Pawn Sacrifice Page #14

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In the hotel room, Marshall has overheard the tirade.

MARSHALL:

Love how you handle him.

Lombardy picks up his bag.

MARSHALL (CONT'D)

We're not leaving for half an hour.

LOMBARDY:

(fighting back emotion)

...I'll...take a later flight.

He leaves. Bobby appears in the doorway.

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BOBBY:

Where's he going?

MARSHALL:

Jesus has left the building, pal.

We're on our own.

104 EXT. MILITARY AIRFIELD - GATE - MOSCOW 104

A Zil limo with a Soviet flag enters a military compound.

They're escorted by police cars with flashing lights.

In the back seat sits Boris, Geller at his side. A KGB guy

sits at his other shoulder. Boris looks like a prisoner.

105 EXT. JFK AIRPORT - CURBSIDE 105

A limo pulls to the curb. Marshall and the security guys

jump out. Then Bobby appears. He looks like a hunted animal.

106 INT. MOSCOW MILITARY AIRBASE 106

Boris is marched through the airbase. One KGB guy carries

his coat. Another carries his suitcase.

107 INT. JFK TERMINAL - UPSTAIRS HALL 107

Marshall, Lombardy and the security guys hustle Bobby through.

108 EXT. MOSCOW MILITARY AIRBASE 108

Boris boards an Aeroflot jet. Russian soldiers salute. Geller

salutes back but Boris just stares.

109 INT. JFK AIRPORT 109

Bobby and the others ride up an escalator.

110 AT THE TOP OF ESCALATOR 110

Suddenly JOURNALISTS spot Bobby...

JFK JOURNALIST:

There he is!

Bobby shoves Marshall aside, turns, and runs back down the

up escalator.

111 EXT. JFK AIRPORT 111

Bobby leaps into a taxi.

BOBBY:

Drive, drive!!

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Bobby sinks down out of sight as the cab pulls away.

HOLD on his face, eyes darting, as we HEAR:

We

JOHANNESON (V.O.)

Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with

great pleasure that I welcome the

world to our little island-A112

EXT. REYKJAVIK (TO ESTABLISH) A112

112 INT. NATIONAL THEATER, REYKJAVIK, ICELAND 112

Caption:
National Theater, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 1st 1972.

J.HANNESSON

--for the most important sporting

event in history. Joining us today

are the distinguished Ambassador of

the Soviet Socialist Republic TBD,

and Ambassador Tremblay of the United

States of America.

A jostling crowd, news crews from around the world. The

crowd applauds the Icelandic Prime Minister, JOHANNESON. He

nods to US AMBASSADOR TREMBLAY and his Russian counterpart.

J.HANNESSON (CONT'D)

Also the great match adjudicator

from the World Chess Federation,

Lothar Schmid...

SCHMID:

Thank you, Prime Minister. I am

honored, but confused. I was always

led to believe that chess needed two

people for a game. Unfortunately,

so far, we only have one.

Boris Spassky is sitting with Livo, Nei and Geller.

SCHMID (CONT'D)

Happily, our Russian friends have

managed to get here on time. We are

indeed honored to have with us the

World Champion, comrade Boris Spassky.

Applause as Spassky smiles shyly and waves.

SCHMID (CONT'D)

However... it seems our American

friends have managed to lose their

famous Mr Bobby Fischer...

He turns to US Ambassador Tremblay. The crowd boos.

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SCHMID (CONT'D)

One hopes they are not so careless

with their nuclear weapons.

The crowd laughs. The Soviet Ambassador smiles at Tremblay,

who whispers to an aide.

TREMBLAY:

Son of a b*tch. Where is he?

AIDE:

Mr. Ambassador, we have a problem.

113 OMIT 113

114 INT. THE FISCHER APARTMENT - DAWN 114

As if frozen in time. Strips of aluminum hang from the

windows. Chessboards are set up but covered with dust.

