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she shakes her head, "No" and moves closer to the mike.

ALBUQUERQUE:

Oh, don't you worry. You sure done

your best. It'll be fine. I just

know it.

ENGINEER:

Okay, you're on.

She smiles at the backup trio: bass violin, piano, violin.

ALBUQUERQUE:

Hi... This here is Albuquerque

speaking. You don't know me yet but

ya will after I sing you this song

that I've wrote called...

We HEAR the intro and she begins.

After the song finishes, the trio ends and the red light goes

out. The PLAYBACK BLARES.

ENGINEER:

Okay, come in the booth. You'll

have to wait for the disc.

CUT TO:

78 EXT. BAPTIST HOSPITAL

STAR drives past, looking for ALBUQUERQUE as GREEN'S car parks

and he and JOAN enter the hospital.

79 INT. HOSPITAL - DAY

GLENN is there writing yet another post card. GREEN and JOAN

enter. JOAN eyes GLENN. GREEN talks to the NURSE. He carries

flowers.

NURSE:

HI. Look at those flowers. Did

you grow those.

GREEN:

Ester and me did; My niece picked

then. She's just here from

California.

NURSE:

That's good, I've never seen

anything so healthy.

He hands one to her.

NURSE:

You sit there for a moment and let

me see if she's sleeping.

GREEN goes over and joins GLENN and JOAN in the waiting area.

80 ANOTHER ANGLE

JOAN is coaxing GLENN into going to the Opera.

GREEN:

(to Glenn)

Excuse me. Are you in music?

GLENN:

No.

GREEN:

Well, neither am I. But my niece

is.

CUT TO:

81 BARBARA JEAN'S ROOM - DAY

BARNETT enters with a basket of fruit.

BARNETT:

Wake up. You'll sleep the day

away.

BARBARA JEAN rolls over and opens her eyes. She sees GLENN'S

flowers and the note that says, "When I die I want you to come

along and be an angel with me."

BARNETT:

I called Connie and she said not to

worry, She'll fill in for you.

BARBARA JEAN:

I see.

She gets out of bed and goes to the bathroom.

82 INT. BATHROOM - DAY

BARBARA JEAN suddenly starts to cry loudly. She covers the SOUND

by FLUSHING the TOILET. When that cycle fades, she FLUSHES

again.

CUT TO:

83 EXT. KING OF THE ROAD - AFTERNOON

NORMAN drives up and enters.

84 INT. KING OF THE ROAD - AFTERNOON

NORMAN picks up the house phone, then sees MARY.

NORMAN:

Sorry I'm late.

MARY:

You're not.

NORMAN:

Where's Bill?

MARY:

Sleeping.

NORMAN:

Where are you going?

MARY:

Out.

She exits without stopping.

CUT TO:

85 EXT. HAVEN'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON

OPAL is driven up to the house by the TRICYCLE MAN.

86 INT. HAVEN'S HOUSE - AFTERNOON

BUD gives OPAL a tour of the house. She carries her big

recorder.

BUD:

He got killed at a turkey shoot.

OPAL:

Your brother?

BUD:

Yes. I was in my Sophomore year at

Harvard.

OPAL:

Harvard?

BUD:

Business School so I can run

Haven's business.

OPAL:

What is a turkey shoot.

BUD:

You go out in the woods and shoot

targets -- Whoever shoots the most

wins a live turkey

OPAL:

How in the world did he get shot?

BUD:

Some guy was drunk and hit him.

Accident. Haven almost killed him.

DELBERT enters after having had a meeting with HAVEN in another

room.

REESE:

Sorry to bother you, Bud.

BUD:

Yes, sir. Like you to meet Opal.

They nod.

REESE:

Need to have you check these out

before he goes on that Walker

benefit.

BUD:

Sure thing. Put them here... I'll

take them.

REESE:

Thanks... I'll... go say hello to

your mom.

BUD:

She's in Paris.

REESE:

Oh... Well... Have you heard from

Barnett?

BUD:

Not yet.

REESE:

Let me know when you do, all right?

REESE starts for another room.

BUD:

You bet.

REESE:

I'll just be in here.

He catches OPAL'S eye and doesn't leave.

