His Girl Friday Page #37

WILSON:

Where you hidin' him?

MOLLIE:

I ain't gonna squeal! I ain't goin'

to!

MURPHY:

(leaning across table)

Come on, you! Before we slap you

down.

ENDICOTT:

Do you want us to call the cops and

have them give you the boots?

MURPHY:

Where is he, before we beat it out

of you?

MOLLIE:

(backing)

Don't you come near me, you kidney

foot!

Murphy continues to advance on her. The reporters start for

her from the other side. Mollie snatches up a chair and swings

it at the advancing circle of men.

MOLLIE:

(wild and blubbering)

Let me alone or I'll knock your heads

off!

ENDICOTT:

Put down that chair!

SCHWARTZ:

Get around -- get on the side of

her.

MOLLIE:

(still backing)

No, you don't!

(a scream)

Keep away!

WILSON:

Grab her!

With a last, wild look at her encircling foes.

MOLLIE:

You'll never get it out of me!

(hurls chair at them)

I'll never tell! Never!

She makes a desperate leap for the open window and disappears

out. Her scream of terror is heard as she drops. THEN RUSH

FORWARD TO:

CLOSE SHOT AT WINDOW

as the reporters rush in and look out, an assortment of awed

and astonished exclamations rising from them.

CLOSE SHOT MRS. BALDWIN

She turns away from the window and hides her face in her

hands.

MRS. BALDWIN

Take me out of here! Take me --

(a moan)

Oh-h --

She collapses to a chair.

SHOT AT WINDOW:

MCCUE:

(turning)

Get the cops, somebody.

MURPHY:

(turning)

Come on, fellas.

They start in a rush for the door.

MED. SHOT AT DOOR AND DESK

as the reporters rush out, and Hildy crosses, dazed to the

window.

HILDY:

Gee! The poor kid... the poor kid.

Reaching the window, she looks out.

EXT. PAVEMENT SHOOTING DOWN FROM HILDY'S ANGLE

The form of Mollie on the pavement below moves slightly in

the moonlight, as guards rush into scene to her.

VOICES:

(of guards rushing in)

Get a doctor! Take her to the

infirmary! She ain't killed -- she's

moving!

INT. PRESS ROOM SHOOTING INTO ROOM FROM WINDOW

Hildy turns, shaken, back into the room from the window and

sees advancing to her across the room Walter Burns. Diamond

Louie has entered with the Boss and stands leaning by the

door. Mrs. Baldwin's face is still hidden by her hands. Hildy

starts for Burns.

HILDY:

Walter! D-did you see --

(gesturing back to

window)

-- that?

CLOSE SHOT BURNS

BURNS:

Yes. Where is he?

HILDY:

(comes in to him)

She jumped out of the window.

BURNS:

I know. Where is he, I said.

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CLOSE SHOT MRS. BALDWIN

looking up at them, off.

MRS. BALDWIN

What are you doing?

BURNS' VOICE

Shut up!

MRS. BALDWIN

I won't shut up! That girl killed

herself. Oh-h, you're doing something

wrong. What's in that desk?

CLOSE AT DESK - TAKING IN LOUIE AT THE DOOR

Burns slams closed the desk and steps to Louie.

CLOSE SHOT:

BURNS:

Louie, take this lady over to Polack

Mike's and lock her up. See that she

doesn't take to anyone on the way.

CLOSEUP MRS. BALDWIN

MRS. BALDWIN

What's that -- what's that?

CLOSE SHOT GROUP

as Louie comes in to Mrs. Baldwin.

HILDY:

Wait a minute, Walter. You can't do

that!

LOUIE:

(extending his hand

as if to shake hands

with Mrs. Baldwin)

My name is Louis Peluso.

Unluckily for her she responds, only to find herself jerked

to her feet and spun around so that one of Louie's arms is

about her waist and the other hand over her mouth. Louie

starts her to door.

BURNS:

Tell 'em it's a case of delirium

tremens.

TRUCKING SHOT:

with them -- Hildy catching up.

HILDY:

Now, let go of her, Louie. Listen,

Walter, this'll get me in a terrible

jam with my fiancée and I don't stand

so well with him now. Don't worry,

Mother, this is only temporary.

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