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61 KEVIN 61

huddled with Jackie and Mary Ann as Heath brings them drinks from the bar.

62 PAM 62

and two lawyers near the terrace doors -- the smoking section -- talking with nicotine-driven intensity.

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CHRISTABELLA 64

simply walking through the room.

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EDDIE AND DIANA BARZOON 65

They've found Kevin and Mary Ann.

DIANA:

I love the eights. The entire 'A'

line -- such a great shell.

(manic and perhaps

a bit insane)

I do. I envy you. Starting from scratch. Do you have your fabrics yet? Tell me you don't.

MARY ANN:

Not yet. I don't think so.

DIANA:

Come with me. Instantly.

(to Kevin)

I'm borrowing your wife...

BARZOON:

Be gentle, honey. These are

normal people.

Mary Ann giving Kevin a "help me" look as she's dragged into the party -

BARZOON:

Your first?

KEVIN:

Excuse me?

BARZOON:

Is this your first marriage?

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INT. BARZOON APARTMENT - SAME SCENE (PARTY) - NIGHT 67

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Front door -- a buzz -- Milton has just arrived.

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Across the room, Mary Ann with Jackie and Diana and another wife -

MARY ANN:

Who

is that?

JACKIE:

(looking over)

My God, girl...

DIANA:

You haven't met him yet?

MARY ANN:

Who is he?

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Milton -- across the room -- looks over -- he's found

them -- already coming toward them -- smiling -DIANA

I swear he can hear us.

JACKIE:

Hell, he can smell us.

MILTON:

Mary Ann? John Milton...

(his hand and eyes)

I was hoping we'd meet tonight.

And here you are, already swimming with the sharks.

Even as he says this, he's kissing their smiling cheeks.

Mary Ann looking a little lost, as we -CUT

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Kevin talking with another lawyer. Looking over as Christabella glides through the room.

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71 INT. BARZOON APARTMENT - SOFA - DUSK (SAME TIME)

Milton and Mary Ann sitting together. Alone.

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MARY ANN:

Deadbeats. I mean, that's what it

comes down to. You can call

yourself a finance trainee, or a financial resources adviser,

or whatever, you're still spending most of your day trying to hammer car payments out of deadbeats.

(looking around)

No deadbeats here tonight.

MILTON:

You'd be surprised. There's a

lot more fear in this room than you'd think.

MARY ANN:

What do these people have to be afraid of?

MILTON:

Each other. Themselves. Why?

What scares you?

MARY ANN:

Not knowing who the deadbeats are.

MILTON:

You'll figure that out. There's

only one thing worth being frightened of anyway, and that'sbeing alone. Truly and finally alone.

MARY ANN:

Yes. I think you're right.

MILTON:

You know what terrifies me?

Responsibility.

MARY ANN:

For what?

MILTON:

For what. For you. Let's be

honest, I've changed your life.

Changed it forever. There's

been a seismic shift in your existence and I'm responsible.

And you've never even met me.

We're talking for the very first time. How insane is that?

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MARY ANN:

It's a wonderful opportunity for Kevin.

MILTON:

Kevin. Please. I'm not worried

about Kevin. He buys a few new suits. Learns a few new tricks.

He's there. I don't worry about Kevin. What about you?

MARY ANN:

I'm not leaving a lot behind.

MILTON:

You must have family.

MARY ANN:

Bad subject. I haven't spoken to my folks in a long time. My sister ran all the way to Germany.

MILTON:

Whoaa... I gotta think about that.

I had you down as daddy's little girl, you know? The princess.

Sugar plum snapshots. Pastel

bedspreads. Cinnamon cookies.

MARY ANN:

I tell Kevin the only thing worse than not having a father was having mine.

MILTON:

So you've got a lot at stake here.

You've made a real commitment.

MARY ANN:

I guess I have.

MILTON:

It's not gonna be like Gainesville, but then you know that already.

MARY ANN:

We're gonna be fine. It's gonna be great.

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MILTON:

If it isn't, will you come to me?

Let me help? I'd feel a lot less

responsible. Will you do that for me?

MARY ANN:

Sure.

MILTON:

The worst vice is advice, right?

But can I make a suggestion?

It's about your hair, some people are sensitive, that's why I ask.

MARY ANN:

No. I mean, go ahead. You don't

like it?

MILTON:

You have shoulders nobody can see.

Pull it back.

MARY ANN:

You mean, you want me to pull my hair back?

MILTON:

If I do it, everyone in this room that's pretending not to watch us will assume we're f***ing or something. Pull back your hair.

(there's the mirror)

Take a look. See. That's it.

Isn't that incredible? You need

to cut your hair.

MARY ANN:

You're kidding.

MILTON:

A woman's shoulders are the

frontlines of her mystique.

And her neck, if she's alive,

has the very mystery of a border town. It's the no

man's land in the battle

between mind and body.

(beat)

You know, your natural color would really bring out your eyes...

Mary Ann frozen there, as we -

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EXT. BARZOON APARTMENT - TERRACE (PARK VIEW) - NIGHT 72

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Kevin standing at the rail. He looks over. Christabella

not ten feet away.

CHRISTABELLA:

Do you have this view?

KEVIN:

Sorry?

CHRISTABELLA:

From your terrace, is this your view?

KEVIN:

Sort of. Not exactly. I'm about

twelve floors down. What about

you?

CHRISTABELLA:

No, I live downtown. This is the

family building.

KEVIN:

Sounds like fun. Downtown, I

mean. I'm just getting to know the city.

CHRISTABELLA:

Is it everything you expected?

KEVIN:

More.

CHRISTABELLA:

(raising her glass)

May we always have more than we

expect. Salute.

KEVIN:

Amen.

CHRISTABELLA:

Are you alone?

KEVIN:

You mean, tonight?

CHRISTABELLA:

Is your wife a jealous woman?

(beat)

Silly question. We're all

jealous, aren't we?

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CHRISTABELLA (CONT'D)

(laughing)

Oh, dear, I'm going to scare you

away.

KEVIN:

I doubt it.

CHRISTABELLA:

You like to be on top, don't you?

KEVIN:

Excuse me?

CHRISTABELLA:

Of the situation. You prefer to be on top.

KEVIN:

Depends on the view.

MILTON (O.S.)

You know what I see?

Milton in the doorway. He's been watching them.

MILTON:

I see the future of this law firm.

(perfect Italian)

Christabella, cara, prestamelo perfavore, pe lo riporto piu tardi.

CHRISTABELLA:

It's a boring party, anyway.

(to Kevin)

Ciao.

Kevin can't help watching her walk away.

MILTON:

Look, we gotta talk. You grab Heath and Eddie Barzoon and get up to my place right away. And

let's be quiet about it.

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