Ground Floor Page #6

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OF WINE IN A DISPLAY CASE.

THREEPEAT:

That is a big, sexy bottle of wine.

BRODY:

Put it on your “stuff you wanna have

sex with” list.

THREEPEAT:

Already did. Tonight, it’s getting

crossed off.

THEY START WALKING DEEPER INTO THE RESTAURANT AND HEAR

SINGING. THEY SEE THE GROUP OF MONEY MANAGERS AT A TALL

TABLE BY THE BAR, SINGING “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”.

BRODY:

Who are they singing to?

THEY ARE SINGING TO BRODY, NOT EVEN REALIZING HE’S NOT THERE.

MONEY MANAGER PATROL

Happy Birthday dear Brody. Happy

Birthday to you. (THEN) Happy

birthday, bro. / You rock, man. /

etc.

BRODY:

(STUNNED) They don’t even know I’m

not there.

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THREEPEAT:

That is cold. I’ll get us some

drinks.

AS THREEPEAT WALKS TO THE BAR, BRODY TAKES IN THE SCENE,

CONTEMPLATING. FINALLY, HE SPEAKS TO NO ONE:

BRODY:

No thanks, I’m good.

BRODY PURPOSEFULLY TURNS AND EXITS. AT THE BAR, MR.

MANSFIELD WATCHES HIM GO. THREEPEAT SADDLES UP NEXT TO HIM.

MANSFIELD:

(THOUGHTFULLY) It’s interesting.

Sometimes a man can ignore your

wishes, and you end up respecting him

more. (THEN) Go get me a cigar.

THREEPEAT:

(STEELS HIMSELF) No.

MANSFIELD:

It doesn’t work for you. You’re

fired.

THREEPEAT:

What if I go buy you a box of cigars

right now, sir?

MANSFIELD:

That’d be fandango.

CUT TO:

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ACT TWO:

SCENE BB:

INT. SHENANIGANS - NIGHT (NIGHT FOUR)

(BRODY, JENNIFER, DERRICK, HARVARD, TORI)

BRODY ENTERS. RIGHT BY THE BAR, HE SEES HARVARD HUGGING AN

OLDER MALE BARTENDER. HARVARD BREAKS THE HUG AND TAKES TWO

DRINKS OFF THE BAR. HE TURNS AND SEES BRODY.

HARVARD:

Oh, wow, you came.

BRODY:

What the hell was that?

HARVARD:

Leave it be, man. I feel dirty enough

already.

BRODY FOLLOWS HARVARD OVER TO THE TABLE WHERE HE SEES

DERRICK, TORI AND JENNIFER SITTING.

TORI:

There he is. Glad you’re here. Gotta

tell me your name.

BRODY:

Brody.

TORI:

Love it.

JENNIFER PUSHES OUT THE EMPTY CHAIR NEXT TO HER.

JENNIFER:

Happy Birthday, Brody.

BRODY:

Thank you.

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JENNIFER:

I knew you’d come.

BRODY:

No, you didn’t.

JENNIFER:

If I didn’t know, why’d I have them

bring the old piano out? Remember?

The last time you had fun on your

birthday.

BRODY:

(SMILES, THEN) That piano’s here all

the time, isn’t it?

JENNIFER:

Have you ever been here before?

BRODY:

Nope.

JENNIFER:

Then, no it’s not.

HE LAUGHS.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

Derrick, you’re up.

AS DERRICK SITS BEHIND THE PIANO:

BRODY:

You can play?

DERRICK:

Oh yeah. I’m amazing.

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BRODY:

(SUSPICIOUS) Really?

DERRICK:

Nope. (THEN) Well, I can play a

little.

AS DERRICK STARTS PLAYING BEAUTIFULLY:

JENNIFER:

To Brody. Happy Birthday.

THEY ALL TOAST.

JENNIFER (CONT’D)

So, where’d you grow up?

AS THEY ALL START TALKING AND DERRICK PLAYS THE PIANO:

FADE OUT.

END OF SHOW:

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