truck, heading for the cab:

BOBBY:

(faintly audible)

Hey, wait a minute.

He moves over to him and after a brief exchange,

the driver nods his bead and continues on to the

cab, Bobby moves to the passenger door and climbs

up into the pass seat.

INT. SEMI CAB - GAS STATION - DAY

The driver glances over at Bobby:

DRIVER:

Haven't you got a jacket or

anything with you?

BOBBY:

No, I don't, I uh... it got burned

up. Everything in the car got the

sh*t burned out of it. All I got

left is what I have on...

DRIVER:

I've got an extra jacket behind the

seat, if you want to put it on.

BOBBY:

No, it's okay.

DRIVER:

Suit yourself. But I'll tell you,

where we're headed is gonna get

colder'n hell.

BOBBY:

It's all right. I'm fine.

The driver puts the truck into gear and releases

the brake.

BOBBY (CONT'D)

I'm all right.

And as the truck begins to move forward:

BOBBY (CONT'D)

I'm fine.

EXT. SEMI - GAS STATION - DAY

REMOTE ANGLE:

The semi pulls out of the station onto the highway,

giving view to Bobby's car. The attendant is

cleaning the windshield and Rayette can be seen

opening the passenger door. As she gets out and

surveys the area for some sign of Bobby, the semi

MOVES INTO VIEW, going north on the highway.

Rayette looks over the hood of the car, addressing

the attendant. He gestures toward the men's room

and as she moves across the station and disappears

OFF THE SCREEN...

... the semi recedes in the distance, leaving a

black trail of smoke from its exhaust stack,

dissipating in the air.

THE END:

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