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NOTORIOUS


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TI TLE CARD over a sun- drenched Mi ami skyl i ne:

Mi ami , Fl or i da. Thr ee- Twent y P. M.Apr i l t he Twent y- Four t h,Ni net een Hundr ed and For t y- Si x. . .

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I NT. COURTHOUSE - DAY

A CAMERA hel d t o a phot ogr apher ' s hi p. A dozen or so MEN, phot ogr apher s andj ournal i st s, st and chat t i ng i n a HALLWAY outsi de an i mpress i ve pai r of oakdoor s, above whi ch reads:

UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT COURTSOUTHERN DI STRI CT OF FLORI DA

A MAN AT THE DOORS opens t hem a cr ack and peer s i nsi de t he COURTROOM. Fr oma di st ance, he sees t he BACKS of a def endant , J OHN HUBERMAN, and hi s COUNSELst andi ng t o f ace t he j udge.

J UDGE. . . any l egal r eason why sent ence shoul dnot be pr onounced?

DEFENSE COUNSELNo, your honor .

HUBERMANYes. I have somet hi ng t o say. You can put meaway. But you can' t put away what ' s goi ng t ohappen t o you and t o thi s whol e count r y nextt i me. Next t i me we ar e goi ng t o. . .

DEFENSE COUNSEL( whi spers t o Huberman)

I woul dn' t say any mor e. We' l l l eave t hat f ort he appeal .

J UDGEI t i s t he j udgment of t hi s cour t t hat t hedef endant , J ohn Huberman, havi ng been f oundgui l t y of t he cr i me of t r eason agai nst t heUni t ed St at es by t he j ur y of t hi s cour t f ort he sout her n di st r i ct of Fl or i da at Mi ami ,be commi t t ed t o t he custody of t he Uni t ed

St ates At t orney General f or i mpr i sonment i nan i nst i t ut i on of t he peni t ent i ar y t ype f ora per i od of t went y years. And t he def endantmay be f or t hwi t h remanded t o t he cust ody oft he Uni t ed St at es Mar shal l . Cour t i s nowadj our ned.

The MAN AT THE DOORS t urns t o t he medi a vul t ures behi nd hi m.

MAN AT THE DOORSHer e she comes.

The PHOTOGRAPHERS r eady t hei r camer as and press f or ward. As t he cour t r oom

empt i es, a st yl i shl y dressed ALI CI A HUBERMAN emerges i nto t he HALLWAY wi t ha bl ank l ook on her pr et t y but pal e f ace, t o be awakened f r omher daze byf l ash phot ogr aphy. She st eel s her sel f f or t he del uge and keeps wal ki ng.


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REPORTERS(ad l i b)

J ust a mi nute, Mi ss Huber man. Hol d i t ,Mi ss Huber man.

1st REPORTER

We' d l i ke a st atement f r om you, Mi ss Huber man,about your f at her .

2nd REPORTERFor i nst ance, do you t hi nk your f at her gotwhat he deser ved?

3r d REPORTERCoul d we say t hat you' r e pl eased t hat yourf at her i s goi ng t o pay the penal t y f or bei nga Ger man wor ker ?

As she presses on gr i ml y, a t al l , MOUSTACHED MAN wat ches t he mob go by, t hent ur ns t o a bespect acl ed pl ai ncl ot hes det ect i ve.

MOUSTACHED MAN( t o t he det ecti ve)

Let us know i f she t r i es t o l eave t own.

The detect i ve nods and f ol l ows Al i ci a and her entourage.

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EXT. ALI CI A' S BUNGALOW - DAY

The detect i ve casual l y checks hi s wat ch as he wal ks past t he Huber mans'Mi ami Beach BUNGALOW on a sunny, pal m t r ee- l i ned st r eet . A t r ai n whi st l eWAI LS i n t he di st ance.

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EXT. ALI CI A' S BUNGALOW - NI GHT

The BUNGALOW l at e at ni ght ; t he l i ghts ar e on, pop MUSI C pl ays.

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I NT. ALI CI A' S BUNGALOW - NI GHT

I n t he BUNGALOW' S LI VI NG ROOM, a part y i s unst eadi l y i n progr ess. A t i psy

coupl e dances. Ever yone el se ei t her dr i nks or i s dr unk, especi al l y Al i ci a,who turns out t o be somet hi ng of a par t y gi r l i n an out f i t t hat shows of fher bare wai st . Among t hem si t s a myst er i ousl y si l ent man who watches thepr oceedi ngs. Onl y t he back of hi s head and shoul der s ar e vi si bl e i n t hi sscene.

ETHEL( t o her danci ngpar t ner , Hopki ns)

Woul d you care t o pause f or somer ef r eshment s, Mi st er Hop. . . ki ns?

WOMAN

Al i ci a, wer e you r eal l y f ol l owed by apol i ceman? I t sounds ver y exci t i ng.

ALI CI A


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I ' m goi ng t o shoot i t out wi t h t hem t omor r ow.

Al i ci a t r i es t o pour a dr i nk f or t he Commodor e, a ri ch ol d man.

COMMODORENo, t hanks, had enough. So' ve you.

ALI CI ANow, don' t be si l l y. The i mpor t ant dr i nki nghasn' t st ar t ed yet .

Al i ci a adj ust s t he phonogr aph as a recor d ends.

HOPKI NSEver ybody down her e' s got a stuf f ed f i sh hangi n'on t he wal l . Wher e' d t hey get i t ? Never seena f i sh.

Al i c i a of f ers t o ref i l l t he s i l ent man' s gl ass.

ALI CI AHow ' bout you, handsome?

He accepts and she pour s.

ALI CI A( t o the si l ent man)

Haven' t I seen you somewher e bef ore? Oh, i tdoesn' t mat t er .

( si t s opposi t e hi m)I l i ke par t y crasher s.

ETHEL( t o Al i ci a)

He' s not a par t y cr asher . I br ought hi m.

ALI CI AOh.

ETHEL( t o Hopki ns)

Mi st er Hopki ns, woul d you mi nd [ ?]

HOPKI NSWoul dn' t t hi nk of i t .

WOMAN( cr ossi ng t o Al i ci a)

I woul dn' t mi nd bei ng f ol l owed by a cop.

Al i ci a pour s t he woman a dr i nk.

ALI CI AI hat e l ow under handed peopl e l i ke pol i cemen,pussyf oot i ng af t er you. Because I ' m a mar kedwoman, you know. I ' m l i abl e t o bl ow up t hePanama Canal any mi nut e now. Do you want somei ce i n i t ?

WOMANNo, t hank you.

COMMODORE


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( t o Al i ci a)I t ' s not becomi ng f or a l ovel y gi r l l i ke yout o be worr i ed about pol i cemen. You won' t bet omorr ow.

ALI CI A

Oh? Real l y?

COMMODOREWe sai l at t en.

ALI CI AReal l y? We j ust sai l away, huh?

