Jaws Page #15

We see Mrs. Kintner approaching, dressed in black.

VAUGHN:

(to Brody)

Chief, I'll take responsibility for

this. Boys, cut this ugly sonofabitch

down before he stinks up the whole

island. Harve, tomorrow you and Carl

take him out and dump him right in

the drink.

MRS. KINTNER JOINS THE GROUP

She seeks out Brody, and stops in front of him.

MRS. KINTNER

Chief Brody?

He nods, she slaps him full across the face. There is an

embarrassed silence. Some people leave, following a trend

that began with the first mention of cutting open the shark.

MRS. KINTNER

My Alex was a beautiful little boy

and you killed him. Did you know

that? You knew there was a shark out

there. You knew a girl got killed

here last week. I just found that

out. But you knew. You knew it was

dangerous, but you let people go

swimming anyway. You knew all those

things, and still my boy is dead now

and there's nothing you can do about

that. My boy is dead. I wanted you

to know that.

She stops, unable to continue. Her father takes her arm and

leads her away. Pratt, Harry and the others trail off after

her. During the rest of the scene, the camera tightens in on

Brody to the exclusion of the others.

VAUGHN:

I'm sorry, Martin. She's in a sick,

terrible state.

HOOPER:

Look, maybe this is the wrong time

to pursue this, but I'm not sure...

Before Hooper can finish, Brody's shoulders slump and he

goes slack.

BRODY:

(almost to himself)

She's right.

VAUGHN:

Let's all get out of here, this place

stinks.

BRODY:

I'm going home.

He turns and leaves abruptly, surrendering the dock to Vaughn

and Hooper, who eye each other with mutual dis-admiration.

INT. BRODY HOUSE - NIGHT - DINING ROOM

Brody and Ellen, Sean and Michael, have all finished dinner.

Brody's plate is untouched, a virgin meatloaf. His glass, on

the other hand, is well used, with the remnants of a stiff

scotch and ice. He is staring across the table at the

youngest, Sean, who makes a face at him. He makes a face

back.

They play this game together for a few minutes.

BRODY:

C'mere and give Daddy a kiss.

SEAN:

Why?

BRODY:

Because he needs it.

Sean gives Daddy the kiss. Brody shoos him and Michael off

to bed. Ellen, who is feeling progressively more left out

with each passing moment, gets up abruptly and clears a few

dishes. Brody is not letting her into his world for the

moment, and it shows. There's a knock at the door.

HOOPER (O.S.)

Martin Brody residence?

Ellen opens the door for him.

HOOPER:

Hi. I'm Matt Hooper. If your husband

is here, I'd like to talk to him.

ELLEN:

So would I. Come on in.

Hooper enters. He's carrying a couple of bottles of wine

which he picked up in town. He sits down near Brody.

ELLEN:

Would you like something? Some coffee?

HOOPER:

(seeing Brody's plate)

Is anyone having this...?

He starts in on it, as soon as someone has indicated "go

ahead."

HOOPER:

Dynamite!

(to Brody)

How was your day...?

BRODY:

Swell.

They exchange a long look that evolves into a slightly

desperate, but shared laughter.

HOOPER:

(producing wine)

Here... one red, one white.

They laugh some more. Ellen is again left out of it.

HOOPER:

(boning his fish)

Ummm. Really good.

Brody begins stripping the foil off the wine, screwing in a

corkscrew, etc.

ELLEN:

My husband tells me you're in sharks.

HOOPER:

I wouldn't put it that way. But I

love sharks.

ELLEN:

You love sharks?

HOOPER:

I do.

(he tells a story

about his boyhood

and a shark)

But you've still got a problem here,

there's a shark just off the island

somewhere.

BRODY:

How come you have to tell them that?

ELLEN:

Excuse me, but what are you talking

about? Didn't they catch the shark

this afternoon? It was on the Cape

station news.

HOOPER:

They caught a shark, not the shark.

Big difference. I could've proved it

this afternoon, by cutting that one

open and examining his stomach

contents. Also, his bite was too

small.

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