Thelma and Louise Page #14

J.D.

You might say we had a meeting of

the minds, yes.

MAX:

Did you know that Mrs. Dickinson and

Miss Sawyer are wanted in connection

with a murder?

J.D.

What?!

HAL:

Did either of them ever indicate

that they might be running from the

Law?

J.D.

(surprised to hear

this)

Now that you mention it, they might

have been a little bit jumpy.

HAL:

You know what? You're starting to

irritate me.

MAX:

Yeah. Me too.

Hal thinks for a moment and then looks to Max.

HAL:

Do you mind if I have a word with

him alone for a minute.

Max agrees and opens the door for the others to leave. He

and Hal make eye contact before Max closes the door.

J.D.

What?! What'd I do?

Hal sits down across the table from J.D. and looks at him.

HAL:

Son, I gotta feelin' about somethin'

and I just wanna ask your opinion.

Do you think Thelma Dickinson would

have committed armed robbery if you

hadn't taken all their money?

J.D. doesn't say anything. They both just sit there for a

moment.

HAL:

Cat got your tongue?

J.D. shifts in his chair.

J.D.

How do you know I took it? How do

you know they didn't just give it to

me?

HAL:

There's two girls out there that had

a chance, they had a chance...! And

you blew it for 'em. Now they've

gotten in some serious trouble, some

very serious trouble and for at least

part of it, I'm gonna hold you

personally responsible for anything

that happens to them. I've got no

feelin' for you. But I may be the

only person in the world who gives a

rat's ass what happens to them and

you're either gonna tell me every

damn thing you know, so there's a

small chance I can actually do them

some good, or I'm gonna be all over

you like a fly on sh*t for the rest

of your natural life. Your misery

is gonna be my goddamn mission in

life. That's a sincere promise.

Hal walks over and opens the door and Max and the others

straggle back in.

HAL:

Now, for one thing, you violated

your parole two days out. And you

know Judge Hainey. He hates this

sort of thing. Once he gets wind of

this, he's gonna blow sky high. And

then when he finds out that you're a

possible accessory to murder and

armed robbery, well, I think we can

safely place your ass back in the

slammer for at least the remaining

eight, don't you?

MAX:

Oh, definitely.

J.D.

(convinced)

Okay. Is somebody gonna write this

down?

INT. POLICE STATION - NIGHT

Darryl is sitting in the hallway. Hal comes out of the room

first.

HAL:

Mr. Dickinson, if you'll just hang

on, I want a word with you and then

we'll take you home.

Police officers lead J.D. out of the interrogation room,

down the hallway. Darryl is watching J.D. closely. J.D. is

smirking at him.

J.D.

(slyly, to Darryl)

I like your wife.

DARRYL:

(going after him)

Come back here, you little sh*t!

Hal and another police officer are restraining Darryl.

J.D. is led off down the hall.

EXT. GAS STATION - NIGHT

Louise and Thelma pull into a gas station.

EXT. GAS STATION - NIGHT

A gas station attendant approaches as Louise and Thelma are

getting out of the car.

LOUISE:

(to attendant)

Fill her up.

(to Thelma)

There's a phone right over there.

THELMA:

Let's get it over with.

Thelma and Louise walk to the phone.

LOUISE:

I'm not kidding, Thelma. If you

think he knows, even if you're not

sure, hang up.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

The TV is ON and the place is a mess.

Darryl, Hal, Max, and other cops spring into action as the

phone RINGS, putting on headsets, turning on tape recorders.

Darryl picks up the phone.

DARRYL:

Hello.

EXT. PAY PHONE - NIGHT

THELMA:

Darryl. It's me.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Hal, Max, etc., all are gesticulating wildly.

DARRYL:

(real friendly)

Thelma! Hello!

EXT. PAY PHONE

Thelma hangs up the phone.

THELMA:

(matter-of-factly)

He knows.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Everyone is very disappointed, taking off their headsets,

turning off tape recorders and looking at Darryl like he's

an idiot.

HAL:

Sh*t.

Darryl still holds the phone in his hand.

DARRYL:

What?! All I said was hello.

EXT. PAY PHONE - NIGHT

Thelma and Louise are staring at each other intently.

Louise steps up to the phone.

LOUISE:

You got any change?

Thelma digs in her bag and hands Louise a roll of quarters.

Louise gets out of the car and goes to the pay phone. Thelma

follows her. She puts the money in and dials. It RINGS.

LOUISE:

Darryl, this is Louise. Are the

police there?

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

Again everybody springs into action. Darryl is fumbling

with the phone.

DARRYL:

Uh, no! No, why would any police be

here? Hey, where are you girls,

anyway?

Darryl gives Hal and Max a look as if he's got it completely

under control. Clever guy.

EXT. PHONE - NIGHT

LOUISE:

Let me talk to whoever's in charge

there?

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

DARRYL:

What are you talking about, Louise?

Hal comes over and takes the phone away from Darryl. Hal

looks at Max who nods, "take it."

HAL:

Hello, Miss Sawyer. I'm Hal Slocumbe,

Chief Investigator, Homicide, Arkansas

State Police. How are you?

EXT. PHONE - NIGHT

LOUISE:

(chuckling)

I've been better.

HAL (V.O.)

You girls are in some hot water.

LOUISE:

Yes, sir. I know.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

HAL:

You're both okay? Neither one of

you hurt? You're bein' careful with

that gun?

EXT. PHONE - NIGHT

LOUISE:

We're both fine.

HAL (V.O.)

Good. You wanna tell me what

happened?

LOUISE:

Sure. Maybe over coffee sometime.

I'll buy.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

HAL:

I just want you to know, neither one

of you are charged with murder yet.

You're still just wanted for

questioning. Although, now, Mrs.

Dickinson's wanted in Oklahoma for

armed robbery.

EXT. PHONE - NIGHT

LOUISE:

No kiddin'. Listen, we gotta go.

I'll call you back, all right?

Louise looks at her watch.

HAL (V.O.)

Miss Sawyer, I don't think y'all are

gonna make it to Mexico. We should

talk. Please. I wanna to help you.

On hearing this Louise mouths the word "sh*t" in a very

frustrated way.

Louise hangs up the phone.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - NIGHT

All are busy trying to see if the call was traced. Darryl

is back in his recliner still in shock.

EXT. PAY PHONE - NIGHT

She is stomping back to the car. Thelma follows doggedly.

A moving van pulls in and parks in the b.g.

LOUISE:

That J.D. kid is a little sh*t.

THELMA:

What.

Louise stops as she is about to get in and faces Thelma who's

standing on the other side of the car.

LOUISE:

How'd they find out we're going to

Mexico, Thelma, how they know that?

THELMA:

I... I...

LOUISE:

You told that thievin' little sh*t

where we were goin'?!

Louise yanks open her car door, gets in and slams the door

and fires up the ENGINE. Thelma hops in quickly.

THELMA:

I just told him if he ever gets to

Mexico to look us up. I asked him

not to tell. I didn't think he would

tell anybody.

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