appreciate.
His Moe Ginsburg rent-a-tux is too tight, his ruffled
shirt, out of date; Nick could care less.
Two other players are still in the game. One of them is a
lithe DEBUTANTE surrounded by an entourage of giggling
friends and tuxedoed men. The pot is huge.
Nick flips two one hundred dollar chips onto the pot.
NICK
One, and one on top.
DEALER
House sees.
PLAYER ONE
(hesitates)
Im out.
Disgu
art of map reading. The map,
about four feet wide, is flapping noisily in the heavy
gusts of wind, despite the four pairs of knees and hands
struggling to hold it flat against the ground.
INT. ROOM - NIGHT
Napoleons room at Valence. It is filled with books,
mostly of military subjects, but well-stocked with poetry,
history and philosophy. He is reading by candlelight.
Outside we hear the sounds o
Love! Valour! Compassion! Script
I
I love my house.
Everybody does.
It was built in
and still has most
of the original roof.
The wallpaper in the dining room
is original, too.
So is a lot of the woodwork.
Youd have to be a fool
to change it.
I hope you appreciate detail.
The marble fireplace
is hand-carved.
The main stairs have
a very gentle rise.
Everyone comments how easy
it is to climb them.
art, and art does not come easy.
Norman.
So my brother and I learned to cast Presbyterian style:
on a metronome.
He began each session with the same instruction:
Casting is an art that is performed on a four-count rhythm...
between 10:00 and 2:00.
If he had had his way, nobody who did not know how to catch a fish...
would be allowed to disgrace a fish by catching it.
So it was with my fo
Appreciate, that vote of confidence,
Brook.
BROOKLYN
Hey, am I supportive, or what?
ANGLE ON TOMMY: in the hallway, trying to show SCOTTYS
date -- a "real" BIMBO, whos spilling out of her woolly
sweater and tight jeans -- how to stand on his SKATEBOARD.
She shrieks a laugh, toppling off. HELEN, passing by with
an empty platter, catches the action.
??
INT. KITCHEN - SAME
ELLIE, another WIFE at the
appreciate it if you took a step or two
back, youre in my light.
Bolton takes his time, but eventually backs away a step.
STARLING
Thank you. All right.
(re: the street plan)
The fish market backs on the water.
Across the street, ground floor, is the
meth lab --
EXT. FISH MARKET AND STREETS - DAY
The Macarena blares from a boom box. Snappers, artfully
arranged in schools on ice, stare up blankly.
art.
Colour.
Check the colour.
Dead giveaway,
you know?
Its thick.
You can almost feel it.
Lay down and let it
roll all over you.
Thats single malt.
On the other hand,
you got something like Old Mcdonnell.
More like Young Mcdonnell,
actually.
Tastes like
-year-old bonded.
Smell this.
Mmm.
Hmm?
Thats good stuff.
Yeah.
Very good stuff.
I can get you a case
for $ . less...
than your wholesaler
can g
A top-secret, experimental, offensive/defensive military installation hidden away in the countryside outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
CLOSE on a beautiful, intricate, state of the art computer panel as it is lifted out of a large console. A huge, dimly lit display board, sporting a galaxy of small running lights, looms above.
The panels removal creates a large, vulnerable opening, inside of wh
appreciate you comin.
I real ly do.
Thank you very much.
All right, have a seat in there.
Oh, is that a...
Good morning.
Is that for me, I hope?
Yes, it sure is.
Yeah
I feel blessed
to be brought here to Naomi
to do Gods work
in His new church.
I have to admit,
Im-Im still trying
to get used to the idea
of His house being
in a convenience store.
Nothing wrong with making church
more convenient.
I
art, thin and light, a spider-web of
perfectly turned wood, no nails, no glue. Sitting on the
woodpile, SUSAN, 4, a silent, stone-face wisp of a child,
watches her father. Margaret races in.
MARGARET
Father! A post rider!
Martin pointedly continues his work without looking up.
MARTIN
Very well.
Margaret waits, then, seeing that her father isnt going
to come, she turns and races out.
EXT. FRESH WA