HOPKI NSShow me a f i sh and I ' l l show you a l i ar .No f i sh.

ALI CI A( of f Hopki ns' comment )

What t hi s par t y needs i s a l i t t l e gl andt r eat ment .

COMMODOREWe' d bet t er st ar t br eaki ng up, Al i ci a. Havet o be on board at ni ne. One week i n Havanaand t hi s whol e t hi ng about your f at her wi l lhave bl own over.

Gl anci ng at t he si l ent man, Al i ci a tur ns t o the Commodore.

ALI CI ADo you l ove me, Commodor e?

COMMODOREYou' r e a ver y beaut i f ul woman.

ALI CI AI ' l l have anot her dr i nk t o ' pr eci at e t hat .

Hopki ns no l onger want s t o dance and br eaks away f r omEthel .

ETHEL( t o Hopki ns)

Where are you goi ng?

HOPKI NSFi shi n' .

ETHELThi s t i me of ni ght? You' r e mad.

HOPKI NSWhat ' s t he di f f er ence? Ther e' s no f i sh, dayor ni ght .

ALI CI A( t o the si l ent man)

How about you? St i l l dr i nki ng? You know

somet hi ng? I l i ke you.

Hopki ns col l apses on t he couch. The Commodore get s up t o l eave.


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COMMODOREWel l , I ' l l see you on boar d, Al i ci a. Ni neo' c l ock.

ALI CI A( t o t he Commodor e)

Oh, I - I have t o t hi nk that over .

COMMODORE( l eavi ng)

Wel l , you don' t have t o pack. We' l l pi ck upsome thi ngs i n Havana.

ETHEL( t o Al i ci a, of f Hopki ns)

I t hi nk I ' l l have t o l eave hi m her e t o dr y outa l i t t l e.

ALI CI AI ' m ver y sor r y. You al l have t o go. I t has beena per f ect l y hi deous par t y. Good ni ght .

GUESTS(ad l i b)

Good ni ght .

The back of t he si l ent man' s HEAD r emai ns conspi cuousl y st i l l as t he ot herguest s depar t .

FADE OUT

I NT. ALI CI A' S BUNGALOW - NI GHT

FADE I N on a si mi l ar vi ew of t he si l ent man' s HEAD, i n t he l i vi ng r oom, somet i me l at er t hat mor ni ng, but now he t ur ns t o r eveal hi s f ace as he i nspect swhat ' s l ef t of t he al cohol . He i s T. R. DEVLI N, not onl y t al l , dar k andhandsome, but appar ent l y unaf f ected by t he l i quor i n hi s syst em. The samecoul d not be sai d f or Al i ci a, who si t s opposi t e Devl i n, st ar i ng dr eami l yi nt o hi s eyes whi l e MUSI C pl ays f r omt he phonogr aph.

DEVLI NTher e' s one mor e dr i nk l ef t api ece. Shameabout t he i ce.

ALI CI AWhat i s?

DEVLI NGone.

ALI CI AWho' s gone?

DEVLI NThe i ce.

( of f t he musi c)Why do you l i ke t hat song?

ALI CI A

( l aughs)Because i t ' s a l ot o' hooey.

( suddenl y seri ous)Ther e' s nothi ng l i ke a l ove song t o gi ve you


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a good l augh.

DEVLI NThat ' s r i ght .

ALI CI A

( put s her hand t o her mout h)I t ' s stuf f y i n here, i sn' t i t ?

DEVLI NMi ght be.

ALI CI AWhat about . . . we have a pi cni c?

DEVLI NOut si de?

Al i ci a r i ses and Devl i n f ol l ows.

ALI CI AI t ' s too stuf f y i n her e f or a pi cni c.

(of f hi s dr i nk)Wanna f i ni sh t hat?

DEVLI NShame to l eave i t .

He pol i shes most of i t of f , handi l y.

ALI CI AYou' r e qui t e a boy.

She t akes t he gl ass and f i ni shes t he r est .

ALI CI AMy car i s out si de.

DEVLI NNat ur al l y.

ALI CI AWanna go f or a r i de?

DEVLI NVery much. What about your guest s?

Hopki ns sl eeps on t he sof a, an equal l y unconsci ous Et hel i n hi s l ap.

ALI CI AThey' l l cr awl out under t hei r own st eam. I - I ' mgoi ng t o dr i ve. That ' s under st ood.

But she' s t oo dr unk t o even put her gl ass down pr operl y. Devl i n t akes i tf r om her and f ol l ows her t o t he f r ont door .

DEVLI NDon' t you need a coat ?

ALI CI AYou' l l do.

On t he BUNGALOW' S FRONT PORCH, t hey st ep out i nt o t he breezy ni ght ai r .


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DEVLI N

Wai t a mi nut e. Let me put t hi s on you. Youmi ght cat ch col d.

Devl i n t akes a l ar ge handker chi ef f r om hi s pocket and t i es i t ar ound her bar e

mi dr i f f bef or e he escor t s her of f t he por ch.

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EXT. WI NDI NG ROAD - NI GHT

Al i ci a' s speedi ng CONVERTI BLE weaves badl y down an empty, wi ndi ng r oad,l i ned wi t h pal m t r ees, j ust a l i t t l e bef or e dawn. Devl i n, i n t he passengerseat , l i ght s a ci gar et t e, seemi ngl y unconcer ned wi t h t he gr i nni ng i nebr i at eat t he wheel .

ALI CI AHow' m I doi ng?

DEVLI NNot bad.

ALI CI AScar ed?

DEVLI NNo.

ALI CI AOh, no, you' r e not scar ed of anythi ng, ar eyou?

DEVLI NNot t oo much.

But he does make ready t o gr ab t he handbr ake as her wi nd- bl own hai r obscur esher vi si on.

ALI CI AThi s f og gets me.

DEVLI NThat ' s your hai r i n your eyes.

ALI CI A

( br ushi ng i t back) :Oh. . . What does t he speedomet er say?

DEVLI NSi xty- f i ve.

Devl i n smi l es at her .

ALI CI AI want t o make i t ei ght y and wi pe that gr i nof f your f ace. I don' t l i ke gent l emen whogr i n at me.

As t he car pi cks up speed and i t s weavi ng gets worse, Devl i n r eadi es hi s handt o gr ab t he st eer i ng wheel . At t he sound of a POLI CE SI REN, Devl i n t ur ns t osee a motorcycl e cop pur sui ng t hem.


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DEVLI NA cop.

ALI CI AWhat ?

DEVLI NA pol i ceman i s chasi ng us.( adj ust s t he r ear vi ew mi r r or )

Look.

ALI CI AThey make me si ck.

The cop pul l s al ongsi de t hem.

DEVLI N( t o Al i ci a)

He want s t o tal k t o you.

Al i ci a sl ows down and pul l s over t o t he si de of t he r oad.

ALI CI ADr unken dri vi ng. My second of f ense. Now I got o j ai l . Whol e f ami l y i n j ai l . Who car es?

