The Big Blue Page #18

She's wrapped up in a hotel bathrobe fast asleep.

JACQUES finally awake from his dream, sees JOHANA sleeping.

He walks over to her, touches her shoulder.

She wakes up, starts out of the chair. She grabs the

blanket to cover herself, and in doing so, a book falls on

the floor. It's one of his.

JOHANA:

You scared me!

JACQUES picks up the book. JOHANA smiles.

JOHANA:

Just checking up on your family.

(then embarrassed)

I guess I was drunker than I thought

and the idea of going back to my

hotel in a wet dress... Well...

JACQUES:

I'm glad you stayed. Thank you.

JOHANA:

(getting up)

I'd better get back now.

JACQUES:

You... You wouldn't want to spend

the day with me?

She sits back in her chair, amazed that he would even ask.

JACQUES:

(self conscious)

... No?

JOHANA:

No? Huh?

(she says "No" as

if she had asked

the question)

Yes, of course!!

EXT. MARINELAND - TAORMINA - DAY

JACQUES and JOHANA enter the dolphinarium. JOHANA is

wearing an old pair of JACQUES SHORTS along with an

oversized T-shirt and rolled up sweater. She seems quite

pleased with her new attire.

JACQUES and JOHANA walk straight through MARINELAND and

head toward the dolphin pool. It's pretty crowded, mostly

kids.

The dolphins are lying motionless at the bottom of the

pool. The trainer is tired of throwing fish in the pool

and getting absolutely no reaction.

JACQUES:

What's the matter?

TRAINER:

I don't understand. We've tried

for two days. They won't eat.

They won't perform. It's since we

got the new one.

CLOSE ON DOLPHIN

surfacing. It thrusts its head

over the edge of the pool, looks

to JACQUES and SPEAKS.

JACQUES:

Is she the new one?

Surprised, the trainer nods.

JOHANA looks over at JACQUES then at the dolphin. She

doesn't understand.

JOHANA:

How can you tell it's a female?

JACQUES:

... The way she moves.

Three other dolphins gather around the one that JACQUES is

patting.

JACQUES is staring at the female dolphin. It looks like

the animal is trying to tell him something. Suddenly the

dolphin grabs him by the sleeve and pulls him into the

pool.

UNDERWATER - DOLPHIN POOL

JACQUES hangs onto the dolphin's muzzle. Let's it pull

him along. The dolphin swims to a far corner of the pool,

and pulls JACQUES to the bottom. The other dolphins circle

above.

EXT. DOLPHIN POOL - DAY

JACQUES pops up. As he does, three dolphins leap in the

air behind him. JOHANA walks closer to the pool. She is

so excited by what JACQUES is doing, she finally falls

into the pool.

After a while, JACQUES gets out of the pool and helps JOHANA

out.

TRAINER:

Did you ever think of trying the

public pool?

JOHANA:

He's a dolphin specialist.

TRAINER:

In that case what's wrong with the

new one? Is she sick or not.

JACQUES:

(taking his time to

answer)

Not the way you mean.

TRAINER:

What am I supposed to do? Do I

call the dealer...? The investment,

you understand... I certainly am

entitled to complain!

JACQUES:

It's going to cost you more than

you think!

JACQUES turns around and walks off. JOHANA catches up

with him.

JACQUES:

She's not like the others. She

can't stand to be away from the

sea.

JOHANA:

(impressed)

How do you know that?

JACQUES:

(stopping)

I don't know, I just feel it.

INT. HALL - HOTEL - DAY

JACQUES and JOHANA are walking across the corridor.

ENZO walks up to them, followed by his tribe. Everybody

is congratulating him.

ROBERTO is screaming, MAMMA MOLINARI is crying. ENZO smiles

as he talks back to them. He sees JACQUES.

ENZO:

(screaming)

Ah! Jacques!

ENZO grabs hold of his shoulders. JACQUES and JOHANA are

completely soaked.

ENZO:

Don't be sad, I only took back

what was mine.

He gives JACQUES the diving plaque, it reads 280 feet.

ENZO:

Here, it's a present.

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