The Bourne Identity Page #18

EXT. HOTEL DE LA PRIX -- NIGHT

Funky. Out of the way. Cash and carry. No-questions-asked

kind of flop. Our establishing shot somehow includes THE

PROPRIETOR and HIS DOG.

INT. THE HOTEL ROOM BATHROOM -- NIGHT

HAIR DYE washing down a rusted drain. It's MARIE alone in

this crappy little bathroom. Jeans and bra. All of it

soaking wet.

A new hair color.

A MIRROR. There she is. Her turn to stare at herself and

wonder.

And then she smells something. Smoke...

INT. THE HOTEL ROOM -- NIGHT

It's a shitty little room. BOURNE sitting on the bed. And

the smoke is coming from...

HIS PASSPORT -- the Jason Bourne passport -- on fire.

BOURNE holding it as it burns away. Bourne's face --

melting -- bubbling -- finally disappearing, -- BOURNE

letting go just before it burns his fingers and --

BOURNE sits back. And there's MARIE standing there. And

she's holding out her passport --

He looks at her. Big moment.

BOURNE:

No.

(he won't do it)

You know who you are. You know

what that's worth? That's

everything.

(pause)

I can't live like this. I can't do

anything until I know who I am.

Believe me, you don't want what I have.

He looks away. Silence. And then, she touches him. His

shoulder.

BOURNE almost recoils. Almost. He doesn't know what to do.

Doesn't know how to react.

MARIE in front of him now -- she's taking his hand -- and he

hesitates -- looking at her -- is this happening? -- she's

taking his hand -- moving it down her body -- staring at

him -- both of them silent -- his hand -- her skin -- his

mind racing -- he wants this -- wants it in every way -- but

it's overwhelming -- when was the last time something like

this happened? -- he can't remember -- he doesn't care --

he's pulling her toward him -- and they're kissing -- and

you know the rest...

INT. CDG AIRPORT -- NIGHT

THE PROFESSOR arriving in Paris. Coming through the

terminal as his pager goes off -- never even stopping as he

reads and --

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HOTEL SEQUENCE -- SKETCHED ONLY

HOTEL MARBOEUF PARIS. This is the place that answered the

phone when Bourne hit redial in his apartment. This is the

place that John Michael Kane was staying when he "died."

And so begins, the investigation...

Now, since the presence of danger -- ie Wombosi's guys

and/or Treadstone -- is still up in the air, and since this

scene could either play very quickly or very long, and since

we're not exactly sure where we stand with page count --

this scene is not finished.

The rules of the scene, however, seem to be thus: Bourne

would have to be very nervous about being recognized. If he

was Kane and Kane stayed here, he's not the guy to do

whatever "social engineering" needs doing.

Long version? Bourne sets the table and Marie gets the

goods. Somehow there's a threat from Treadstone or Wombosi.

Fast version? It's all results -- we see them execute a

plan rather than work it up. MARIE is already in the hotel.

In a hotel uniform? Posing as a guest? In any case, she

looks very much different than we've ever seen her before.

She gets close to the office. Hides. Waits. BOURNE calls

the desk from a pay phone. Asks for something. We see that

some sort of improvised booby-trap has been set inside the

hotel to start a fire. In the confusion -- MARIE -- very

bravely -- gets into the office. We do a quick cut outside

to Bourne waiting and --

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EXT. STREET OUTSIDE THE HOTEL MARBOEUF -- DAY

Walk and talk. BOURNE and MARIE leaving the hotel fast.

He's on alert -- always on alert now -- making sure they're

not being watched. And she's excited and pumped -- she did

it! -- she's got the hotel record in hand --

MARIE:

You stayed there five times in the

past six months. But I didn't have

time -- I could only get the bill

from the last stay -- you were

there for two days. Some room

service -- there's half a dozen

phone calls here so that's someth--

BOURNE:

(cutting her off)

Who paid the bill?

MARIE:

It's a company... MPG Capital.

INT. AN EMPTY OFFICE SUITE -- DAY

Vacancy wasteland. Dead phone lines hanging. Carpet pulled

up. Completely stripped out. BOURNE and MARIE standing

there staring.

MARIE:

This can't be it.

She turns around -- and what's he doing? -- BOURNE with a

piece of paper and pencil -- or something/anything

resourceful and handy -- maybe it's carpet lint -- maybe

it's breaking the glass on the door and holding it up to the

light -- or a rubbing -- anyway, he's doing something

ingenious with the glass door --

And as he's doing this, we're hearing --

TELEPHONE VOICE (OVER)

(British, female)

Destin Navigational, can I help you?

BOURNE'S VOICE (OVER)

Hey, how are you. I'm trying to

reach Richard? Is he there.

We're watching the MPG LOGO emerge and seeing BOURNE and

MARIE react, as we hear --

TELEPHONE VOICE (OVER)

I'm afraid there's no Richard here.

(continuing into--)

INT./EXT. SHITBAG PARISIAN PHONE BOOTH -- NIGHT

BOURNE on the pay phone. MARIE behind him at the bar. He's

got a pad and paper. This is all business.

BOURNE:

Well, where are you? Where am I

calling?

TELEPHONE VOICE (OVER)

This is an answering service, sir.

The company's located in Southampton,

but--

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