Both vehi cl es st op. The cop di smount s and sl owl y appr oaches t he car .

MOTORCYCLE COP( t o Al i ci a)

Havi n' a t i me f or your sel f , ar en' t you?

ALI CI A( t o the cop)

Peopl e l i ke you ought t o be i n bed.

MOTORCYCLE COP( t o Devl i n)

Dr unk, huh?

DEVLI NJ ust a mi nute, of f i cer .

MOTORCYCLE COPNo ar gument s, mi st er . Y' ai n' t got a l eg t ost and on.

Devl i n pul l s some i dent i f i cat i on f r om hi s j acket pocket and hands i t acrosst o t he cop. Al i ci a bar el y r egi st er s t hi s. The cop l ooks at t he I . D. andt hen at Devl i n. The cop r et ur ns the I . D. t o Devl i n.

MOTORCYCLE COPSor r y, but you di dn' t speak up.

DEVLI NThat ' s al l r i ght .

MOTORCYCLE COPSur e you can handl e i t ?

DEVLI NNo t r oubl e.


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MOTORCYCLE COPWel l , you ought t o know.

A dazed Al i ci a l ooks up i n t i me t o see the cop smart l y sal ut e Devl i n andwal k of f .

ALI CI A( t o Devl i n)Wher e' s t he ti cket ?

The cop REVS hi s engi ne and r i des away.

ALI CI AHe di dn' t gi ve me a t i cket . What - what ' syour name?

DEVLI NDevl i n.

ALI CI AWhen you showed that cop somet hi ng, he sal utedyou.

DEVLI NDi d he?

ALI CI AI saw hi m. Why, you doubl e- cr ossi ng buzzar d!You' r e a cop!

DEVLI N( r eaches f or t he st eer i ng wheel )

Al l r i ght , we' l l argue l ater .

Al i ci a sl aps hi s hand away.

ALI CI AGet away f r om my car . Get out of my car.

DEVLI NI ' m gonna t ake you home.

ALI CI AYou' r e not goi ng t o t ake me home at al l . Oooh.

DEVLI N

Move over . Come on.

Al i ci a r esi st s Devl i n' s at t empt t o get i nt o t he dr i ver ' s seat , so he del i ver sa wi cked sl ap t o her arm. She put s up qui t e a st r uggl e.

ALI CI AOw! Get out of my car , Federal Cop! Cr ashi ngmy par t y j ust l i ke t hat buzzard wi t h t hegl asses! Leave me al one! You' r e t r ai l i ng met o get somet hi ng on me! Get out !

She st ops st r uggl i ng f or a moment .

DEVLI NGonna cal m down? Good, now, move over . Oh. . .

But a moment l at er , she star t s t hr ashi ng hi m agai n.


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ALI CI A

I ' m not goi ng to l - -

Fi nal l y, he f or ces her i nt o t he passenger seat , knocki ng her unconsci ous i nt he process. He t akes t he wheel and gl ances down at her.

DEVLI N( rel i eved)

Whew!

Devl i n st ar t s t he car .

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I NT. ALI CI A' S BUNGALOW - DAY

FADE I N on ALI CI A' S BEDROOM, a l i t t l e bef ore 9 a. m. t hat morni ng. She' s i nbed, sl owl y r egai ni ng consci ousness. A gl ass of what l ooks l i ke a nast yhangover r emedy r est s on a chai r besi de her.

DEVLI NYou' d bet t er dr i nk t hat .

From her bed, a cl ear l y hungover Al i ci a sees Devl i n' s si l houet t e l eani ng i nt he doorway t o her bedroom.

ALI CI AAl l r i ght . [ mumbl es]

DEVLI NGo on, dr i nk i t .

Al i ci a t akes a swal l ow.

ALI CI AOhh. . .

DEVLI NFi ni sh i t .

She t akes another swal l ow. St i l l gr oggy, she watches Devl i n appr oach andst and over her.

DEVLI NFeel bet t er ?

ALI CI AWhat do you care how I f eel ? You - - you copper .

A t r ai n whi st l e BLOWS somewher e f ar of f .

ALI CI AWhat ' s t hi s al l about , huh? What ' s your angl e?

DEVLI NWhat angl e?

ALI CI A

About l ast ni ght .

DEVLI NJ ust wanted t o be f r i ends.


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ALI CI A

Fr i ends, yeah? So you coul d f r ame me, hm?

DEVLI NNo, I ' ve got a j ob f or you.

ALI CI ADon' t t el l me, t her e' s onl y - - ooh. Ther e' sonl y one j ob t hat you coppers woul d want mef or . Wel l , you can f orget i t , Mi ster. . .

DEVLI NDevl i n.

ALI CI AWhat ?

DEVLI NDevl i n.

ALI CI AI am no st ool pi geon, Mi st er Devl i n.

DEVLI NMy depar t ment author i zed me t o engage you t o dosome wor k f or us, i t ' s a j ob i n Br azi l .

ALI CI AOh, go away. The whol e t hi ng bor es me.

DEVLI NSome of t he Ger man gent r y who wer e payi ng yourf at her are wor ki ng i n Ri o. Ever hear of t heI . G. Far ben I ndust r i es?

ALI CI AI t el l you, I ' m not i nterested.

DEVLI NFarben has men i n Sout h Amer i ca, pl ant ed t her ebef or e t he war . We' r e cooper at i ng wi t h t heBr azi l i an gover nment t o smoke t hemout . Mychi ef t hi nks t hat t he daught er of a, uh. . .

ALI CI A

Of a t r ai t or ?

DEVLI NWel l , he thi nks you mi ght be val uabl e i n t hework. They mi ght sor t of t r ust you. And youcoul d make up a l i t t l e f or your daddy' specul i ar i t i es.

ALI CI AWhy shoul d I ?

DEVLI NPat r i ot i sm.

ALI CI AThat wor d gi ves me a pai n. No, t hank you, Idon' t go f or pat r i ot i sm, nor - - or pat r i ot s.


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DEVLI N

( l eavi ng t he r oom)I ' d l i ke t o di sput e t hat wi t h you.

ALI CI A

Wavi ng t he f l ag wi t h one hand and pi cki ngpocket s wi t h t he ot her . That ' s yourpat r i ot i sm. Wel l , you can have i t .

She gets out of bed. Devl i n, i n t he LI VI NG ROOM, r eadi es t he r ecor d pl ayer.

DEVLI NWe' ve had your bungal ow wi r ed f or t hreemont hs.

Devl i n r eads al oud f r omt he l abel on a phonogr aph r ecor d.

DEVLI NConversat i on bet ween J ohn Huber man anddaught er Al i ci a, si x- t hi r t y p. m. , J anuar yt he ni nt h, ni net een f or t y- si x at Mi ami Beach,Fl or i da.

Devl i n put s t he r ecor d on t he t ur nt abl e.