Bobby sits alone at a chessboard.

115 INT. NATIONAL THEATER, REYKJAVIK, ICELAND (DOC-STYLE) 115

US Ambassador Tremblay is waylaid by JOURNALISTS.

ICELANDIC JOURNALIST

Mr. Ambassador, is Bobby Fischer's

behavior affecting US/Icelandic

relations?

ICELANDIC JOURNALIST #2 (V.O.)

There's talk of the Icelandic

Parliament asking for the removal of

the US Air Force base-

ICELANDIC JOURNALIST

Is it true Fischer has demanded two

million dollars to come to Reykjavik?

TREMBLAY:

I love chess. The world loves chess.

We are here to celebrate chess.

(to an aide)

Tell me Fischer is on a plane.

The aide looks like he's about to throw up.

TREMBLAY (CONT'D)

Get him here! Even if you have to

use a damn tranquilizer dart.

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116 INT. THE FISCHER APARTMENT - NIGHT 116

The apartment is in shadows. Bobby dials the phone.

BOBBY:

Joanie, where the hell are you?

117 INTERCUT - JOAN'S BEDROOM 117

Joan's in bed beside her sleeping husband.

JOAN:

Hello?

BOBBY:

Joanie?

JOAN:

Bobby, is that you? Where are you?

BOBBY:

...I'm here.

JOAN:

In Iceland?

BOBBY:

No. Here. Home.

JOAN:

You're in New York?

BOBBY:

Had to get away from them...

JOAN:

Bobby, are you okay?

BOBBY:

The whole world is pulling at me,

Joanie.

JOAN:

Stay there, baby. I'll come in.

He's a lonely little boy in a scary world.

BOBBY:

...They're asking me questions, making

me do stuff. So many people.

Crowding me. I can't think, I can't

think about chess.

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JOAN:

I'm coming now. You stay there.

Bobby HEARS a CLICKING on the phone.

BOBBY:

You hear that? They're listening.

They're always listening...

At that moment there is a heavy KNOCK on the apartment door.

BOBBY (CONT'D)

They're HERE! They're coming to get

me, Joanie!

JOAN:

Oh, Bobby....

The KNOCKING gets heavier. Someone is breaking down the door.

Bobby whimpers. Finally the door flies open and Marshall

enters, accompanied by two HEAVIES we haven't seen before.

MARSHALL:

Hey, pal, we were worried about you.

Bobby confronts them with fists clenched. Marshall gently

closes the door and gives a slip of paper to one of his men.

The guy goes to Bobby's phone and begins to dial.

BOBBY:

Hey! You pay for that call!

MARSHALL:

Bobby, why'd you run away?

BOBBY:

(a speed rap)

I changed my mind the money's no

good they're charging five bucks a

ticket the hall holds eleven hundred,

twenty-four games max...that's 132grand!. They should be paying me

more we're capitalists, right?

MARSHALL:

Big news. Just got us an extra 125K.

It's like Marshall is gentling an escaped animal.

MARSHALL (CONT'D)

Some English chess nut. Wants to

see you play so bad.

The guy on the phone nods, holds up the receiver.

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MARSHALL (CONT'D)

But it's not just me who wants you

to play, Bobby. There's someone on

the phone wants to speak to you.

BOBBY:

My mom?

MARSHALL:

Better. Henry F***ing Kissinger.

Bobby stares at the phone in disbelief.

MARSHALL (CONT'D)

Henry Kissinger! On your phone. In

Brooklyn! Pretty amazing, huh?

Marshall gently takes the phone and offers it to Bobby.

BOBBY:

You're joking me.

MARSHALL:

Wants to speak to you on behalf of

the President.

Bobby looks around where the Communist Party used to meet.

He thinks he sees the banner hanging as it once did.

MARSHALL (CONT'D)

All these years you've been talking

about America. Now you are America.

Take the phone.

Bobby takes the phone and puts it to his ear.

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