Human Nature Page #20

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INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT

LILA:

I had sold my f***ing soul.

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INT. WHITE SPACE - DAY

NATHAN:

I let her sell her soul. I stood by

as she did it. It's inexcusable.

(beat)

At the time though I thought it might

help.

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INT. AUDITORIUM - DAY

PUFF:

When she came to work with Nathan,

she seemed different, gentlemen, I

don't know, somehow soulless.

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INT. LAB - DAY

Puff is in his case in formal evening wear in a makeshift

opera box. There is a mannequin woman sitting next to him

and a boom box pumping out Beethoven's Fidelio. Puff seems

attentive, refined, occasionally bringing a pair of opera

glasses up to his eyes, pinky extended. Outside the case,

Nathan and Lila look on. The opera is over. Puff stands,

applauds, yells "Bravo", and tosses a rose in the direction

of the imaginary stage. The rose hits the Lucite wall and

falls to the floor. Nathan and Lila stand and applaud Puff.

NATHAN:

Bravo to you, Puff!

LILA:

That was wonderful!

Puff smiles and performs a foppish bow, almost a curtsy. He

picks up the rose, sniffs it, dramatically savoring its scent.

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INT. LILA AND NATHAN'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Nathan and Gabrielle are having sex. They are focused and

intent, although Gabrielle keeps chatting.

GABRIELLE:

You were wonderful today, darling.

Such authority with the ape-man boy.

It made me so hot for you.

NATHAN:

Unnhh.

GABRIELLE:

The way you are taming him, it sends

chills down my girlish spine and...

everywhere else, too.

NATHAN:

Urgh.

GABRIELLE:

Take me, darling! Tame your little

monkey of love!

There is a mutual climax. A moment of silence, then a spent

Nathan rolls off onto his side of the bed. We see that it is

really Lila in bed with him, not Gabrielle.

LILA:

(sighing)

Well, I'm tamed, Dr. Bronfman.

Nathan stares up at the ceiling.

NATHAN:

I'm glad... my assistant.

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INT. LAB - DAY

We see a montage of interactions between Nathan, Puff, and

Lila.

1) Nathan demonstrates the proper way to taste wine: sniffing

the cork, swishing the wine around in the glass, sipping,

nodding in the affirmative to the waiter. Puff, inside his

case, imitates it perfectly.

2) Nathan shows Puff a flashcard which reads: "I'll start

tonight with the foie gras."

3) Puff is holding up a small hand mirror and trimming nose

hairs. Lila applauds.

4) Puff juggles three balls while riding a unicycle.

5) Puff, dressed as Peter Pan, stands with legs spread and

hands on hips. He is singing "I Gotta Crow."

6) Puff, dressed in an apron and chef's hat, is tossing a

salad. There are two types of vinegar to choose from. He

hesitates, then chooses the balsamic. Nathan and Lila applaud.

7) Puff, in a smoking jacket and smoking a pipe, is sitting

in an easy chair, next to a fake fire and a fake sleeping

dog, and reading a book of poems by Yeats. Lila and Nathan,

outside the case, applaud and embrace.

NATHAN:

I think he's ready.

LILA:

Oh boy!

PUFF:

(jumping up)

Oh boy!

NATHAN:

Now, Puff, we're leaving on the

electronic collar. I don't think

we'll need to shock you, but just in

case.

PUFF:

Okay. That's fair.

Nathan unlocks the case. Puff tentatively steps out into the

world. He hugs Nathan. It's a grateful, obsequious, slightly

pathetic hug. Nathan hugs him back, but he's keeping him at

a distance. Puff pulls himself out of the hug, but still

rests his hands on Nathan's shoulders and looks him in the

eye, almost like a lover. Then he parts with Nathan and goes

over to embrace Lila. She graciously receives him. After a

moment in the embrace, Puff starts dry-humping Lila. Lila

can't get out of his clutches.

NATHAN:

No, Puff! Bad!

Nathan presses a button, which shocks Puff and sends him

flying. Puff appears disoriented, then gets up off the floor,

brushes himself off, and turns to Lila with a bow of his

head.

PUFF:

My apologies, madam.

LILA:

It's okay, Puff.

PUFF:

Shan't happen again.

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EXT. CITY STREET - DAY

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