OPAL:

Do you know Barbara Jean?

BUD:

Sure do. Good friend of Haven's.

OPAL:

Haven's not going to talk to me.

BUD:

Sure he will.

REESE looks at OPAL.

CUT TO:

87 INT. TOM'S MOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

We SEE TOM and MARY make love. Not a word is spoken.

CUT TO:

88 EXT. OPERA-LAND - NIGHT

TRICYCLE MAN arrives. So do REESE and OPAL. She records

everything he says, more for him than her. He talks about being

counsel for all the Western stars and WALKER, too -

89 INT. OPERA-LAND - NIGHT

L.A. JOAN and GLENN are in the audience. KENNY sits near them.

STAR is present also.

90 INT. OPERA - BACKSTAGE - NIGHT

ALBUQUERQUE sneaks in as the guards check TRIPLETTE'S ID. TOMMY

BROWN is backstage, next to perform. An ANNOUNCER introduces the

acts.

91 NEW ANGLE - TOWARD AUDIENCE

ALBUQUERQUE looks to see who is present.

92 ANGLE BACKSTAGE

CONNIE WHITE and her entourage are gathered. HAVEN, BUD and

PEARL talk. OPAL and REESE arrive. As TOMMY BROWN performs,

TRIPLETTE makes the rounds. OPAL comes near. They are handed

pieces of anniversary cake.

OPAL:

Hi.

TRIPLETTE:

Hello.

OPAL:

I'm Opal.

TRIPLETTE:

Oh yes, I'm John Triplette.

OPAL:

I'm gathering information about the

characteristics of music people. I

just finished a documentary on

Gandi.

He looks puzzled.

OPAL:

The architect His buildings are

drippy. You know, like sand and

castles. Then I got this

assignment. They want to start in

two weeks.

TRIPLETTE:

Why?

OPAL:

Why?

TRIPLETTE:

What?

OPAL:

What? Oh. A film.

At this point, HAVEN walks up.

BARNETT:

Where'd you get the cake?

They are taken quite off guard.

TRIPLETTE:

Someone gave it... Here, you want

this... I'll...

HAVEN:

No.

Somebody walks by and asks HAVEN how the PRESIDENT is.

HAVEN:

A little worried. Fine, though.

TRIPLETTE clears his throat and turns his back to HAVEN and

continues to talk to OPAL. HAVEN walks off.

ANNOUNCER'S VOICE

Ladies and gentlemen, Haven

Hamilton.

93 NEW ANGLE

HAVEN grabs the mike and bursts into one of his more famous

songs, then overlaps it with another. At the finish, he accepts

applause and begins to speak about BARBARA JEAN.

HAVEN:

We want to send special wishes to

Barbara Jean who is in the Baptist

Hospital. She collapsed yesterday

morning at the plane christening.

Send your prayers and letters to

Baptist Hospital, Nashville,

Tennessee. Barnett said she wept

because she couldn't be here with

you friends and neighbors. But your

faith in the great Almighty will

bring her back here just to be what

you want her to be... And her good

friend, Connie White, has given up

some time with her own mother, who

is sick with a kidney disorder, to

fill in and send her warmth to you

wonderful friends and neighbors so

you won't be too disappointed after

this message from teeth-sticken,

good, gooey clusters.

94 ANGLE TOWARD GLENN

GLENN politely leaves when CONNIE WHITE is announced. The

TRICYCLE MAN takes his seat, next to L.A. JOAN.

CUT TO:

95 INT. OPERA - ANGLE BACKSTAGE - NIGHT

ALBUQUERQUE talks to two POLICEMEN.

ALBUQUERQUE:

I know it's here somewhere. I had

it when I walked in, but you weren't

here. My name's Albuquerque, and

I'm here cutting a record. My

people said it would be all right.

POLICEMAN:

Sorry, miss. No pass, no entrance. Your people should have given

you a pass.

ALBUQUERQUE:

They did. I know I'll find it

here.

We HEAR HAVEN'S VOICE from the stage.

96 NEW ANGLE

CONNIE WHITE passes ALBUQUERQUE and the POLICEMEN on her way to

the bathroom. ALBUQUERQUE rushes up.

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