Gone Girl Page #11

They nod greetings. BONEY pulls out a photo of AMY.

BONEY:

You seen this girl around here?

JASON squints. LOOKS CLOSER. Puts on a pair of cheap magno

glasses, his eyes turning to giant quarters.

TEEN TWO *

We are met on a great battle—field *

of that war. *

JASON:

Why you ask?

TEEN TWO:

We cannot dedicate, we cannot

consecrate—

BONEY:

This woman was reported missing.

TEEN ONE:

idwe cannot hallow this ground...”

JASON:

Oh, damn. Yeah, I remember her.

TEEN TWO *

The brave men, living and dead, who *

struggled here, have consecrated it— *

BONEY:

Drugs? Pills? What?

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TEEN ONE *

—far above our poor power to add or *

detract. *

JASON:

She wanted a gun. I told her that’s

not my thing. I felt bad though.

She seemed sweet. And real scared. *

Said it needed to be small so she

could keep it close.

TEEN ONE *

(from the beginningl) *

Four score and seven years ago our *

fathers— *

BONEY:

You sure this is her?

JASON:

You don’t forget a girl like that

in here. She was all pink. It was *

Valentine’s Day.

98 OMIT - INT. DUNNE KITCHEN - NIGHT 98 *

99 INT. GO ‘S LIVING ROOM - MORNING 99 *

NICK jerks awake, discovers ~NDIE still next to him asleep.

They are both in total DISARRAY.

NICK:

(shaking her)

You gotta go, you gotta go nowl

He is DRESSING her as he hustles her to her feet...

ANDIE:

Promise me we’ll talk every day

from now on. No matter what.

.toward the back door. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

ANDIE (CONT’D)

Every day, Nick. Or I’ll go crazy.

NICK:

I’ll call you. Every day. Hurry.

She gives him a KISS that is more meaningful for her

(“farewell, my love”) than him (“get out”). She leaves. He

shuts the door, leans back.. .to see GO in the kitchen.

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GO:

You f***ing idiot.

TITLE CARD:

JULY 8, 2012

THREE DAYS GONE:

GO (CONT’D)

You f***ing a**hole. You liar. You

f***ing lied to my f***ing face.

NICK:

Go. I’m sorry, I—

GO:

How old is she?

NICK:

Twenty.

GO:

How long?

Pause.

NICK:

A year. Little over. *

GO:

You’ve been lying to me for over a

year.

NICK:

If I told you, you’d convince me to

stop. And I didn’t want to stop.

GO:

God, it’s so f***ing small. You’re

a liar and a cheat. Just like Dad.

Nick flinches. Go sees the punch land and deflates a bit,

sits down at the kitchen table.

GO (CONT’D)

How’d you even meet her?

NICK:

She was one of my students.

GO:

I thought writers hated clichés.

NICK:

I’m not a writer anymore.

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GO:

Oh, wah, boohoo, I got laid of f, I

guess I’ll tuck a 20-year-old.

NICK:

It wasn’t like that.

GO gives a look:
explain.

NICK (CONT’D)

I can’t tell you how bad it was. *

How shitty and small she made me

feel all the time. Flyover Boy. I

came home every day, and my stomach

would hurt, because I knew she’d be *

there. . .dissatisfied. And then

every morning, first row, Andie. *

Just.. .made me happy. *

GO:

Amy once made you happy.

NICK:

Amy made me better. She made me

work—to be clever and thoughtful

and cultured. Andie let me be. *

GO:

This is so bad. If the cops find

out-

NICK:

It’s worse. Boney found a pair of

panties in my office. Where Andie *

and I sometimes.. .1 can’t figure

out what the tuck they mean.

GO:

Are they Supertwat’s?

NICK:

Andie. She wasn’t sure.

GO:

So we’re dealing with a 20-year-old

who isn’t sure where she leaves her

undies.

NICK:

She’s a free

GO:

Free spirit is code for stupid.

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NICK:

If they’re not Andie’s, then Amy

left them there for me to find. A *

message.

GO:

Rekindle the romance- *

NICK:

Or:
f*** you. *

Nick still isn’t snapping to.

GO:

Nick? I was scared for you before.

Now.. .I’m f***ing petrified. We’re

having a vigil tonight for your

missing wife and this morning *

you’re kissing your college *

girlfriend goodbye. Can you imagine- *

have you watched TV lately? *

She turns on the TV, begins flipping through the DVR. She has

a pile of Ellen Abbott Live episodes in her queue.

GO (CONT’D)

Ellen Abbott is all over your sh*t.

On TV:
Ellen Abbott, blow-dried, angry, is hosting.

ELLEN:

I mean, what is wrong with this

barkeep. His wife is missing and

here’s Nick Dunne for you.

Flirting.

ON TV:
Shawna Kelly photo: Nick and Shawna cheek to cheek. It

looks more lurid without context.

GO:

Who the hell is that?

Nick stares:
F***!

GO (CONT’D)

Who the f*** is that?

Go is almost as livid as Ellen.

NICK:

Some tragedy groupie.

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ELLEN:

Cute pic, huh? You know, most men

if their wives are missing, they *

look for them. On the show today, *

we have defense attorney Tanner *

Bolt, patron saint to wife killers

everywhere. Tanner Bolt, would you

actually consider defending Nick

Dunne?

NICK:

Oh, god, please. *

TANNER BOLT, 40s: a potent mix of gravitas and showmanship.

TANNER:

Thank you, Ellen, as always, for

such a warm welcome. And of course

I’d defend Nick Dunne. Look, just

because the guy isn’t weeping,

doesn’t mean he’s not hurting.

ELLEN:

Tanner! The hallmark of a sociopath

is lack of empathy.

TANNER:

The fact is, you’d have to be a

sociopath to behave normally in *

this situation. Because it’s the

most abnormal situation in the

world.

ELLEN:

Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me,

Tanner. Are you trying to tell me

that this photo is remotely in the

realm of acceptable behavior?

TANNER:

You are making an awfully big deal

about one snapshot—

ELLEN:

A picture is worth a thousand

words, Tanner Bolt. Ever heard that *

phrase? *

TANNER:

Innocent until proven guilty, *

Ellen. Heard that one? *

NICK hits pause, just as Ellen opens her giant, spewing MAW.

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NICK:

I’m so sick of being picked apart

by women.

GO:

You need to hire Tanner Bolt.

NICK:

I don’t deserve that.

GO:

Oh that’s exactly what you deserve.

Go home, Nick.

100 INT. FAMILY ROOM - DAY 100

NICK enters. The CRIME SCENE is still very much in evidence. *

Nick rights a few things. Bleecker trots behind him. *

101 INT. KITCHEN - DAY 101

NICK walks into kitchen, past the NOW REMOVED BASEBOARD where *

the blood was. He sifts through the freezer. Ignores *

containers with Amy’s handwriting: EAT YOUR VEGGIES! He grabs

the ice cream. Eats a spoonful as he looks out the window and

sees:
Cops are bagging Nick’s trash. A COP waves to Nick.

Nick waves back.

102 INT. SOMEWHERE - SOMETIME 102

A pen—blood red ink—cursives across the DIARY. The date:

February 14, 2012. We see the words as we hear:

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