Sister Act Page #6

EDDIE:

Safest place in the world. You think

Vince would look for you here?

As Christy looks around the lobby, various religious

artifacts loom at her; we see them from her terrified P0V.

ANGLE on a crucifix, casting an ominous shadow, a stack of

hymnals, and a large, framed Sunday School-style portrait

of St. Katherine. Christy shudders.

CHRISTY:

Nuns, Eddie. There are nuns here.

Everywhere. It's crawling with 'em.

EDDIE:

It's a convent. All you have to do is

shut up, behave yourself, and get along.

CHRISTY:

With nuns? With rulers? No way. I'm

gonna go back, work things out with

Vince.

Christy turns to head back to the entrance, but Eddie

catches her arm.

EDDIE:

Vince has put out a contract on you. A

hundred grand. You've seen him in

action.

Christy searches his eyes for a lie, but realizes he's

telling the truth.

CHRISTY:

But... but Vince loves me. How could

he... I mean, five years...

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EDDIE:

And one bullet. That's all it's gonna

take.

CHRISTY:

(suddenly scared)

But Vince has contacts all over the

place! This is San Francisco! They'll

be looking for me!

EDDIE:

Everywhere but this little hole-in-the-

wall convent. Nobody knows you're here

but me. We're trying to get a quick

court date. A month, maybe two, tops.

I'll spring you as soon as I can.

CHRISTY:

(panicking)

I can't stay here! I'll crack up!

Eddie, what am I gonna do?

EDDIE:

Pray.

(smiling)

From inside the chapel, the CHOIR begins to sing a hymn --

horribly. The voices don't blend, and individual notes are

real migraine material. Christy looks aghast. Eddie urges

her into a corridor, and she follows.

INT. MOTHER SUPERIOR'S OFFICE

The office is bare and austere. MOTHER SUPERIOR sits at

her desk with her hands folded. Like all the nuns at the

convent, she wears the traditional full-length habit and

wimple.

Mother Superior is in total command of all she surveys,

and she seldom raises her voice or her blood pressure as

she rules. Control is her passion; within the walls of the

convent, she has created a world she can trust because it's

a world she controls.

But Mother Superior is not in control at

this particular moment. BISHOP GEORGE

O'HARA stands before her with a majestic

presence and some bad news.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Absolutely not. I am very sorry, but

no.

O'HARA

We can save this young woman's life, and

imprison a parasite -- all in one

gesture.

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MOTHER SUPERIOR:

But she's been exposed to the underside

of life. She is the underside of life.

O'HARA

And therefore an ideal prospect for

rehabilitation.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

We're a small convent, Bishop. Surely

there are... more appropriate shelters.

O'HARA

Your small convent is in danger of

closing, Reverend Mother. The Las Vegas

Police Department has offered to make a

generous financial donation.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

But, Bishop...

O'HARA

St. Katherine's is a Benedictine Order.

You have taken a Vow of Hospitality. To

all in need.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

I lied.

O'HARA

I know.

(smiling)

Mother Superior's jaw locks. She realizes she is stuck

with the situation and will have to control it as best she

can. There is a KNOCK at the door, and Eddie and Christy

enter.

O'HARA

Welcome, Lieutenant. Everything is in

order.

EDDIE:

Aces. Bishop -- maybe a cup of coffee,

down at the corner?

The thought of being left alone with Mother Superior

panics Christy, like a child left in the principal's

office.

CHRISTY:

Hey, you're not leaving me alone...

O'HARA

(reassuringly)

You're never alone in this house, my

child.

Eddie touches her gently on the arm.

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EDDIE:

One month, two tops. Behave yourself.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Bishop...

(a last-ditch attempt)

O'HARA

(opening the door to

leave)

Lieutenant?

CUT TO:

EXT. THE CONVENT - A FEW SECONDS LATER

Eddie and Bishop 0'Hara are leaving, by the convent's

front door. As they exit, they hear the CHOIR, singing

horribly. They both wince at the sound, and then chuckle.

INT. MOTHER SUPERIOR'S OFFICE

Christy is pacing, outraged at her new situation.

CHRISTY:

A convent? They put me in a convent?

What's the problem? Wasn't there any

more room in Hell?

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

(very calm)

What is your full name? Your Christian

name?

CHRISTY:

Mother Theresa. Gandhi. Don't you

understand? This is all a mistake. I'm

the good guy. I'm the witness. And I'm

being punished!

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Your name?

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