Sleepless in Seattle Page #12

They watch as Jonah pads down the hallway.

EXT. SAM'S HOUSEBOAT - REAR DECK - ON SAM & VICTORIA

They're standing at the rail, talking.

INT. HOUSEBOAT - NIGHT

Jonah has snuck downstairs and is peeking out the window

at them.

Victoria runs her finger down Sam's arm.

Jonah is horrified.

He dashes over to the phone and begins to dial.

INT. ANNIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

A sleeping Annie and Walter are startled awake by the

ringing of her phone.

ANNIE:

(groggy)

Hello.

BECKY:

(through filter)

Turn on your radio!

ANNIE:

What?

BECKY:

(through filter)

The kid is on. You've got me

listening to this garbage.

Go on, turn it on.

WALTER:

Who is it?

ANNIE:

Oh, it's just Becky, she's

having trouble with Rich again.

(into phone)

Hold on, Becky, I'm going

downstairs.

She puts the phone on hold and gets out of bed.

INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT

As Annie comes in and turns on the radio and picks up

the phone.

JONAH (V.O.)

This is a complete disaster. I

wanted him to find a wife, but

he's got the wrong one --

ANNIE:

How am I going to explain this

to Walter?

BECKY (V.O.)

Shhh, listen to this --

Annie takes the portable radio and the telephone

receiver, opens the broom closet and closes herself

inside.

DR. MARCIA FIELDSTONE (V.O.)

Shouldn't your father be the

judge of whether she's right

or wrong?

ON JONAH:

sneaking glances out at Sam and Victoria as he talks.

Victoria puts her arms around Sam's waist and clasps

them behind him.

JONAH:

Please, please don't make me

sick. He's not sane enough to

judge anything. She's a ho.

ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BROOM CLOSET, WITH THE TELEPHONE

CORD LEADING INTO IT.

JONAH (V.O.)

(muffled slightly)

My dad's been captured by a ho.

Suddenly Sam happens to look over to the window. Jonah

ducks down behind the desk before Sam sees him.

EXT. HOUSEBOAT - NIGHT

Victoria notices Sam glancing back at the house, aware

that he's concerned about Jonah seeing them.

VICTORIA:

Is he there?

SAM:

(turning back)

No.

(beat)

After he was born, every time

we started to make love, he

would cry. He had an uncanny

sense of timing. We really

shouldn't do anything here

anyway.

VICTORIA:

Absolutely. Right.

And she moves in to kiss him.

ON JONAH:

Jonah peeks up over the top of the desk to check if the

coast is clear and is sickened to see them locked in a

kiss.

JONAH:

Oh God, it's major. He's

kissing her on the lips. I

have to stop this.

ON BROOM CLOSET:

ANNIE:

(muffled)

Come on, Jonah --

BECKY (V.O.)

Do something --

ON JONAH:

DR. MARCIA FIELDSTONE (V.O.)

Jonah, you can't butt in here.

JONAH:

Yes, I can.

He hangs up the phone and SCREAMS.

CUT TO:

ANNIE AS THE BROOM CLOSET DOOR OPENS.

SHE SCREAMS.

It's Walter.

WALTER:

Miss Scarlett. In the broom

closet. With the radio.

ANNIE:

(to Becky)

I gotta go. I'll see you at

work.

(she hangs up, turns

off radio)

Walter, you scared me. Don't

ever do that again.

INT. HOUSEBOAT - NIGHT

As Sam holds Jonah by the shoulders.

SAM:

Don't ever do that again.

JONAH:

I thought I saw a black widow

spider.

Sam looks at Victoria, shrugs. Back to Jonah.

SAM:

What are you doing up?

JONAH:

I was thirsty.

SAM:

There's a bathroom upstairs.

JONAH:

The water tastes better in the

kitchen.

SAM:

That's true. Why is that?

INT. ANNIE'S TOWNHOUSE APARTMENT - NIGHT

As she and Walter go upstairs to bed.

ANNIE:

Becky heard this woman on the

radio complaining about this

guy she was sure was Rick,

which meant he was cheating on

her. She was completely

hysterical. Then it turned out

the woman lived in Duluth.

WALTER:

That doesn't make any sense.

ANNIE:

I know. It makes no sense at

all. Thank God my life is in

place.

INT. ANNIE'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Walter asleep. Annie stares up at the ceiling, wide

awake. Thinking.

INT. JONAH'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Jonah lying on his pillow, staring up at the ceiling,

wide awake. Thinking.

INT. JESSICA'S PARENTS' TRAVEL AGENCY - DAY

Jessica is reading the letter from Annie. She's sitting

at a computer in their travel agency, which is on the

entrance level to a charming Seattle townhouse. Jonah

sitting there.

JESSICA:

Write her.

JONAH:

You think so?

JESSICA:

It's Y. O. H.

JONAH:

(agreeing)

Yeah.

(a beat)

What's that?

JESSICA:

Your only hope.

INT. NEWSROOM - DAY

Annie, at her computer, talking to Becky.

ANNIE:

I thought I would look into

doing a story about those radio

shows.

BECKY:

(nods; after a beat)

You'd probably have to go

somewhere to really look into

it.

ANNIE:

Definitely.

EXT. STREET OUTSIDE JESSICA'S HOUSE - A LITTLE LATER

Jonah and Jessica at the mailbox. As Jonah opens the

mailbox and drops the letter in, we hear a SQUEAL OF

BRAKES. It's Sam's car.

SAM:

(angry)

Get in the car right this

minute.

Jonah, about to get in, looks at Jessica.

JESSICA:

I'll call you later.

Jonah gets in.

INT. SAM'S CAR - CONTINUOUS

SAM:

Did you call that radio station

again?

JONAH:

No.

SAM:

Everyone at work heard you.

JONAH:

I just called for a second.

SAM:

Long enough to call Victoria a

ho.

JONAH:

It's a short word.

SAM:

This is not a joke. Thank God

Victoria doesn't know. It

would really have hurt her

feelings.

JONAH:

(really getting into

it)

If she knew, she'd never

forgive me. It would be

hopeless for the two of you.

EXT. SEATTLE STREET - CONTINUOUS

As the car drives off.

SAM (V.O.)

Don't open your mouth again.

Ever.

EXT. A CAR DOOR SLAMMING - NIGHT

And pull back to reveal:

EXT. BALTIMORE RESIDENTIAL STREET - NIGHT

As Annie and Walter get out of the car, dressed for a

dinner.

WALTER:

Couldn't you just do a phone

interview?

ANNIE:

Not for the kind of place I

want to do. I won't be in

Chicago that long.

WALTER:

When you get back, I'll be

gone --

ANNIE:

And then I'll see you in New

York --

WALTER:

Okay, okay.

EXT. BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DAY

A 747 accelerates down the runway and blasts into the

winter sky.

INT. AIRPLANE - IN FLIGHT - DAY

Annie is looking out the window, preoccupied.

PILOT'S VOICE

This is Captain Foster

welcoming you aboard Flight 132

to Seattle. Our flying time

today...

ANNIE:

Do you believe that any lie is

a betrayal? That's what Harold

Pinter says, but it seems to me

it's a very harsh way of

drawing the line.

Annie turns back to the window, leaving the seatmate,

who in any case doesn't speak English, completely

mystified.

INT. SEATTLE/TACOMA AIRPORT - DAY

Jonah is standing out of the way at a departure gate,

watching Sam as Victoria checks in for a flight bound

for Minneapolis.

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