DEVLI NSome of t he evi dence t hat wasn' t used atthe t r i al .

ALI CI AI don' t want t o hear t hat .

DEVLI NRel ax, har dboar d, and l i st en.

The r ecor di ng begi ns. As i t pl ays, Al i ci a emer ges sl owl y f r om t he bedr oom.

HUBERMAN' S VOI CE[? ] . . . money i n i t , Al i ci a.

ALI CI A' S VOI CEI t ol d you bef or e Chr i st mas I woul dn' t do i t .

HUBERMAN' S VOI CEYou don' t use your j udgment . You can have

anyt hi ng you want . The work i s easy.

ALI CI A' S VOI CEI ' l l not l i st en, f ather .

HUBERMAN' S VOI CEThi s i s not your count r y, i s i t ?

ALI CI A' S VOI CEMy mot her was born her e. We have Amer i canci t i zenshi p.

HUBERMAN' S VOI CE

Where i s your j udgment ? I n your f eel i ngs, youare German. You' ve got t o l i st en t o me. Youdon' t know what we st and f or .


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ALI CI A' S VOI CEI know what you st and f or . You and your murder i ngswi ne. I ' ve hat ed you ever si nce I f ound out .

HUBERMAN' S VOI CEMy daught er , don' t t al k to me l i ke t hat .

ALI CI A' S VOI CESt ay on your si de of t he tabl e!

HUBERMAN' S VOI CEAl i ci a, put your voi ce down.

ALI CI A' S VOI CEI hat e you al l . And I l ove t hi s count r y, doyou under stand t hat ? I l ove i t . I ' l l seeyou al l hang bef or e I r ai se a f i nger agai nsti t . Now, go on and get out of here. Or sohel p me, I ' l l t ur n you i n. Don' t ever comenear me or speak to me agai n ' bout yourr ot t en schemes.

The r ecor di ng ends. Al i ci a, obvi ousl y af f ect ed, t r i es t o shrug i t of f .

ALI CI A( t o Devl i n)

Wel l , t hat doesn' t prove much. I di dn' tturn hi m i n.

DEVLI NWe di dn' t expect you t o. Wel l , what do yousay?

ALI CI AAh, go away and l eave me al one. I have myown l i f e t o l ead. Good t i mes. That ' s whatI want . And l aughs wi t h peopl e I l i ke. . .

The f r ont doorbel l BUZZES.

ALI CI A. . . and no under handed cops who want t o put meup i n a shoot i ng gal l er y. . .

A KNOCK at t he door .

ALI CI A. . . but peopl e of my own ki nd who' l l t r eat mer i ght , and l i ke me, and under st and me.

The f r ont door opens and t he r i ch ol d Commodor e appears, sai l or cap i n hand,to Al i ci a' s surpr i se.

COMMODORE( ver y pl easant )

Good mor ni ng, Al i ci a.

ALI CI AOh, hel l o.

COMMODOREThought you mi ght need a hand t hi s mor ni ng.We' r e sai l i ng wi t h t he t i de, you know. Ar e


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you r eady?

ALI CI AYes.

COMMODORE

Don' t t el l me you' ve f or got t en, my dear .

ALI CI AAl most .

COMMODOREI ' l l hel p you pack. Al t hough you r eal l y don' tneed anyt hi ng. We' ve got everyt hi ng on boar d.

ALI CI AThank you, I ' l l pack mysel f .

COMMODOREWe' r e moor ed at t he hotel pi er . You know t he spot .

ALI CI AYes.

COMMODOREYou' r e a dar l i ng.

( t o Devl i n)Sweet est gi r l I ever knew.

( t o Al i ci a)See you soon.

The Commodor e l eaves. Devl i n r eadi es a ci garet t e.

DEVLI NWel l , what about i t ? Pl ane l eaves t omorr owmor ni ng, ear l y.

ALI CI AAl l r i ght .

( nods i n t he Commodore' s di r ect i on)You bet t er t el l hi m.

Wi t hout a wor d, Devl i n l eaves t o i nf orm t he Commodor e at once. Al i ci awat ches hi m go. Suddenl y, Al i ci a di scover s Devl i n' s handker chi ef st i l l t i edar ound her wai st .

FADE OUT

EXT. MOUNTAI N RANGE - DAY

FADE I N on an aer i al vi ew of a mount ai n range i n Br azi l , some days l at er .

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EXT. AI RPLANE - DAY

A Pan Amer i can Wor l d Ai r ways PLANE en rout e to Ri o de J anei r o.

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I NT. AI RPLANE CABI N - DAY

I nsi de t he pl ane, Al i ci a, at a wi ndow seat , t ur ns t o t he r ear t o see Devl i n,


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st andi ng i n t he ai sl e, endi ng a conver sat i on wi t h a seat ed passenger ,CAPTAI N PAUL PRESCOTT.

DEVLI N(to Prescott)

Hmm. . . I ' l l tel l her .

PRESCOTT( t o Devl i n)

See you l at er .

Devl i n l eaves Pr escot t t o si t besi de Al i ci a.

ALI CI A( of f Pr escot t )

Very ni ce l ooki ng man.

DEVLI NYou' l l be seei ng hi m i n Ri o.

ALI CI AOh, no. No, I won' t be seei ng any men i n Ri o.

DEVLI NOh, yes, you wi l l . That ' s our boss, PaulPr escot t .

ALI CI ADi d he say anythi ng ' bout t he j ob?

DEVLI NNo.

ALI CI ANo hi nt s?

DEVLI NNo. But he had some news about your f at herhe pi cked up at t he l ast st op.

ALI CI AWhat about hi m?

DEVLI NHe di ed thi s mor ni ng.

Thi s hi t s hard.

ALI CI AOh. How?

DEVLI NPoi son capsul e.

ALI CI AHe di d i t hi msel f ?

DEVLI NYes, i n hi s cel l . Sor r y.

ALI CI AI don' t know why I shoul d f eel so bad.When he t ol d me a f ew year s ago what he


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was, ever yt hi ng went t o pot . I di dn' tcar e what happened t o me. But now Ir emember how ni ce he once was. Howni ce we bot h wer e. Ver y ni ce. I t ' sa ver y cur i ous f eel i ng - - as i f somet hi nghad happened t o me and not t o hi m. You

see, I don' t have t o hat e hi m anymor e.Or mysel f .

DEVLI NWe' r e comi ng i nt o Ri o.

From her wi ndow, Al i ci a catches a gl i mpse of t he f amous Cr i st o Redent orst at ue.

ALI CI AOh, yes. So we are.

And when she l eans across Devl i n to peer out t he wi ndows on t he other si deof t he pl ane, he suddenl y f i nds hi msel f as i nt er est ed i n Al i ci a' s f ace asshe i s i n t he scener y.

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EXT. RI O DE J ANEI RO - MONTAGE - DAY

A mont age of Ri o si ght s, endi ng on a SI DEWALK CAFE.

