The Bourne Identity Page #14

OPERATOR/PHONE

One moment, please...

(a long pause, and

then--)

I'm afraid, I have no one by that

name registered, sir.

BOURNE:

D'accord... Merci.

(about to hang up--)

Un moment -- un moment --

OPERATOR/PHONE

-- sir? --

BOURNE:

-- hang on -- I need you to check

another name for me -- hang on --

un moment, s'il vous plait --

BOURNE grabbing the backpack -- tearing through it -- where

is it? -- where is it? -- sh*t and money falling out and --

There it is -- from the safe-deposit box -- that piece of

card stock -- the one with no passport attached to it --

BOURNE (CONT'D)

(reading it)

Kane. Do you have Mr. John Michael

Kane?

OPERATOR/PHONE

One moment, sir.

BOURNE waiting. And then there's muzak -- holding music and --

THE MASTER BATHROOM

Water running in the tub. MARIE pulling off her boots.

Checking the temperature.

THE OFFICE STUDY

Bourne still on hold. And then --

MANAGER/PHONE

(a new voice suddenly)

Bonjour? Monsieur? Allo...

BOURNE:

Yes, I'm here...

MANAGER/PHONE

You call about Monsieur Kane? John

Michael Kane?

BOURNE:

Yes. Is he there?

MANAGER/PHONE

You are a friend of his?

BOURNE:

Yes.

MANAGER/PHONE

I have some very bad news for you,

sir. I'm terrible sorry to have to

tell you this, but Monsieur Kane

has passed away almost two weeks ago...

Silence. BOURNE is rocked. But the Manager, it's natural,

he interprets the silence as grief...

MANAGER/PHONE

There was an accident. On the

motorway. Apparently, he was

killed instantly. Really, I'm

terrible sorry to be the one to

tell you this...

BOURNE:

...I understand...

MANAGER/PHONE

...we actually, we were unaware for

several days that this had happened.

When they came for his things, it

was made known for us, you see?

BOURNE:

Who? Who came?

MANAGER/PHONE

His brother. You know his brother?

BOURNE:

Right. Yes. Of course.

MANAGER/PHONE

It's very bad this. Terrible sad.

Such a young man.

BOURNE:

Do you -- his brother -- do you

have a phone number?

MANAGER/PHONE

I think not...

(quick French to

someone in the office

there--)

No, I'm sorry. It was very sudden.

He was here very briefly.

BOURNE just hands up the phone. Just like that. Not even

goodbye. Standing there frozen. Stunned. John Michael

Kane is dead. And he had the passport.

Suddenly, everything's changed. They shouldn't be here.

This is bad. Danger.

THE MASTER BATHROOM

MARIE playing with her hair in the mirror. Checking the

water --

MARIE:

(calling out to him--)

She wasn't kidding about the water.

It's freezing.

THE OFFICE:

BOURNE frozen there. On alert. He forces a smile. Decoy mood.

BOURNE:

Hang on. I'll check the kitchen...

(moving out of the

office--)

Maybe it takes a while to get all

the way upstairs.

THE KITCHEN:

BOURNE moving to the sink. He's smiling. Upbeat. But it's

an act. His eyes are everywhere. Turning on the water.

But ignoring it. What he's really doing is searching out a

weapon. Pulling A KNIFE very quietly from behind the stove.

Holding it. Feels pretty comfortable. Hiding it down by

his side. On the move again, now --

BOURNE:

Yeah, it's cold in here, too...

(calling to her as he

goes--)

Let's give it another minute.

BOURNE like we've ever seen him. Like an animal. Every

sound -- every breeze -- everything carries information.

Standing still. Taking it all in.

Real quick layout -- there's big windows along one wall that

face out to the street below. The hallway to the bedroom

and bath feeds into the living room from one side. There is

a large frosted airshaft window along that hallway wall.

Simple furniture.

MARIE:

(suddenly--)

-- omigod! --

(she's behind him--)

-- what're you? -- no -- no --

MARIE backing away -- completely freaked -- BOURNE standing

there with the knife in his hand and --

BOURNE:

-- no -- Marie -- no! -- it's not

like that --

MARIE:

-- please -- Jason -- omigod --

BOURNE:

-- quiet -- quiet --

MARIE -- frightened -- confused -- paralyzed for a moment --

BOURNE glancing back -- a curtain fluttering behind him --

motioning for MARIE to get down -- do it -- now -- down!

MARIE hesitating and --

BOURNE -- what's he doing? -- he's unscrewing a lightbulb

from a lamp beside him and --

MARIE about to say something -- he shakes her off --

BOURNE -- knife in one hand -- lightbulb in the other --

putting his foot on a chair in front of him and --

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