The Verdict Page #21

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DR. THOMPSON

...I made a detailed physical

examination of the patient, Sir,

yesterday evening, I...

Mickey drops his belligerent attitude. Turns to someone behind

him.

ANGLE:

The two men, Galvin standing behind Mickey, smoking. He nods.

MICKEY:

(to Dr. Thompson,

casually)

She getting good care over there?

DR. THOMPSON

Actually, yes. It's by no means bad,

I...

MICKEY:

(grilling him again)

Then what good would it do to ruin

the reputation of two men, to help a

girl whose life's not going to be

changed in the least? You know what

CODE BLUE means?

DR. THOMPSON

'Code Blue'...

MICKEY:

It's a common medical term.

Mickey half-turns to Galvin, shrugs minutely, meaning, "We're

in trouble."

INT. LAURA'S HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT

Hotel room door SEEN from the inside.

The handle starts to turn.

ANGLE:

Galvin coming through the door.

He looks at Laura, tiredly closes the door behind him, hangs

up his coat in the closet, moves into the room. As Galvin

walks into the room, the CAMERA PRECEDES him and TURNS so

that WE NOW SEE them BOTH.

GALVIN:

We're going to lose.

A beat. Galvin looks out the window and then looks back to

Laura.

GALVIN:

Do you think it's my fault?

LAURA:

Isn't there something you...

GALVIN:

That's not the question. It's over.

(beat)

Do you think that it's my fault? If

I'd... if I'd... I never should have

taken it. There was no way that I

was going to win.

LAURA:

You're talking like a drunk.

GALVIN:

That's what I am.

Beat.

LAURA:

And it's over...?

GALVIN:

Yes.

LAURA:

Well, then what are you doing here?

GALVIN:

I... do you want me to leave?

LAURA:

You do what you want. You want to

leave... You want to go kill yourself?

GALVIN:

I...

LAURA:

You want me to tell you it's your

fault? It probably is. What are you

going to do about it?

(beat)

I thought it's not over till the

jury comes in.

GALVIN:

Who told you that?

LAURA:

You told me so. Maybe you'd get some

sympathy. You came to the wrong place.

GALVIN:

And what makes you so tough?

LAURA:

Maybe I'll tell you later.

GALVIN:

Is there going to be a later...?

LAURA:

Not if you don't grow up...

GALVIN:

If I don't 'grow up...'

LAURA:

You're like a kid, you're coming in

here like it's Saturday night, you

want me to say that you've got a

fever -- you don't have to go to

school...

GALVIN:

(shakes head sadly)

You, you don't under...

LAURA:

Oh, yes, I do, Joe. Believe me. You

say you're going to lose. Is it my

fault? Listen! The damned case doesn't

start until tomorrow and already

it's over for you!

GALVIN:

It's over!

LAURA:

What is your wife's picture doing by

the side of your...

GALVIN:

What is that to you...?

LAURA:

What would you like it to be to me...?

I, I, I can't invest in failure.

Galvin gets up hurriedly.

GALVIN:

Excuse me, I've...

He hurries out of the room. CAMERA FOLLOWS him into the

bathroom, he shuts the door, his chest heaves convulsively.

He can't catch his breath... Beat. We hear a knock on the

door.

LAURA (V.O.)

Joe...

(beat)

Joe...

GALVIN:

(screaming)

Stop pressuring me...

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