Nashville Page #15

209 NEW ANGLE

The confusion mounts as both HAVEN and BARBARA JEAN are down and

there are flowers lying all over the place

HAVEN:

Barnett! My God, Barnett I'm

shot!

TRIPLETTE runs up the stairs and the choir continues. BARNETT

yells for them to stop. He and BARNETT are over BARRARA JEAN,

while guards and BUD attend to HAVEN.

TRIPLETTE:

She's... oh, my God... there's

blood here...

(taking mike)

Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know

what to say.

210 ANGLE - AUDIENCE

There is a VOICE among the noise that shouts:

I could have got that Walker bastard before. I've been closer,

closer than this, but my Nash broke down and somebody kept

stealing my things. I wanted to get him the day before, then Mr.

Green's wire died, so this was the right time. I love the

President of the United States. I love him.

Guards grab the speaker, KENNY, in an instant. He shoots a

policeman's foot by accident. Men swallow him up. Someone

yells, "sing."

211 ANGLE - STAGE

The choir has no direction to go in. ALRUQUERQUE suddenly is

with microphone.. She starts to do "It Don't Worry Me." The rest

of the singers join in.

212 EXT. PERCY WALKER PARK - DAY

BARNETT leads the stretcher to one or the ambulances. He doesn't

allow HAVEN to enter.

BARNETT:

Have your friend Triplette take you

to the hospital.

A man walks up from the limo. It is WALKER. TRIPLETTE is near.

WALKER:

What'd she do, faint again? I'm getting tired of waiting in the

car.

TRIPLETTE turns and belts him.

CUT TO:

213 INT. AMBULANCE - DAY

As it speeds to the hospital. BARNETT is calm. He knows none of

it matters anyway.

214 EXT. STREETS - DAY

The TRICYCLE MAN follows the ambulance, then heads off onto the

highway to Memphis. We SEE STAR'S truck going toward the

Parthenon.

215 EXT. PARTHENON

We SEE STAR'S truck arrive and park. He gets out, as the music

and chaos swell.

END CREDITS:

FADE OUT.

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