Magnolia Page #24

CAMERA pushes in a bit on him.

JIMMY:

Well I'm not sure, Stanley.

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EXT. APARTMENT BUILDING/LA RIVER - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA {STEADICAM) follows Jim Kurring as he walks around the side of

an apartment building, looking for the BLACK MALE....he snoops a bit,

holding his flashlight as it's just about dark....the side of the

building runs along the L.A River.....he starts in towards something...

A very LOUD GUNSHOT IS HEARD and HITS on the side wall of the

apartment, right next to Jim Kurring's FACE --

...he ducks for cover, looses balance and falls down, in the mud,

sliding down the embankment next to the L.A. River --- another

GUN SHOT is heard....

Kurring reaches for his REVOLVER which is not in it's holster --

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INT. SMILING PEANUT/BATHROOM - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA zooms in from overhead angle as Donnie continues to

throw up violently.

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INT. HOLIDAY INN - STAIRWELL - THAT MOMENT (INTERCUT)

CAMERA holds on Frank in close up, he's on the phone.

Doc and Captain Muffy stand with him in the stairwell.

JANET (OC)

I'm sorry, Frank. I didn't know

what you would want here, what you

would want me to do -- I'm -- I asked

him all the right questions,

he's his nurse, he's sitting right

there with him and he's -- I mean,

I can hear him in the background --

your father --

FRANK:

Is he at the house?

JANET (OC)

I asked him the exact adress and he

gave it -- I know that this must

be hard, you having to hear this --

FRANK:

Don't give me things, Janet just tell

me the thing, the information --

JANET (OC)

I'm sorry.

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INT. EARL'S GARAGE - THAT MOMENT

Linda parks the car and leaves the ENGINE RUNNING. BEAT.

We can hear the DOGS BARKING OC....HOLD.

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INT. GAME SHOW SET - THAT MOMENT

Stanley is continuing. He's hyperventilating.

STANLEY:

We are not on display. I am not a doll.

I AM NOT A DOLL...I' M NOT SILLY AND CUTE.

I'M SMART SO THAT SHOULDN'T MAKE ME SOMETHING,

SOMETHING SO PEOPLE CAN WATCH HOW SILLY IT

IS THAT HE'S SMART? I KNOW. I KNOW THINGS.

I KNOW. I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM I HAVE

TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND I HAVE TO GO.

JIMMY:

I'm sorry, Stanley.

Stanley embarresed now.

STANLEY:

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do this.

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INT. PARENTS GREEN ROOM - THAT MOMENT

RICK is standing now....he VIOLENTLY throws a chair against the

wall and it SHATTERS into a hundred pieces --

RICK:

F***. F***. F***. F***.

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EXT. APARTMENT/LA RIVER EMBANKMENT - THAT MOMENT

It's FLOODING with RAIN....Jim Kurring is without gun and he's

scared shitless....and he can't see...and he's running for cover

in some bushes....CAMERA is HAND HELD and wild, following and

falling with him....MUD and RAIN and SH*T everywhere......

His POV...across a bridge...he sees the slight FIGURE as it flees....

(could be the Black Male, but hard to tell in a quick glimpse) he then

sees another SMALLER FIGURE scuttle away...

He doesn't run.....he stays...holds....

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INT. CLAUDIA'S APARTMENT - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA pushes in on her cocaine on the table, TILTS up to her FACE,

watching the show, then WHIPS RT. and pushes in towards the MONITOR.

ON THE MONITOR.

Stanley is crying....

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INT. GAME SHOW SET - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA on Stanley.

STANLEY:

I don't mean to cry, I'm sorry.

JIMMY:

It's okay, Stanley. It's alright.

CAMERA with Burt as he walks to the Floor Director...

BURT:

Take us off the air, go to the

the credits --

The Floor Director starts to speak some things into the headset.

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INT. EARL'S GARAGE - THAT MOMENT

Linda rolls down the windows in the closed garage with the engine

running...fumes start to fill the garage...she starts to cry and

lights a cigarrette...the bag of perscriptions sits next to her...

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INT. STAIRWELL - THAT MOMENT (INTERCUT)

Frank on the phone with Janet, Captain Muffy and Doc in stairwell.

FRANK:

I haven't spoken to this a**hole in

ten years....what did I do....?

What did I do today for this? For all

of this? ....what....is this....

....Is This A Movie.....?

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INT. GAME SHOW SET - THAT MOMENT

The MONITORS in the place go to a Still Card that has the

"What Do Kids Know?" logo...and the titles start to roll on it.

Stanley notices and he RUNS from the podium, towards backstage...

...Jimmy is standing next to Mim he holds on to her a moment.....

loosing his balance again....

....Burt and Cynthia rush the stage....

Stanley dissapears from the stage...

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INT. EARL'S HOUSE - THAT MOMENT

Phil still on the phone, Earl is asleep. He stands up and heads for

the garage -- hears the sound of the engine running -- dogs are

continuing to bark like crazy --

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INT. GARAGE - THAT MOMENT

Linda in CU. She hesitates a moment. THEN: She quickly

shuts off the engine, GRABS the bag of LIQUID MORPHINE --

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INT. EARL'S HOUSE - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA leads/follows Linda as she enters, approaches Phil;

PHIL:

Linda --

LINDA:

What are you doing?

PHIL:

I've got Frank...Frank Earl's son.

He's...he asked me to get him and I did --

LINDA:

Hang up the phone.

PHIL:

No, Linda, you don't understan --

LINDA:

PUT THE F***IN' PHONE DOWN, HANG IT UP.

She SLAPS his FACE HARD. The PHONE FALLS to the ground.

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INT. STAIRWELL - HOLIDAY INN - THAT MOMENT (INTERCUT)

Frank on the cel phone to Janet --

FRANK:

Put him on --

Janet clicks Frank over and there's a MOMENT of BLUR/NOISE (Linda and

Phil, screaming and static) and then it's gone --

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INT. EARL'S HOUSE - THAT MOMENT

Linda screaming at Phil.

LINDA:

You don't do that, you don't call him,

you don't know to get involved in the

bussiness of his, of his of my family.

this is the family, me and him do you

understand? You understand? NO ONE ELSE.

THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. That man, his son

does not exist. HE IS DEAD. HE IS DEAD

and WHO TOLD YOU TO DO THAT?

PHIL:

Earl asked me, Linda, please, Linda,

I'm sorry -- Earl asked me --

LINDA:

BULLSHIT. BULLSHIT HE DIDN'T ASK YOU,

HE DOESN'T WANT HIM, HE DOESN'T

WANT TO TALK TO HIM, SO F*** YOU THAT

HE ASKED THAT. THERE IS NO ONE BUT ME

AND HIM.

She breaks down, more, more, more.

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INT. STAIRWELL - THAT MOMENT (INTERCUT)

Frank listens on the phone to dead air....hold a long moment, then:

He hands the phone back to Doc;

FRANK:

There's no one there.

Frank walks away quick. CAMERA leads him out of the stairwell

and down the hallway...HOLD ON HIS FACE CLOSE.

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INT. GAME SHOW STAGE - THAT MOMENT

CAMERA (STEADICAM) follows Mary as she runs over to Jimmy.

JIMMY:

Take me outta here, Mary...I gotta

go, I gotta go home to Rose, please, please.

She leads him away. CAMERA moves over to BURT who's dealing with

the situation -- RICK comes running over, looking for Stanley.

"Where is he? Where the f*** did he go?" Burt tries to calm him down.

CANERA moves over to Cynthia who's dealing with Richard and Julia

and Mim and Luis and Todd.

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