Gone Girl Page #23

published, dutifully filled out. Her NYT marriage notice.

Interviews she’s done with trivia of interest underlined.

The room’s a showcase to a concept Amy has never fully

realized:
If you want a man whose sole focus is YOU and BEING

WITH YOU, this is what you get.

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223 INT. LAKEHOUSE BEDROOM - NIGHT 223

Amy is under the plush covers, staring at her reflection in

the windows. Definitely not sleeping.

224 INT. LAKEHOUSE LIVING ROOM - DAY 224

Amy is at the TV, which displays EVERY SECURITY CAMERA angle.

TITLE:

JULY 13, 2012

EIGHT DAYS GONE:

THWACK. The door opens. Amy turns off the TV. Desi enters,

bearing a shopping bag.

DES I:

Good morning 1 *

AMY:

You scared me. Don’t do that.

(softening)

I need to feel safe.

DES I:

You are very safe. What have you *

been up to?

The question is innocent but unnerving to Amy.

AMY:

Nothing.

DES I:

Amy, I’m not Nick. You don’t need *

walls. *

AMY:

It’s hard for me. After so many *

years, under someone’s thumb— *

DES I:

(pointedly)

I know just how that feels.

AMY:

You were never under my thumb.

DES I:

On your leash?

AMY:

Never.

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Desi debates this.

DES I:

New start.

He takes out the contents of his bag. BUTTER BLONDE hair dye,

makeup, razors, wax and three silky, pastel dresses. *

DESI (CONT’D)

Decent clothes. Hair dye. Makeup. *

Tweezers. There’s a gym on its way. *

The sooner you look like yourself, *

the sooner you’ll feel like

yourself. I’ll get groceries for *

tonight. We’ll watch Sharon

Schieber and finally move on.

AMY:

I think that’s something I should

watch on my own.

He kisses her forehead.

DES I:

Nonsense. I’ll be back. I’m looking

forward to my reunion with Amy

Elliott.

225 EXT. GO’S BACKYARD - SUNSET 225

Nick is slipping through the woods behind Go’s house. TWO

NEWSVANS are in front, cameras on Go’s as the guys talk. NICK

books to the house; Go opens the door for him as he hits it.

GO:

(plummy Sharon voice)

Welcome, all—

226 EXT. LAKEHOUSE - ESTABLISHING - SUNSET 226

227 INT. LAKEHOUSE LIVING ROOM - SUNSET 227

The remains of a light dinner are nearby. Wine is chilling.

ON TV:

SHARON:

-I’m Sharon Schieber.

Amy’s eyes are glued to the TV. We see a montage of The Nick

and Amy story:
Amazing Amy, their wedding photo, Andie.

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We can hear key words: “The girl everyone wanted to be,” “the

marriage everyone admired,” “shocking debts,” “a surprise

pregnancy,” “and a very young, very pretty secret.”

Desi is glaring at Amy’s un-dyed hair, her comfy cotton

sundress. Amy doesn’t notice. She’s rapt.

ON TV:

SHARON (CONT’D)

Now, exclusively, a husband breaks

his silence not just on his wife’s

disappearance but on his

infidelity—and all those shocking

rumors.

Cut to interview: NICK and SHARON sitting together.

AMY:

I bought that tie.

On TV:

SHARON:

Nick Dunne, you might be the most

hated man in America right now.

NICK:

I think you’re probably right,

Sharon. And I probably deserve it.

SHARON:

Did you kill your wife, Nick?

NICK:

I did not kill my wife, Sharon. I

am not a murderer.

SHARON *

But you were unfaithful. *

NICK *

I was. I am not proud of my *

actions. *

SHARON *

You allowed Amy’s parents, Amy’s *

friends, the people of your *

hometown, to believe that you were *

a loving husband who was desperate *

to find his missing wife. *

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NICK *

I am desperate to find my missing *

wife. *

SHARON *

I just wonder how you can ask us to *

believe you, now that we *

know.. .you’re a liar? *

NICK *

I did not come forward about my *

affair because I knew it would make *

me look very, very bad. I don’t *

care anymore about how I look. *

That’s done. I care about finding *

my wife. *

SHARON *

I’m just trying to get clear- *

NICK *

Let me say this:
I am not a killer. *

But I’m far from being a good guy. *

I was a bad husband to a wonderful

wife. I broke the vow I made to

her.

SHARON:

What does that mean to you, Nick?

NICK:

It means I was basically a con

artist.

(MORE)

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NICK (CONT’D)

I met Amy Elliott seven years ago

and I was transfixed. Amy does

that. I was an average guy from an

average place with mediocre

aspirations, and I met this woman

who dazzled me. And I wanted her to

love me. I pretended to be better

than I was. I made a pledge to her,

when we married, to be that man.

INSERT:
A perfect wedding portrait of NICK and AMY.

NICK (CONT’D)

The man who tries harder. The man *

who thinks and acts and feels with *

as much passion as she does. The *

man who makes her happy. And I *

failed her. Instead of doing what

was right, I did what was easy.

AMY is RAPT:
These words RESONATE.

SHARON *

You talk like a man who believes he *

can still make amends to his wife. *

Who believes his wife is still *

alive. *

NICK *

She is alive. *

SHARON:

OK, then. What would you like to *

say to your wife tonight? *

NICK turns straight to the camera. *

NICK:

Amy, I love you. You are the best *

person I have ever known. I have

taken myself to the woodshed over

the way I treated you. Come home

and I will spend the rest of. my

life making it up to you. I will be

the man I promised you I’d be. *

Please come home.

He puts his finger briefly in the cleft of his chin. His

watch is on camera. Amy smiles. DESI is watching Amy.

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228 INT. GO’S HOUSE - NIGHT 228

Go is working the Internet, dropping in and out of NICK DUNNE

chats. SHARON is on TV, saying goodnight.

GO:

You f***ing killed ±t. They’re

going crazy for you.

NICK:

They disliked me, they liked me,

they hated me and now they love me.

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GO smiles. A small sense of relief passes over the two of

the. And then:
BANG BANG BANG! Through the windows, we see

police swarming across the backyard. Toward the WOODSHED.

Setting up perimeter to keep away reporters. Setting up flood

lights aimed at the WOODSHED. Go opens the door.

229 INT./EXT. GO’S SIDE DOOR - YARD - NIGHT 229

BONEY:

Margo Dunne, this is a search *

warrant for your property. *

She hands it to GO. *

BONEY (CONT’D)

I usually ignore tipline calls but *

a neighbor was concerned about that

“strange man around your woodshed.”

Boney begins walking.

NICK:

(to Go)

Call Tanner!

230 EXT. GO’S BACKYARD - NIGHT 230

The police are cutting the WOODSHED lock. And they’re inside.

NICK follows BONEY as she walks toward the SHED.

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