Thelma and Louise Page #8

Louise doesn't say anything.

THELMA:

How long before we're in Goddamn

Mexico?

INT. POLICE STATION - DAY

Hal goes over a list of every registered green T-Bird in the

state.

INSERT - COMPUTER MONITOR

Names are scrolling by as Hal stares blankly at the screen.

We see the name LOUISE ELIZABETH SAWYER scroll past. It

means nothing to Hal.

INT. CAR - DAY

It's twenty minutes later. They are clear of the town.

Thelma is like a dog with a bone. She just won't let it

drop.

THELMA:

I just don't see what it would hurt

just to give somebody a ride. Did

you see his butt? Darryl doesn't

have a cute butt. You could park a

car in the shadow of his ass.

LOUISE:

I'm sorry. I'm just not in the mood

for company right now. Here. Take

this map. I need you to find all

the secondary roads to Mexico from

Oklahoma City. I think we should

stay off the interstates. We're too

conspicuous.

THELMA:

(taking map)

Well, it looks like we can get on

this road 81 that heads down towards

Dallas, then cut over to...

LOUISE:

(interrupting)

I don't want to go that way. Find a

way that we don't have to go through

Texas.

THELMA:

(looking at map)

Wait. What? You want to go to Mexico

from Oklahoma and you don't want to

go through Texas?

LOUISE:

You know how I feel about Texas...

We're not going that way.

THELMA:

I know, Louise, but we're running

for our lives! Don't you think you

could make an exception just this

once?! I mean, look at the map.

The only thing between Oklahoma and

Mexico is Texas!

LOUISE:

Thelma! I'm not gonna talk about

this! Now find another way or give

me the goddamn map and I will! You

understand?

THELMA:

No, Louise. How come you never said

what happened?

Louise is completely unreasonable on this subject and Thelma

is totally puzzled by Louise's reaction but is reluctant to

press her further.

LOUISE:

I... I just... I just don't think

it's the place I wanna get caught

for doin' something like... if you

blow a guy's head off with his pants

down, believe me, Texas is the last

place you wanna get caught! Trust

me! Now, I said, I don't wanna talk

about it!!

Louise looks very shaken up. She keeps her eyes on the road

but she's holding the steering wheel so tightly, her knuckles

are white. She does not look at Thelma. Suddenly she reaches

over and locks her door. Thelma flinches imperceptibly at

this gesture.

THELMA:

Okay. We'll go around Texas to get

to Mexico. This is crazy.

EXT. ROAD - FARMLAND - DAY

Two Harley-Davidson bikes tool past, driven by a couple of

ex-hippies from the 60's. The Hitchhiker is on the back of

one, and he waves to them as they go by. Thelma waves back

enthusiastically.

THELMA:

I'll tell you what. He is gooood

lookin'.

Louise pops a TAPE into the cassette player.

EXT. LOUISE'S APARTMENT COMPLEX - DAY

Hal walks up the sidewalk past a couple of elderly people

sitting outside, to the door of an apartment complex and

knocks.

INT. LOUISE'S APARTMENT - DAY

VARIOUS SHOTS of Louise's empty apartment.

There are pictures of Louise and Thelma in high school.

The kitchen is spotless and nothing is out on the counters.

HER BED:

is unwrinkled, perfect, and next to it on her nightstand is

a picture of Jimmy and her in a small heart shaped frame.

Everything is extremely neat and orderly.

EXT. LOUISE'S APARTMENT COMPLEX - DAY

Hal is walking back down the sidewalk past the old people.

He stops, turns around and goes back to them. We see him

stand and talk to them.

OVER MUSIC:

INT. CAR - DAY

Thelma and Louise are singing along with the MUSIC.

THELMA/LOUISE

(pointing)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

EXT. CROSSROADS - DAY

Hitchhiker standing on the side of the road. Thelma looks

at Louise pleadingly. Louise's car pulls over and he hops

in the back seat. An animated Thelma turns around backwards

in the front seat to face him.

INT./ EXT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

Hal walks into the coffee shop where Louise works. VARIOUS

SHOTS of him talking to other employees. Albert, waitress,

etc. Some cover their mouths as they recognize police

sketches of Louise and Thelma. The Day Manager comes over,

looks at the pictures and talks to Hal.

INT. CAR

Thelma passing out beef jerky and Wild Turkey to Hitchhiker

and Louise.

EXT. THELMA'S HOUSE - DAY

Hal's unmarked detective car pulls up in front of Thelma's

house. A Corvette, completely customized with everything,

sits in the driveway.

INT. CAR

Hitchhiker leans over resting his chin on the back of the

front seat.

THELMA:

So J.D., what are you studying in

school?

J.D.

Human nature. I'm majoring in

behavioral science.

LOUISE:

And whaddya wanna be when ya grow

up?

J.D.

A waiter.

Louise laughs. He has charmed her too.

EXT. THELMA'S HOUSE - DAY

Hal is walking up the sidewalk as the front door flies open

to reveal a drunk Darryl in Hawaiian shorts, necklaces and a

beer can in his hand.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - DAY

Hal and Darryl in den. The TV DRONES in the b.g.

Pictures and papers are on the table. TIGHT SHOT of Darryl's

face.

DARRYL:

What?!

CUT TO:

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - DEN - DAY

EXTREME CLOSEUP of Darryl's face.

DARRYL:

What?!!

EXT. RURAL HIGHWAY - DAY

J.D.

(to Thelma)

So how come you don't have any kids?

THELMA:

Darryl, that's my husband, he says

he's not ready. He's still too much

of a kid himself. He prides himself

on being infantile.

LOUISE:

He's got a lot to be proud of.

THELMA:

Louise and Darryl don't get along.

LOUISE:

That's puttin' it mildly.

THELMA:

She thinks he's a pig.

LOUISE:

He's a real piece o' work. I wish

you could meet him.

J.D.

Did you get married real young?

THELMA:

Twenty-four isn't young. I'd already

been goin' out with him ten years

when we got married. I've never

been with anybody but Darryl.

J.D.

Well, if you don't mind me sayin'

so, he sounds like a real a**hole.

THELMA:

It's okay. He is an a**hole. Most

of the time I just let it slide.

J.D. is looking down the road, way off in the distance.

J.D.

Better slow down. That's a cop.

Louise looks down the road and sees a highway patrol car

coming down the road towards them. She does not look alarmed

but veers off the road into a "rest area" drive that has

trees and shrubs that obscure the view from the road.

She glides along as the cop car passes on the other side

without seeing them.

Louise glides right back onto the road as if nothing unusual

has happened at all. They realize they have not been spotted.

J.D. and Louise look at each other.

J.D.

Maybe you got a few too many parking

tickets?

LOUISE:

We'll take you on to Oklahoma City,

then you'd best be on your way.

INT. THELMA'S HOUSE - DAY

Hal is on the phone to the FBI man. Darryl is sitting on a

chair looking dazed. Other law enforcement types roam around

the house.

HAL:

The prints on the trunk of the car

match those of Thelma Dickinson.

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