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EXT. SI DEWALK CAFE - DAY

Devl i n and Al i ci a shar e a t abl e, dr i nki ng.

ALI CI AI wonder i f at t he embassy someone coul dget me a mai d. I t ' s a ni ce apart ment andI don' t mi nd dust i ng and sweepi ng but Ihat e cooki ng.

DEVLI NI ' l l ask t hem.

ALI CI AAnd whi l e you' r e at i t , f i nd out when I got o work, and what .

DEVLI NYes, ma' am.

The wai t er ar r i ves and says somet hi ng.


Have anot her dr i nk?

ALI CI ANo, t hank you. I ' ve had enough.

Devl i n or der s a dr i nk f or hi msel f and t he wai t er l eaves.

ALI CI AWel l , do you hear t hat ? I ' m pr acti cal l y on


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t he wagon. That ' s qui t e a change.

DEVLI NI t ' s a phase.

ALI CI A

You don' t t hi nk a woman can change?

DEVLI NSur e. But change i s f un. For a whi l e.

ALI CI AFor a whi l e. What a r at you ar e, Devl i n.

DEVLI NAl l r i ght . You' ve been sober f or ei ght days.As f ar as I know, you' ve made no new conquest s.

ALI CI AWel l , t hat ' s somet hi ng.

DEVLI NEi ght days. Pr act i cal l y whi t ewashed.

ALI CI AI ' m ver y happy, Dev. Why won' t you l et mebe happy?

DEVLI NNobody' s st oppi ng you.

ALI CI AWhy don' t you gi ve t hat copper' s brai n ofyours a r est ? Every t i me you l ook at me,I can see i t dwel l i ng over i t s sl ogans.Once a cr ook, al ways a cr ook. Once a t r amp,al ways a t r amp. Go on. You can hol d myhand, I won' t bl ackmai l you f or i t af t er war ds.Scar ed?

DEVLI NI ' ve al ways been scar ed of women. But Iget over i t .

ALI CI ANow you' r e scar ed of your sel f . You' r e af r ai d

you' l l f al l i n l ove wi t h me.

DEVLI NThat woul dn' t be hard.

ALI CI AOoh, now, car ef ul , car ef ul .

DEVLI NYou enj oy maki ng f un of me, don' t you?

ALI CI ANo, Dev. I ' m maki ng f un of mysel f . I ' m

pr et endi ng I ' m a ni ce, unspoi l ed chi l dwhose hear t i s f ul l of dai si es andbut t er cups.


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DEVLI NNi ce daydr eam. Then what?

She' s st ung. The wai t er arr i ves wi t h Devl i n' s gl ass.

ALI CI A

( t o Devl i n)I t hi nk I wi l l have anot her dr i nk.

DEVLI NI t hought you' d get ar ound t o i t .

ALI CI AMake i t a doubl e.

Devl i n or der s t he dr i nk and t he wai t er depar t s.

ALI CI AWhy won' t you bel i eve i n me, Dev? J ust al i t t l e? Why won' t you?

He says not hi ng and st ar t s dri nki ng.

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EXT. THE HI LLS ABOVE RI O - DAY

A br i ef mont age of t he coupl e par ki ng t hei r car and wal ki ng i n t hepi ct ur esque HI LLS over l ooki ng Ri o, a whi l e l at er . Al i ci a pi cks up t he t hr eadof t hei r l ast conver sat i on.

ALI CI AI know why you won' t , Dev. You' r e sor e.You' r e sor e because you' ve f al l en f or al i t t l e dr unk you t ai l ed i n Mi ami and youdon' t l i ke i t . Makes you si ck al l over ,doesn' t i t ? Peopl e wi l l l augh at you,t he i nvi nci bl e Devl i n i n l ove wi t h someonewho i sn' t wort h even wast i ng t he words on.Poor Dev, i n l ove wi t h a no- good gal . I tmust be awf ul . I ' m sor r - -

He can st and i t no l onger . He shut s her up by grabbi ng her and del i ver i ng apassi onat e ki ss.

DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. U. S. EMBASSY - DAY

The U. S. EMBASSY i n Ri o, t hat day.

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I NT. PRESCOTT' S OFFI CE - DAY

Capt ai n Prescot t , t he man Devl i n spoke t o on t he pl ane, conf ers wi t h t heBr azi l i an of f i ci al BARBOSA and ot her s.

PRESCOTT

Gent l emen, I assur e you, she' s t he per f ectt ype f or t he j ob.

BARBOSA


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I t ' s not t he gi r l . I t ' s t hi s Ger man sci ent i stI ' m wor r i ed about . I si mpl y quest i on why wedon' t f i nd some way of t aki ng t hem i nt o cust ody.

AMERI CAN OFFI CI ALI t ' d do no good. Even i f we ar r est ed t hei r

l eader , Al exander Sebast i an, t omorr ow anotherFarben man t akes hi s pl ace and t hei r workgoes on.

BARBOSAYes, you' r e r i ght . I see, Captai n Pr escot t ,your method i s t he best way.

PRESCOTTWel l , she' s good at maki ng f r i ends wi t hgent l emen and we want somebody i nsi de hi shouse, i n hi s conf i dence.

BARBOSADo you have f ai t h i n t hi s pr ocedur e, Capt ai nPr escot t ?

PRESCOTTOh, yes. Wi t h somebody on t he i nsi de. . .

BRAZI LI AN OFFI CI ALHave you consul t ed t he young l ady?

PRESCOTTNo, not yet . As a mat t er of f act , our manDevl i n j ust br ought her down here t he otherday. Now, we' r e wai t i ng f or Sebast i an t ocome back t o Ri o.

BRAZI LI AN OFFI CI ALHas your Mi st er Devl i n tol d her of t he nat ur eof t he work?

PRESCOTTNo, we haven' t di scussed i t wi t h hi m at al l .But I can set your mi nd at r est about her.

BARBOSAYou' r e sur e of her pol i t i cal si de?

PRESCOTTOh, oh, yes.

BARBOSAWel l , t her e i s not hi ng t o be l ost i f wepr oceed as you advi se.

PRESCOTTNow, t hat ' s f i ne. I ' l l gi ve Devl i n hi si nst r ucti ons r i ght away.

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EXT. MONTAGE - DAY

A mont age of t he BEACH at Lebl on, Al i ci a and Devl i n ar r i vi ng by car at herAPARTMENT HOUSE, and thei r enter i ng her APARTMENT.


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I NT. ALI CI A' S APARTMENT - DAY

Once i nsi de, Devl i n takes i n the magni f i cent vi ew of t he beach f r om t heBALCONY. Al i ci a qui ckl y j oi ns hi m. They embr ace, ki ss deepl y, and r emai ni n each ot her s' ar ms t hr oughout t he f ol l owi ng:

ALI CI AI t ' s ni ce out her e. Let ' s not go out f ordi nner . Let ' s st ay her e.

DEVLI NWe have t o eat .

