expression changes, but the eyes remain ever-fixed, unblinking, piercing empty space.
Travis is now drifting in and out of the New York City night life, a dark shadow among darker shadows. Not noticed , no reason to be noticed, Travis is one with his surroundings. He wears rider jeans, cowboy boots, a plaid western shirt and a worn beige Army jacket with a patch reading, "King Kong Company 1968-7
political movement
Mussolini led, Id be offended.
Men wearing this uniform died
ridding Europe of fascism.
Thats the cathedral.
These are remnants
of the old Roman walls.
The palace of the Catalan government.
Thats City Hall.
Lets call it a night. Youre obviously tired.
After what happened?
Im far too worked-up to call it a night.
We had a close call back there.
It couldve turned ugly.
They obvio
being in, bear it
that the opposed may beware of thee.
Give every man thine ear,
but few thy voice.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy...
but not expressed in fancy.
Rich, not gaudy.
For the apparel oft proclaims the man.
Neither a borrower, nor a lender be.
For loan oft loses both itself and friend...
and borrowing
dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: To thine own self b
expression, through art, I shall serve my country.
Back to the balcony
Ray -
Do you believe all this shit?
Barry -
Work it babe. Their eating it up, look shes incredible.
Back to stage
MC -
And now. this years Croaker Queen is...Miss Helen Shivers
The crowd cheers as the announcers gives Helen her crown and septor.
Barry -
Thats my girlfriend, yeah!!!!
EXT. The streets of SouthPort --- O
expression on
his face as he lectures. A patch on the shoulder of his
uniform reads, "PROBATION OFFICER".
CORKY
Im listening.
Sitting across from him who we now see in full light, is
Corky, a very butch looking woman with short hair and a
black leather jacket. She is a lesbian and she wants
people to know it.
OFFICER
Bullshit. Your kind never listens.
Ive seen that same look in a
hundred differen
expression is distant. Her eyes are sad, as if
hiding a burden she can hardly bear. Her husband, RICHARD
JOHNSON, is driving.
RICHARD
You feeling better Franny?
FRANCESCA
Yes. Im fine. Its just this heat I
think.
He nods, satisfied. He turns on the radio as the VOICE OF
DINAH WASHINGTON sings a bluesy, haunting love song, "ILL
CLOSE MY EYES."
DINAH WASHINGTON
(SINGS)
"ILL CLOSE MY EYES... TO
polite.
Why dont you step in here?
- All right, where is it?
- Where is what?
Where do you keep it?
Here.
- Have a drink.
- Itll loosen you up.
I dont know where Johnny is,
what trouble he got into -
Hes dead.
- Hes dead?
- All the way.
- When?
- A few days ago.
Now what about Johnny North?
- I dont wanna talk about him now.
- Well, we do.
- What do you wanna know?
- Everything you know. You were
up the top one, looks at it critically, but with satisfaction.
INSERT SHOT - CAMPAIGN POSTER
The thick-looking papers are, in fact, political campaign posters. They feature the face of a handsome, fortyish man, with the block lettered caption: DR. THOMAS WAYNE FOR CITY COUNCIL - A BETTER TOMORROW FOR GOTHAM.
DR. WAYNES VOICE
Bruce? Hurry up, son, were going
to be late. Martha?
BACK TO SCENE
three days
is our towns May Day celebration.
And heres the best part.
There will be a hula competition.
Each of you
will create an original hula.
The one that best expresses
the aloha spirit will lead our hulau
- as the winning dance.
- You, you, you!
- Are there any questions?
- Kumu, l have one.
Will people who are late to class
be allowed to participate?
Mertle, l think in the spirit of aloha
politely scanned with hand-held metal
detectors by white gloved security staffers.
The walled perimeter of the house runs along the lake, forming
a kind of rampart. There is an opening, to a kind of waterway
or canal, which connects to the private docks inside the
grounds. There is a steel grating across the opening. The
bars disappear down into the thin ice of early winter.
With the house visibl