Sister Act Page #29

MARY ROBERT:

But... but... she was such a wonderful

nun.

MARY PATRICK:

Look what she did with the choir. She

made us sing beautifully.

MARY LAZARUS:

That should have tipped us.

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MARY ROBERT:

Well, I don't care who she is. We can't

sing without her!

MARY PATRICK:

She's our inspiration!

MARY LAZARUS:

She's the act!

MARY ROBERT:

Reverend Mother, I know that you and

Mary Clarence didn't always agree, but --

we've got to help her.

MARY PATRICK:

We've got to save her!

MARY LAZARUS:

We can't leave it up to the Feds!

The nuns all look to Mother Superior for an answer.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Calm down. Think clearly. Mary Robert,

do you have any idea who those men were?

MARY ROBERT:

She said they were from her old convent.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

But... she was a showgirl. She didn't

have an old convent.

MARY PATRICK:

She told us about one. The Little

Sisters of the Moonlight. In Las Vegas.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

All right. It's a beginning. Las

Vegas, Nevada.

All the nuns hurriedly cross themselves.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Mary Lazarus, find the Bishop and tell

him the situation. Everyone else --

follow me.

Mother Superior leads the way out the door.

EXT. STREET - NIGHT

The Driver sits at the wheel of the school bus, reading a

sleazy novel. He looks up as the nuns all converge on the

door.

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MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Emergency! Open up!

The Driver opens the door.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

The San Francisco airport! Immediately!

The nuns are all zooming past the Driver, onto the bus.

MARY LAZARUS:

(to the Driver)

Step on it!

Mary Lazarus grabs the Driver's sleazy novel, confiscating

it. The Driver starts the engine. As the bus drives off,

Eddie's car streaks INTO THE SCENE and parks in front of

the cathedral.

INT. ST. MATTHEW'S CATHEDRAL

Eddie rushes into the lobby and sees Bishop O'Hara.

EDDIE:

Where is she?

O'HARA

There was a kidnapping. We think Las

Vegas.

Eddie turns and races back toward the car.

EXT. SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT - NIGHT

Several small planes are parked on the tarmac.

Mother Superior and the nuns are arguing with the MANAGER

of the airport, a grouchy guy in grease-stained overalls.

MANAGER:

Fifteen hundred for the run to Vegas.

Rock-bottom.

MARY PATRICK:

But we don't have fifteen hundred!

MARY ROBERT:

We're nuns!

The Manager starts back toward his office.

MANAGER:

Can't help you. No exceptions.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Young man!

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The voice has a powerful ring of authority to it, and the

Manager looks around.

MANAGER:

What?

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

We are nuns. We pray.

MANAGER:

So?

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

We pray for good things. Food for the

hungry.

MARY PATRICK:

Peace on Earth.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

However, we can also pray for other

things.

MARY PATRICK:

Measles.

MARY ROBERT:

Lawsuits.

MARY LAZARUS:

Tax audits.

There is a pause, as the Manager stares at the nuns in

horror.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Come, Sisters. Let's go to chapel.

Bring your beads.

The nuns begin to leave.

MANAGER:

Wait!

EXT. NIGHT SKY - LATER

A plane sweeps through the desert sky, headed for Las

Vegas. Through the windows of the plane, we see nuns

staring out at the glittering city in the distance.

INT. MOONLIGHT CASINO - NIGHT

Packed with gamblers, the room is a flurry of activity.

Joey works his way through the crowd, then spots Vince near

the money cage.

JOEY:

We got her.

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Vince follows Joey out of the casino with a grim

expression.

INT. STORAGE ROOM

Vince and Joey enter a storage room that is cluttered with

boxes. Christy is tied to a chair in the back of the room,

with Willy standing guard over her.

Christy sits very calmly, despite the anger she is in.

She seems distinctly nun-like in her radiant serenity.

VINCE:

(turning on the charm)

Babe.

Christy does not reply.

VINCE:

Babe, what happened here? Look at you.

CHRISTY:

Good evening, Vincent.

VINCE:

What, Vincent? This is me, doll. I

know you. What did you think you were

doing? Running to the cops. Hiding out.

No, no. You're sorry now, aren't you?

CHRISTY:

I am sorry for all my sins. And yours.

Vince, Willy and Joey all look at each other, perplexed.

WILLY:

She's a nun, Vince.

VINCE:

(kneeling by Christy)

I love you, Chris. I always will. I

gave you so much. My time. My

affection. A big-time career. And how

do you repay me? What's the thanks I

get? Where's the loyalty, huh? Where's

the love?

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