The Devil's Advocate Page #18

THE PRIEST:

... to contemplate evil. How it

robs -- how it steals everything of value from us...

Cullen turns -- except it's not Cullen, it's Gettys -yes,

Gettys -- whispering in Allesandra's ear and -

THE PRIEST:

... farther from God's purpose...

212 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 212

Kevin out of his seat. Pushing past Christabella -rushing

up the aisle -

THE PRIEST:

... and the greater that distance,

the greater evil's pleasure...

118.

213 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 213

Milton watching Kevin flee the church.

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214 EXT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 214

Moments later. Kevin hustling away -

WEAVER (O.S.)

(behind him)

Mr. Lomax?

KEVIN:

No comment. I'll have something

for you later.

WEAVER (O.S.)

I'm a friend of Eddie Barzoon.

Kevin turns. Weaver walking beside him.

WEAVER:

Remember me? Mitch Weaver.

Justice Department.

KEVIN:

Staking out the funeral?

WEAVER:

Looking for you actually.

KEVIN:

I'm in a bit of a hurry right now.

I need to talk to my wife.

WEAVER:

Just wanted to ask you -- off the

record -- I had a few questions

about Eddie.

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215 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 215

The funeral. In progress. CHOIR and ORGAN getting LOUDER. We're watching Milton move in the back of the church.

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216 EXT. STREET - DAY 216

Kevin walking faster. Weaver right beside him.

WEAVER:

Milton, Chadwick, Waters is a

little more than a law firm, but then I assume you knew that.

(working him)

Devada Holdings? I'm sure you've

heard of it. London, Kinshasa,

Karachi -- Arms brokering mostly.

You've got Munzer-Dietch, they're

in Berlin and Djakarta -- chemical

weapons, toxic waste. Ivanaco

Limited -- Moscow -- money

laundering for the Eastern Bloc.

(at his ear)

It goes on and on, Kevin.

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217 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 217

Stained glass. Angels. The Stations of the Cross.

218 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 218

Milton standing in the shadows at the back. Taking it all in. Prodigal angel.

219 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 219

(EFX) And then, the stained-glass angels begin to move.

Wings begin to beat. Expressions come alive.

Expressions of panic and fear and -

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220 EXT. STREET - WEAVER - DAY 220

Kevin really striding. Weaver right there.

WEAVER:

Milton is into everything.

(listen to me)

Barzoon was coming in, Kevin. He was gonna testify.

(MORE)

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WEAVER (CONT'D)

Desoto and Dibalista, in Panama,

that's a firm that specializes in

opening bank accounts for judges

all over South America. Huge drug cases. Murder. Everything.

KEVIN:

He's a lawyer! What the f*** do you want?

(stopping there)

Stay off my back.

Weaver left standing there, as Kevin rushes away -through

traffic -- across the street -

WEAVER:

This is a first time, last time

offer!

(calling after him)

I'm learning about you, Kevin. I

talked to some old friends down in

Florida this morning...

(louder now)

The Gettys case. The eighth-grade

teacher?

(did Kevin just slow down)

Found him this morning. He had

the body of a ten-year-old girl in

the trunk of his car.

Kevin, across the street, stops.

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221 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 221

(EFX) Stained-glass angels going nuts now -- wings flapping like mad -- danger everywhere, as the MUSIC STARTS to CLIMAX and -

222 INT. CATHOLIC CHURCH - DAY 222

Milton down below. Lowering a single finger into the holy water. Instantly -- it's boiling, and we -

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DEVIL'S ADVOCATE - Rev. 1/18/97 121.

223 EXT. STREET - DAY 223

Kevin standing there, across the street -- Weaver smiles,

thinking he'll talk now for sure -- stepping off the curb and -TIRES

SCREECHING and Weaver turning and -A

car trying to stop and -Kevin

watching as -WHAMM!

-- Weaver ploughed onto the hood and -A

mother at the wheel -- her daughter beside her -- both

screaming and -The

car's WINDSHIELD as it CRUMPLES and -Kevin

watching as the car stops and -Weaver

is dazed but alive -- his face buried in the

windshield -- pulling himself up and -

Weaver's face THROUGH the shattered glass as he looks down to see -Mother

and child (EFX) -- transforming -- for an

instant -- into monsters and -

Weaver more terrified than hurt -- scrambling off the hood of the car -- staring back in horror and -Mother

and child -- completely freaked out -- both of them

hysterical and -Weaver

holding his arm -- nose bloodied -- but moving -

backing away -- turning to find Kevin still across the street and -It's

gonna be okay.

And then, a big flat-nose truck -- out of nowhere -- air

BRAKES BLASTING as it just wipes Weaver OFF the SCREEN

and -Kevin

falling back, flat against a wall -- STAYING ON Kevin -- as the street comes alive with the SOUNDS of

EMERGENCY and he starts moving away and we -

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&&

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226 INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY 226

Kevin walking through -- stopping finally at an open door -

227 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY 227

Mary Ann in a chair. Heavily sedated. Pam standing beside her, brushing her hair. Mrs. Lomax, on her knees,

standing now -

MRS. LOMAX

Kevin... honey...

KEVIN:

What are you doing here?

MRS. LOMAX

I came this morning. I been

calling the house and getting no answer and then I spoke to Pam and... I need to talk to you.

PAM:

We got her on the first flight up this morning.

MRS. LOMAX

Are you all right?

KEVIN:

I just... I don't know.

MRS. LOMAX

Will you excuse us a moment?

Mrs. Lomax guides Kevin out.

watching them exit -Mary

Ann's vacant eyes

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228 INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY 228

Just outside the room.

MRS. LOMAX

I never should've left. I knew it.

I'll never forgive myself.

KEVIN:

I was gonna call you, I just...

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MRS. LOMAX

What I did, Kevin, I thought it was for the best. Loving you was always first for me.

KEVIN:

There's nothing you could've done.

MRS. LOMAX

I could've told you the truth.

KEVIN:

About what?

MRS. LOMAX

I've lied to you, Kevin.

KEVIN:

When?

MRS. LOMAX

Always.

(pause)

Baptist Endeavor Youth Crusade,

ninety-sixty-four. I was here.

In New York. That night in the elevator, you never let me answer.

KEVIN:

What are you talking about?

MRS. LOMAX

We stayed a week. The Tremont

Hotel, it's not there anymore, I went by and it's gone -- they had a restaurant downstairs and we ate

there almost every meal -

KEVIN:

Wait. Stop.

MRS. LOMAX

Your father was a waiter in that

restaurant.

KEVIN:

Oh, this is great, Ma... this is just perfect -

MRS. LOMAX

-- honey, listen to me -

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KEVIN:

(total incredulity)

--Now? You do this now? -Because,

I mean, your timing -it's

superb -- you wait thirty years? -- you fly up here -- you pick today? -

MRS. LOMAX

-- Kevin, honey, wait -

KEVIN:

-- obviously I'm not under enough pressure -- I don't have enough on my mind, I need this little -

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