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135 INT. TOMMY'S BATHROOM/BEDROOM - MORNING 135

Tommy is shaving. He HEARS the local tv news from the

bedroom.

WASHINGTON ANCHOR (V.O.)

... and the Beltway is bumper-to

bumper, so you might as well take a

day of annual leave and enjoy

yourself. At the top of the news,

Maryland Congressman Elijah Marshall

is in satisfactory condition at

Walter Reed Hospital after an

overnight accident in the District.

Tommy bolts into the bedroom. On the television he sees

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A CORRESPONDENT doing a stand-up.

CORRESPONDENT:

That's right, Tom. Marshall

reportedly had alcohol in his blood.

Also slightly injured was an

unidentified woman whom police say

has a record in several states for

prostitution.

Tommy looks sick.

TOMMY:

Oh sweet Jesus.

WASHINGTON ANCHOR

Linda, Congressman Marshall -

that's Reverend Marshall, isn't it?

CORRESPONDENT:

Right you are, Tom. How this plays

into his longstanding campaign to

reform congressinoal ethics is now

anyone's guess.

WASHINGTON ANCHOR

Thank you. In other news...

Tommy leaps for his clothes.

137 INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY 137

Tommy races down the corridor. Ahead of him, Celia,

coming out of Marshall's room. She freezes at the sightof him.

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CELIA:

Get away from him.

He approaches her.

CELIA:

And get away from me.

TOMMY:

I have to talk to you.

CELIA:

Go away!

TOMMY:

I was set up!

CELIA:

You were set up? You were in the

car! I didn't hear your name on thenews!

TOMMY:

No, someone screwed him -

CELIA:

"Someone"?

TOMMY:

Celia, something stinks here --

CELIA:

Yeah -- it's you! You don't give adamn about anything! And to think,

the other night, I actually thoughtyou cared about someone else.

He puts his hand to her face. She brushes it off.

CELIA:

Not me, you jerk -- Mickey Juba!

You caved on those power lines,

didn't you? I knew it. Damn it, I

knew it! What did you get for it?

Tommy O'Connor's box at theRedskins? Someone slip you a condoin the Virgin Islands?

TOMMY:

If you'd give me a chance to -

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CELIA:

God, I hate this town -- the onlyreason I stay is because I hate itso much.

TOMMY:

Celia -

CELIA:

Get the hell out of here.

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EXT. FLORIDA PARK - DAY - LONG SHOT - TOMMY AND 138

MICKEY JUBA:

sitting on the ground, backs to us, beneath the powerlines. A quiet moment.

REVERSE ANGLE - TWO SHOT. Mickey is shuffling a deck ofcards.

MICKEY:

Is it thumb over, or thumb under?

TOMMY:

Under.

She tries her hand at a false shuffle.

TOMMY:

Not bad, kid. You've got potential.

MICKEY:

So what's happening? I thought youwere going to kick some ass on -

She indicates the derricks. Tommy looks at her, comes toa decision.

TOMMY:

I am.

He takes the deck from her, fans it face up, pulls all thekings and aces, stacks them on top, and squares the deck.

TOMMY:

This is one's called the double

duke. How many players?

MICKEY:

Six.

TOMMY:

Who's the mark?

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She points to an imaginary poker player.

MICKEY:

Number two -- over there.

Tommy, smiling, calculates something for a moment, thengives the deck four shuffles. He hands Mickey the cards.

TOMMY:

Your deal.

She deals out six hands in a circle on the ground.

TOMMY:

Look at the sucker's hand.

She turns over the hand at number two. It has the four

kings. Mickey WHISTLES at the hand.

TOMMY:

Look at your hand.

She turns over her own hand. It has the four aces.

Mickey looks at the power lines, at the hands, at TJ.

Then, understanding:

MICKEY:

That's what you're going to do?

Tommy nods. Her face opens into a big smile.

MICKEY:

Let's kick some ass. What do I do?

TOMMY:

Something very important.

139 INT. TOMMY'S LIVING ROOM - DAY 139

Tommy pow-wows with Loretta Van Dyke, and Armando. Aside

from a sling, Loretta looks okay.

VAN DYKE:

Why are we meeting here, Tommy?

There trouble at the office?

TOMMY:

(impersonating Dodge)

"I keep my ear close to the ground."

His ear my ass. He had an inside

man.

ARMANDO:

That little f*** Reinhardt?

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LORETTA:

Hot damn -- I knew my driving wasn'tthat bad. Speaking of which -- you thinkI should wear one of those whiplashthings, Tommy? There some insurance

angle I should be working here?

TOMMY:

We got bigger fish to fry, darlin'.

VAN DYKE:

What do we do?

TOMMY:

(beat)

The big con.

LORETTA:

We gonna git that sucker.

TOMMY:

Dick always said I should think big.

ARMANDO:

Whoa! Aren't we gettin' out of ourleague, man? That Dodge is a pro!

VAN DYKE:

You can't con a con, Congressman.

LORETTA:

Sh*t, that's right, Tommy -- thesepoliticians are serious slick fish.

TOMMY:

You people gone soft on me? Bunch

of f***in' incumbents I got here.

Now listen up. Thursday morningDodge has a breakfast with the ArtsCaucus in the Longworth Room. Armando

-- find out how fast I can get fromLongworth to my office. Loretta -we

need some scoop from the EPA forthe roper, I'll give you a list.

Van Dyke -- call Hattie at the SilverFoxes, and -

LORETTA:

Wait a minute -- we need a new roper,

don't we? Everyone around hereknows our faces.

Outside a HORN sounds (O.S.). Tommy looks at his watch.

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TOMMY:

Right on the nose.

He throws open the bay window of the narrow house. Just

below is a pickup truck with "Homer's Pit Stop" letteredon the side. Homer gets out.

TOMMY:

My man!

The others come to the window to see Homer, still wearinghis fuel-smeared overalls, and SHOUT greetings.

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