Twins Page #8

COP:

You don't have a 'handicapped'

sticker on your windshield.

(a beat)

Driver's license, please.

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CLOSEUP - VINCE'S HAND

It is being handcuffed to his car's door handle.

COP:

You've got over 200 outstanding

parking tickets, Mr. Benedict.

And you just had your birthday?

Well, your driver's license just

expired -- Happy birthday. *

(CONTINUED)

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As we HOLD ON Vince's depressed face we FADE TO BLACK --

CUT TO:

A49 EXT. ORPHANAGE - DAY A49

Julius walks up the stairs leading to the front door.

49 EXT. ENCLOSED ORPHANAGE PLAYGROUND - DAY 49

Young boys in uniform are raucously enjoying their recess

under the supervision of several nuns in habits.

JULIUS (V.O.)

So, this is where my brother grew

up. I'm glad he had so many

friends to play with. *

50 INT. ORPHANAGE DORMITORY - DAY 50

An elderly MOTHER SUPERIOR looks dubiously at Julius as

he stares out the window down on the playground.

He turns and examines the dormitory which is lined with

metal cots. He points to a cot near the door and smiles

fondly.

JULIUS:

And that's where he must have

slept.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

How did you know?

JULIUS:

It's the one I would have chosen.

It's next to the fire

extinguisher. In case of a fire,

I could have given the alarm, and

saved the other orphans.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

We've only had one fire at St.

Charlotte's. Vince Benedict

started it, we like to think by

accident.

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51 INT. MOTHER SUPERIOR'S OFFICE - DAY 51

The Mother Superior opens a file cabinet and begins

rummaging through it, watched by Julius.

JULIUS:

Tell me about him. Was he a good

athlete? Did he like chess and

poetry?

(CONTINUED)

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MOTHER SUPERIOR:

I'm certain that God had a purpose

when he created Vincent Benedict,

but it had nothing to do with

chess or poetry.

She locates a file, removes it; the only thing inside it

is a photograph, which falls to her desk.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

That's odd... the contents of his

file are missing.

Julius picks up the photo -- a 13-year-old boy leering up

at an attractive young nun.

JULIUS:

This is him? He looks happy -- *

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

(sighing)

He should -- that's Sister Maria, *

his biology teacher.

JULIUS:

I always liked biology.

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

So did Vincent. He disgraced

Sister Maria, who had to leave

the order. Then he stole all the

money from our library fund and

ran away.

CUT TO:

52 EXT. ORPHANAGE - FRONT DOOR - DAY 52

The Mother Superior is trying, tactfully, to close the

door on Julius.

JULIUS:

But I have to find him. Where do

you think he might be?

MOTHER SUPERIOR:

Jail. A man of his character

could only be in jail. You're

full of goodness, Julius -- I pray

that you never find him.

Sweet smile as the door is closed and we --

CUT TO:

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53 INT. LOS ANGELES JAIL - HOLDING CELL - DAY 53

A bunch of people are in the cell along with Vince. Most

noticable is an amazingly tall, slender, muscular black

man. We're talking a SEVEN FOOTER here. A bad tempered

Seven Footer.

SEVEN FOOTER:

(to Vince who is

scowling at him)

What're you lookin' at?

VINCE:

At you, you jerk.

The Seven Footer rises angrily to his full size. Vince

moves right in on him -- he may be going through a bad

patch, but make no mistake, Vince is tough.

VINCE:

(to the others in

the cell)

Tyrone Davis, averaged 23 points,

eleven rebounds and four blocks a

game his senior year. First round

pick of the L.A. Clippers and now

look at him.

SEVEN FOOTER:

(stunned by the

amount of

information)

Who're you?

VINCE:

(as he gives

Tyrone a card)

World International Athletics *

Representation. Vincent Benedict

-- President. I coulda got you a

no-cut contract so you wouldn't

have to heist T.V. sets for a

living --

CUT TO:

GUARD:

coming to the cell door.

GUARD:

Benedict! Visitor.

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