Starman Page #17

STAR MAN:

(thru the smile)

Gas.

RIDER:

I know how she feels.

The rider enters the men's room. As the door closes behind

him, the STAR MAN's face falls and he knocks frantically on

the ladies' room door. Jenny opens it under his knuckles. He

blocks the doorway and she backs up as he steps inside.

INT. LADIES' ROOM - AFTERNOON

The STAR MAN looks around. Jenny's eyes widen at what is

happening behind him. The pneumatic arm above the door is

pulling it shut to reveal her paper towel pasted to the back.

The message on it, written in red lipstick, reads: KIDNAPPED

GOING W ON 169 JADE MUS. LIC#PXV237.

JENNY:

(stepping around him)

It's still a toilet. Hasn't become a

ballroom.

She tries to swing the door open and hide her message against

the wall, but she is too slow. The STAR MAN sees it and steps

forward to read.

STAR MAN:

Kid-nap-ped... go-ing W o-n...

Jenny realizes he doesn't know what it means.

JENNY:

(on her way out)

That's very good.

Other graffiti on the door helps convince the STAR MAN Jenny's

message has nothing to do with him and after a last look at

it, he follows her.

EXT. GAS STATION - AFTERNOON

A CAN of Coke CLATTERS DOWN the chute of a drink dispenser.

Jenny picks it up and, with the STAR MAN hovering at her

shoulder, moves on to the candy machine. He watches a quarter

disappear into the slot and when Jenny picks another one out

of her purse, he points to it.

STAR MAN:

Money.

JENNY:

Yes.

She inserts the quarter and makes her selection. A Reese's

Peanut Butter Cup drops from its position into the pickup

bin.

STAR MAN:

What?

JENNY:

Candy.

Using the change from this and another quarter, she selects

an Almond Joy.

STAR MAN:

(as it tumbles into

the bin)

Money... candy.

ATTENDANT:

(to the STAR MAN)

That'll be fifteen fifty, sir.

JENNY:

Here.

She hands him a twenty.

ATTENDANT:

Thank you.

He goes to make change.

STAR MAN:

(to himself)

Thank you.

Jenny pops the top on the Coke can and on the way to the car

takes a sip.

STAR MAN:

What is...

(reads off the can)

...Coke?

JENNY:

A drink.

STAR MAN:

(holds his hand out

for it)

I...

JENNY:

You want to try it?

STAR MAN:

I want to try it.

JENNY:

This stuff could kill...

(changes her mind and

smiles)

Be my guest.

The STAR MAN fills his mouth, swirls it around and swallows.

STAR MAN:

(after a loud burp)

Good.

He hands the can back to Jenny. She looks at it and knows

there are alien bacteria there her body would not like to

meet.

JENNY:

Eh... you keep it. I've had enough.

The STAR MAN takes another drink. He stops dead when he lowers

the can. Jenny continues for a few steps before she realizes

he isn't with her. She looks back over her shoulder. Her

eyes go immediately to where he is looking. The license plate

PXV 237 hangs like an accusation on the front bumper of the

Mustang. Jenny decides to brazen it out.

JENNY:

What's the matter?

STAR MAN:

(throws the can to

the ground)

Sh*t!

INT. MUSTANG - AFTERNOON

Jenny and the STAR MAN ride along in tight-lipped silence.

STAR MAN:

What is kidnapped?

Jenny ignores him.

STAR MAN:

(yells)

Kidnapped!!!

She flinches but remains silent. The STAR MAN snatches the

paper towel off his lap and flaps it in her face, jabbing at

the word violently with a forefinger.

STAR MAN:

Kidnapped!!! What is kidnapped?!!

Jenny can't take it anymore and screams back at him through

tears.

JENNY:

Kidnapped is what you're doing to me

now!!! Kidnapped is pointing a gun

at me and taking me from my house!

Kidnapped is changing yourself into

my husband. I don't know what you

are and I don't care. I just want to

get away from you!

Jenny's outburst rocks the STAR MAN back into silence. He

waits for her to calm down, then slowly takes the gun out of

his pocket.

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