ALI CI AWe can eat her e. I ' l l cook.

DEVLI NI t hought you di dn' t l i ke t o cook.

ALI CI ANo, I don' t l i ke t o cook. But I have achi cken i n t he i cebox and you' r e eat i ng i t .

DEVLI NWhat about al l t he washi ng up af t erward?

ALI CI AWe' l l eat i t wi t h our f i nger s.

DEVLI NDon' t we need any pl ates?

ALI CI AYes. One f or you and one f or me.

DEVLI NMi nd i f I have di nner wi t h you t oni ght ?

ALI CI AI ' d be del i ght ed.

Devl i n at t empts t o br eak away.

ALI CI AWhere are you goi ng?

DEVLI NWel l , i f you' r e goi ng t o st ay i n, I have t ot el ephone t he hot el , see i f t her e ar e anymessages.

But t hey are t oo much i n l ove t o br eak t he i nt i macy and so she accompani eshi m I NSI DE to t he phone.

ALI CI AYou have t o?

DEVLI N

I have t o.

Hardl y br eaki ng t he embr ace, she hands hi m t he r ecei ver . He di al s. Theycont i nue to nuzzl e one anot her t hr oughout t he cal l .


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ALI CI A

Thi s i s a ver y st r ange l ove af f ai r .

DEVLI NWhy?

ALI CI AMaybe the f act t hat you don' t l ove me.

DEVLI N( i nt o the phone)

Hel l o, Pal ace Hot el ? Par l e angl ai s? Thi si s T. R. Devl i n, ar e ther e any messages f orme?

( t o Al i ci a)When I don' t l ove you, I ' l l l et you know.

ALI CI AYou haven' t sai d anythi ng.

DEVLI NAct i ons speak l ouder t han wor ds.

( i nt o the phone)Ther e i s? Good, r ead i t t o me, pl ease.

Af t er a pause and a l ong ki ss f r om Al i ci a, Devl i n hangs up t he phone.

DEVLI NPrescot t want s me over r i ght away.

ALI CI ADi d he say what about ?

DEVLI NNo.

ALI CI AThen i t ' s our ass i gnment .

DEVLI NPr obabl y.

Devl i n and Al i ci a head f or t he door , st i l l keepi ng cl ose t o one anot her .

DEVLI N

Want me t o br i ng anythi ng back wi t h me?

ALI CI AYes. What about a ni ce bot t l e of wi ne?We' l l cel ebr at e.

Devl i n opens t he door .

DEVLI NWhat t i me shal l I come back?

ALI CI ASeven o' cl ock.

DEVLI NGoodbye.


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ALI CI AGoodbye.

Fi nal l y, t hey br eak. Devl i n l eaves. Al i ci a, swooni ng l i ke a school gi r l ,l eans on t he door af t er she cl oses i t behi nd hi m.

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Devl i n arr i ves at t he EMBASSY, carr yi ng a champagne bot t l e.

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The champagne BOTTLE si t s on a t abl e i n t he of f i ce, a f ew mi nutes l at er .Devl i n sl aps t he t abl e wi t h hi s hand and r i ses f r om hi s chai r , much t o t heconf usi on of Prescot t and anot her Ameri can of f i ci al , BEARDSLEY.

PRESCOTTWhat i s i t , Devl i n? What ' s the mat t er ?

DEVLI NI don' t know i f she' l l do i t .

PRESCOTTWhat do you mean you don' t t hi nk she' d - -You haven' t di scussed i t wi t h her , have you?

DEVLI NNo, I di dn' t know what t he j ob was unt i lt hi s moment .

PRESCOTTWel l , what do you mean she woul dn' t do i t ?

DEVLI NWel l , I don' t t hi nk she' s t hat t ype of woman.She st r i kes me as bei ng rat her - -

PRESCOTTI don' t under st and your at t i t ude. Why do yout hi nk she won' t do i t ?

DEVLI N

Wel l , she' s had no exper i ence.

PRESCOTTOh, come now. What exper i ence does she l ack,do you t hi nk?

DEVLI NShe' s never been t r ai ned f or t hat ki nd ofwor k, t hey' l l see t hr ough her .

PRESCOTTMi ss Huber man was chosen not onl y becauseher f at her gi ves her an i deal backgr ound

but because Sebast i an knows her .

Thi s i s news t o Devl i n.


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PRESCOTTOh, yes. He was once i n l ove wi t h her .

DEVLI N( i roni c)

Oh, I di dn' t know t hat .

BEARDSLEYI don' t see why we' r e argui ng about pet t yt hi ngs l i ke t hi s. We' ve got i mpor t ant wor kt o do. Sebast i an' s house i s a cover - up f orwhatever t hi s Far ben gr oup' s up t o her e i n Ri o.We' ve got t o get Mi ss Huberman i nsi de t hathouse and f i nd out what ' s goi ng on there.

PRESCOTTYes, t hat ' s r i ght .

( t o Devl i n)So I t hi nk you' d bet t er go back t o Mi ssHuberman and expl ai n t o her what she hast o do.

DEVLI NI , er . . .

PRESCOTTWel l , what i s i t ?

DEVLI NNot hi ng, s i r .

PRESCOTTOh. I t hought you were goi ng t o saysomethi ng.

DEVLI NHow i s t he meet i ng t o be arr anged?

PRESCOTTOh, wel l , we' ve di scussed t hat . I t hi nkt he ri di ng cl ub woul d be the best pl ace.Sebast i an usual l y ri des t her e i n t he mor ni ngs.So t he r est i s up to you and Mi ss Huberman.

( af t er an awkward pause)Okay, Devl i n, t hat ' s al l .

DEVLI NAl l r i ght .

Devl i n wal ks out of t he room whi l e a mi l dl y conf used Pr escot t eyes t heCHAMPAGNE BOTTLE that Devl i n l eaves behi nd.

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I NT. ALI CI A' S APARTMENT - NI GHT

Devl i n dej ect edl y ent ers ALI CI A' S APARTMENT af t er sundown. Al i ci a i s i nt he ki t chen. He sl owl y wander s out t o t he bal cony, not want i ng t o f ace her.

ALI CI A( f r om t he ki t chen)

Dev, i s t hat you?


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DEVLI NUh huh.

ALI CI AI ' m gl ad you' r e l at e. Thi s chi cken t ookl onger t han I expected. What di d t hey say?

Al i ci a mangl es an over cooked chi cken wi t h a kni f e and f or k

ALI CI AHope i t i sn' t done t oo - - t oo much. I tcaught f i re once. I t hi nk i t ' s bet t er i fI cut i t up out here. Unl ess you want ahal f a one f or your sel f . We' r e goi ng t ohave kni ves and f or ks af t er al l . I ' vedeci ded we' r e goi ng t o eat i n st yl e.

Al i ci a j oi ns Devl i n on t he bal cony wi t h t wo pl at es t hat she set s on acandl el i t t abl e.

