William Potter
with my newspaper.
- Here you are, Tosh.
- Thanks.
Would you care for one of
Corporal Hartleys cigarettes?
- Is it there?
- Of course.
Headlines.
But I bet it isnt mentioned
in the Times.
"Bedouin tribes attack
Turkish stronghold."
I bet that no one in this
headquarters even knows it happened.
Or would care if it did.
Allow me to ignite your cigarette.
- Mr. Lawrence?
- Yes.
- Flim
gold Rolex, VERNON GERNSBECK is the
type of slimy, bigoted, corrupt warden they make prison movies
about. Trophies and political photos adorn the office,
obscuring the UN flag in the corner.
On his desk, near his polished brass name plate, is a photo
of his pretty twenty year old daughter, GARBY.
GERNSBECK
(sarcastic)
My two favorite prisoners. Merritt.
Ralph 124C41.
MERRITT
What do you want, Ver
GOLD MACHINE
where the charismatic LEONARDO DA VINCI laughs down at
him. Da Vinci wears a pair of very early, very cool sun-
glasses with his trademark beard.
He turns and loses his smile, something extraordinary
reflecting off his glasses. Removing his shades, Da
Vinci moves to the Something, a gloriously incredible
machine. The opening CREDITS REVEAL its dazzling idio-
syncrasies.
TWO COUGHING
William".
WILL
Nobody says you have to be like me.
CHUCK
He does.
WILL
You dont give him enough credit
Chas.
Chuck takes a last look at the building clouds. The sky
rumbles. Distant thunder.
WILL
We better go.
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EXT. GIEG HOUSE - DAY
Maple street, USA, tree lined and quaint. The Gieg home
is a modest two story house with a covered porch. The
family station wagon is poised for departure. CHARLES,
William Darcy.
He was Balrajs fast friend at Oxford.
From one of the richest families in America.
They own hotels all over the world.
Shame hes not Indian, though.
Sure youre OK about going away to London?
You only met him twice.
Hes nice and so is his family.
You need to get out of this town, Lalita.
You know theres nothing for you here.
All the guysjust want girls from rich families.
Papa needs
gold, and I dont grow one later, okay?
But relax...
Theres other people a lot nicer coming up.
We call them losers.
Hello.
Youre not Bill.
No, Im Matt. Bills at school.
Are you one of his students?
Cause he really doesnt like his students coming here.
Its okay, Im his sister.
I gotta call you back.
I didnt know he had a sister.
Who are you?
Boyfriend.
Can I come in? Im a real relation.
Yeah, come
gold ROLEX,
sliding it on, checking the time. 6:32.
INT. VAN ORTON MANSION, KITCHEN -- NIGHT
Nicholas stands at the kitchen islandm his tie thrown over
his shoulder, eating breakfast. ILSA, now elderly, is
across the way doing dishes.
The only sounds are the tiny clicks of Nicholas knife and
fork against his plate. Hes reading a German newspaper.
Nicholas jabs the last piece of egg, skewers the l
Goldberg were already spoken for.
And they were up in
a very fancy cemetery in Riverdale.
Whats this all mean?
It means...
..."Noodles, though youve been hiding in
the asshole of the world, we found you.
We know where you are."
It means...
..."Get ready."
For what?
Thats the one thing it didnt say.
What do you think?
I think the answers here.
Thats why I came back.
I moved everything in here.
I h
WILLIAM STUCKEY, Edwards contemporary,
is a crafty looking lawyer who is the party host. VANCE is an
investment banker. His assistant JAKE, is a financial
researcher. The other men are INVESTMENT BANKERS. They are
in dark suits and power ties. On the table are stacks of
documents and folders, the name "KROSS INDUSTRIES" is prominent
on many of the folders.
INVESTMENT BANKER 1
Our banks certainly
WILLIAM, 6,
watches. They see the post rider. Margaret excitedly
runs off toward the workshop while William stares at the
approaching rider who is trailed by Nathan and Samuel.
INT. WORKSHOP - DAY
A perfect colonial workshop, fastidiously arranged with
every conceivable tool of the period. A foot-powered
lathe. A drop-forge. A lifting saw. Racks of tools,
planes, hammers, augers, drills, blocks,