JFK Page #32

JIM:

Goddamn! They put Oswald together

from Day One! Like some dummy

corporation in the Bahamas - you

just move him around a board. Sent

him to Russia, in and out, no passport

problems. You got the word

"microdots" in his notebook, you got

the Minox camera and the electronic

devices they find in his possessions,

the sealed DIZ201 personnel file.

For all we know, there could be a

dozen Oswalds in different cities,

countries - all of them leaving a

trail of incriminating evidence that

could easily be traced to a scapegoat

after the assassination. Does the

real Oswald know he's been put

together? Who knows. It doesn't

matter, does it? He's a low level

spy, he doesn't know who he really

works for...

(PAUSE)

Let's call it a night.

(to Lou)

Anything new on Ruby?

The staff members, anxious to go home, have all risen... and

now sigh.

LOU:

Mobbed up all the way. Tight with

the Dallas cops. I'm digging, chief.

I just need 10 more men and some

more dollars.

JIM:

I know you do, Lou. I'm doing three

more lectures this month. You're

all doing an incredible job, Sue,

Al, Numa. But this is one where if

you don't nail the other guy, you're

dead.

(he pulls a book from

the bookcase for Lou)

How did Jack Ruby dies so quick? Of

what? Cancer, right? A history of

Nazi Germany, Lou. They were studying

viral cancers as a weapon in the

30's. We learned a lot more than

you think from the Nazis. Read this.

Our biological warfare lab is in

Fort Detrick, Maryland. Close to

where the National Cancer Institute

is located. Think about it. Think

the unthinkable - question everything.

NUMA:

Even my own wife, chief,

(looking at his watch)

Who's wondering where I am?

JIM:

(looking at Liz)

Even your own wife, Numa. Any of

you want to quit, do me a favor...

put us out of our misery.

They all raise their hands as Bill walks in, excited.

BILL:

I fould Clay Bertrand.

They all stop, look.

SUSIE:

Who?

BILL:

Grab your socks and pull... Clay

Bertrand is Clay Shaw...

SUSIE:

(stunned)

No!... Shaw! Director of The Trade

Mart? This is incredible.

NUMA:

Pillar of the community by day, gay

bars at night.

Liz Garrison is the most shaken, as she pours a fresh pot of

coffee.

JIM:

Can you get some sworn statements?

BILL:

That's gonna be tough. Nobody's

talking.

JIM:

I think we should have him in for a

little talk.

LIZ:

Do you have any evidence against

him, Jim? Clay Shaw's done so much

for the city with all that restoration

in the Quarter. He's well connected,

all his friends, the money, people,

be careful, Jim.

JIM:

It'll be off the record, honey.

I'll bring him in on a Sunday. A

quiet little chat between gentlemen.

Liz walks out of the room silent. There is a tense pause.

GARRISON'S LIVING ROOM - EASTER SUNDAY(1967)

The TV is on to the latest Vietnam Reports - combat footage.

NEWSMAN 10

(announcer)

In heavy fighting in Vietnam today,

seven more American soldiers died

and 23 were wounded. The body count

for this week now stands at 67

Americans and 626 enemy soldiers

killed in action.

Liz plays with the kids looking for Easter eggs. The dog is

barking - it's a scene of commotion. Jim is getting ready

to go out.

LIZ:

Jim, come on, honey, get down on

your hands and knees and hunt for

Jasper's Easter egg.

JIM:

You know I don't like these tribal

rituals, Freckle Face. I'm

interviewing Clay Shaw this morning.

NEWSMAN 10

(as TV cuts to

President Johnson)

President Johnson, meanwhile at an

informal press conference, said he

regretted that there is no end in

sight to the war in Vietnam, where

500,000 American troops are now

fighting. "We face more cost, more

loss, and more agony." In his

proposal to raise taxes, Johnson...

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