ALI CI AMar r i age must be wonderf ul wi t h thi s sor tof t hi ng goi ng on ever y day. I wonder i fi t ' s t oo col d out here, maybe we shoul d eati ns i de.

Al i ci a hugs and ki sses Devl i n.

ALI CI AHasn' t somethi ng l i ke thi s happened bef ore?

He' s unr esponsi ve. She senses somethi ng' s wr ong.

ALI CI A( keeps i t l i ght )

What ' s t he mat t er? Don' t l ook so t ense.Troubl es? Wel l , handsome, I t hi nk you' dbet t er t el l mama what ' s goi ng on. Al l t hi ssecrecy' s goi ng t o r ui n my l i t t l e di nner .Come on, Mi st er D. , what i s dar keni ng yourbrow?

DEVLI NAf t er di nner .

ALI CI A

No, now. Look, I ' l l make i t easy f or you.The t i me has come when you must t el l me t hatyou have a wi f e and t wo ador abl e chi l dren andt hi s madness bet ween us can' t go on any l onger .

DEVLI NI ' l l bet you' ve hear d t hat l i ne of t en enough.

ALI CI A( st ung badl y)

Ri ght bel ow t he bel t ever y t i me. Oh, t hati sn' t f ai r , Dev.

DEVLI NSki p i t . We have ot her t hi ngs t o t al k about .We' ve got a j ob.


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ALI CI AOh. So ther e i s a j ob?

DEVLI NYou, uh, you r emember a man named Sebast i an?

ALI CI AAl ex Sebast i an?

DEVLI NYes.

ALI CI AOne of my f at her ' s f r i ends, yes.

DEVLI NHe had qui t e a cr ush on you.

ALI CI AI wasn' t ver y responsi ve.

DEVLI NWel l , he' s her e. The head of a l arge Germanbusi ness concer n.

ALI CI AHi s f ami l y al ways had money.

DEVLI NHe' s par t of t he combi ne that bui l t up theGer man war machi ne and hopes t o keep on goi ng.

ALI CI ASomethi ng bi g?

DEVLI NI t has al l t he ear marks of bei ng somet hi ngbi g. We have t o cont act hi m.

Al i ci a s i ts at the tabl e.

ALI CI AGo on, l et ' s have al l of i t .

DEVLI NWe' r e meet i ng hi m t omorr ow. The r est i s up to

you. You' ve got t o work on hi m and l and hi m.

ALI CI AMata Har i . She makes l ove f or t he papers.

DEVLI NTher e ar e no paper s. You l and hi m. Fi nd outwhat ' s goi ng on i nsi de hi s house, what t hegr oup ar ound hi m i s up t o, and r epor t t o us.

ALI CI AI suppose you knew about t hi s pr et t y l i t t l ej ob of mi ne al l t he t i me.

DEVLI NNo. I onl y j ust f ound out about i t .


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ALI CI ADi d you say anyt hi ng? I mean, t hat maybe Iwasn' t t he gi r l f or such shenani gans?

DEVLI NI f i gur ed t hat was up t o you, i f you' d car ed

t o back out .

ALI CI AI suppose you t ol d t hem, "Al i ci a Huber manwoul d have t hi s Sebast i an eat i ng out of herhand i n a coupl e of weeks. She' s good at t hat .Al ways was. "

DEVLI NI di dn' t say anyt hi ng.

ALI CI ANot a wor d f or t hat - t hat l i t t l e l ovesi ckl ady you l ef t an hour ago?

DEVLI NI t ol d you, t hat ' s t he assi gnment .

ALI CI AOh, wel l now, don' t get sor e, Dev. I ' m onl yf i shi ng f or a l i t t l e bi rd cal l f r om my dreamman. One l i t t l e r emark, such as, "How dar eyou gent l emen suggest t hat Al i ci a Huberman- - t he new Mi ss Huberman - - be submi t t ed t oso ugl y a f at e?"

She ri ses and cr osses t o hi m.

DEVLI NThat ' s not f unny.

He l i ght s a ci gar et t e.

ALI CI ADo you want me t o t ake t he j ob?

DEVLI NYou' r e answer i ng f or yoursel f .

ALI CI A

I am aski ng you.

DEVLI NI t ' s up t o you.

ALI CI ANot a peep, hm? Oh, dar l i ng, what youdi dn' t t el l t hem, t el l me. That you bel i eveI ' m ni ce, and t hat I l ove you, and I ' l lnever change back.

DEVLI NI ' m wai t i ng f or your answer .

Al i ci a sl owl y wal ks i nt o the apar t ment .

ALI CI A


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Not l ong af t er , Al i ci a and Devl i n r i de si de by si de, down a pat h, on r ent edhor ses. They t r ai l behi nd anot her coupl e and keep t hei r voi ces l ow.

DEVLI NAr e you sur e t hat ' s hi m?

ALI CI AYes.

DEVLI NWe' l l go by hi m easy, l et hi m spot you.Come on.

ALEXANDER SEBASTI AN, a shor t , f i f t yi sh busi nessman, mor e di st i ngui shed- l ooki ngt han handsome, r i des al ongsi de a woman hi s age, SENORA ORTI Z. Sebast i angl ances at Al i ci a as she and Devl i n r i de past , but t he br i m of Al i ci a' s hatobscur es her eyes, and he f ai l s to r ecogni ze her . Once past Sebast i an,Devl i n and Al i ci a conf er qui et l y.

ALI CI AI guess I ' m t he gi r l nobody r emember s.

DEVLI NWas i t Sebast i an?

ALI CI AYes.

DEVLI NWe' l l st i ck ar ound. Gi ve hi m anot her chance.

Devl i n get s an i dea and f ur t i vel y ki cks Al i ci a' s hor se i n i t s si de, causi ngi t t o r un wi l d down t he pat h - - Al i ci a st ays i n t he saddl e but i s unabl e t ohal t t he hor se. Sebast i an, seei ng t he r unaway, gi ves chase and r ei ns i t i n.From a di st ance, Devl i n observes the coupl e. He sees Sebast i an r ecogni zeAl i ci a and shake hands wi t h her. Devl i n' s f ace r egi st ers mi xed emot i ons att he success of hi s pl oy.

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EXT. SI DEWALK CAFE - NI GHT

Devl i n unhappi l y si t t i ng at a tabl e i n the SI DEWALK CAFE opposi t e an emptychai r , a f ew ni ght s l ater. He smokes a ci garet t e t o t he accompani ment ofugl y t r af f i c NOI SE.

FADE OUT

I NT. FANCI ER RESTAURANT - NI GHT

FADE I N on Al i ci a unhappi l y si t t i ng at a tabl e i nsi de a much FANCI ERRESTAURANT opposi t e an empty chai r , t hat same ni ght . She nur ses a dr i nk t ot he accompani ment of beaut i f ul orchest r al MUSI C. An appr ehensi ve Sebast i anent er s and j oi ns her at t he tabl e, ki ssi ng her hand.

SEBASTI ANMy dear , Al i ci a. Wi l l you f or gi ve me f orbei ng l at e?

( si t s)Last mi nut e conf er ence at t he of f i ce. Yougot my message?


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ALI CI AYes. I t ' s al l r i ght , Al ex.

SEBASTI ANSweet of you t o wai t . I was af r ai d youmi ght r un of f .

ALI CI AOh, I ' m not t hat easi l y put of f . I was t ooanxi ous t o meet you agai n.

SEBASTI ANYou know, I ' m t i r ed. The wor st t hi ng aboutbusi ness i s i t makes you f eel ol d and l ook ol d.

ALI CI AYou seem t o have escaped al l of t hat .

SEBASTI ANFour year s of dul l ness and di si nt egr at i on.Awf ul .

ALI CI AAl ex, you l ook younger t han you di d i n Washi ngt on.

SEBASTI ANWel l , i t ' s a t empor ar y i mpr ovement , ent i r el ydue t o your presence, my dear . You al waysaf f ect ed me l i ke a t oni c. Per haps now wi t hyou her e i n Ri o - - unl ess you i nsi st on r unni ngaway f r omme agai n - -

The wai t er ar r i ves.

SEBASTI AN( t o Al i ci a)

Oh, uh, woul d you l i ke anot her dr i nk?

ALI CI AYes.

Sebast i an or der s t he dr i nk as Al i ci a cat ches si ght of Capt ai n Pr escot t i nanot her par t of t he r est aur ant , si t t i ng down t o di nner wi t h a l ady f r i end.Sebast i an f ol l ows her gaze.

SEBASTI AN

( t o Al i ci a)You know hi m?

ALI CI AHm? No, I don' t t hi nk so. But he seemsf ami l i ar .

SEBASTI AN( mat t er - of - f act)

Capt ai n Pr escot t , i nt el l i gence man. He' sdown here as part of t he Washi ngt on espi onage.The Amer i can embassy i s l oaded wi t h t hem.

ALI CI AReal l y?

Sebast i an l ooks back at Pr escot t .


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SEBASTI AN

Hey, he' s r at her handsome, i sn' t he?

ALI CI AI ' m al l er gi c t o Amer i can agent s. Thei r f i ne

poi nt s don' t par t i cul ar l y appeal t o me.

SEBASTI ANThey' ve bothered you si nce you came down?

ALI CI ANo. No, not yet .

SEBASTI ANThey wer e t r oubl esome i n Mi ami ?

ALI CI AYes, t hat ' s why I l ef t r i ght af t er t he t r i al ,t o get away f r om t hei r snoopi ng.

SEBASTI ANI wondered why you l ef t your f ather .

ALI CI AHe i nsi st ed. He was so unsel f i sh. He keptworr yi ng about me, beggi ng me t o l eave. Ihad no i dea he was goi ng t o di e.

SEBASTI ANMany t hi ngs have di ed f or al l of us. Wemust n' t l et our spi r i t di e wi t h t hem.Per haps I can hel p you t o f or get . I ' d l i keto.

ALI CI AI t ' s odd, but I f eel at home wi t h you.

SEBASTI ANYou know my dear , I knew t hi s was goi ngt o happen. I knew when we met t he ot herday that i f I saw you agai n, I ' d f eelwhat I used t o f or you. The same hunger .You' r e so l ovel y, my dear . Oh, now I ' mgoi ng to make a f ool of mysel f agai n.Ther e' s someone el se, of cour se. Who i s

i t t hi s t i me? That Mi st er Devl i n youwere wi t h?

ALI CI ATher e i s no one.

SEBASTI ANHe seemed at t ent i ve.

ALI CI AMi st er Devl i n has pester ed me wi t h hi sat t ent i veness ever si nce I ar r i ved. I methi m on the pl ane f r om Mi ami .

SEBASTI ANYou made a pret t y coupl e.


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ALI CI AAl ex, Mi st er Devl i n doesn' t i nt er est me.I was so l onel y t hat day I coul d have goner i di ng wi t h Pet er Rabbi t .

SEBASTI AN

You' l l l et me hel p your l onel i ness?

ALI CI AYou ar e ver y sweet t o f or get what abr at I was. . . once.

SEBASTI ANMy dear , I shal l t est out your r epent anceat once. Wi l l you have di nner wi t h meagai n t omorr ow ni ght ?

ALI CI AThank you, ver y much.

SEBASTI ANMy house?

ALI CI AYes, how ni ce.

SEBASTI ANMy mother i s gi vi ng a di nner par t y.

ALI CI AShe won' t mi nd an extr a guest ?

SEBASTI ANAn ol d f r i end i s never an ext r a guest . Wel l ,shal l we or der now?

ALI CI AYes. Yes, I ' m st ar ved.

SEBASTI AN( t o t he wai t er )

Gar con?( t o Al i ci a)

Now, l et ' s see, what shal l we - - what shal l wehave f or our f i r st di nner t oget her ?

Al i ci a' s f ace r egi st er s mi xed emot i ons at her success i n gai ni ng access t oSebast i an' s house.

FADE OUT

I NT. ALI CI A' S APARTMENT - NI GHT

FADE I N on a gi f t card and f l owers i n ALI CI A' S APARTMENT, t he next eveni ng.On t he car d, t he pr i nt ed "Al exander Sebast i an" i s cr ossed out and r epl acedby a handwr i t t en "Al ex". Devl i n gi ves t hi s a di r t y l ook whi l e pr et endi ng t or ead a magazi ne. Pr escot t i s wat chi ng Devl i n cur i ousl y when Al i ci a ent er st he l i vi ng r oom f r om her bedr oom, l ooki ng r at her st unni ng i n a whi t e f ur .Devl i n aver t s hi s gaze.

ALI CI A( t o both men)

Good eveni ng.


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PRESCOTT

( of f her cl ot hes)Very good.

ALI CI A

Yes. Yes, i sn' t i t ?

PRESCOTTOh, I ' d l i ke you t o wear t hese. They' r er ent ed f or t he occasi on.

Prescot t pr oduces an expensi ve neckl ace.

ALI CI AOh. Al l r i ght .

She needs hel p f asteni ng t he cl asp and i s about t o ask Devl i n, but t hi nksbet t er of i t .

ALI CI A(to Prescott)

Woul d you hel p me, pl ease? I - -

PRESCOTT( sur pr i sed)

Wh- - Why, yes, cer t ai nl y.

ALI CI AThank you.

PRESCOTT( whi l e f ast eni ng t he neckl ace)

So, t he ol d boy knew me, eh?

ALI CI AYes, he t hought you wer e ver y handsome.

PRESCOTTOh, you don' t say? Sor r y I ' m not goi ng wi t hyou.

( of f t he j ewel r y)Oh, Dev' l l pi ck t hose up l at er . Now, t r y tomemor i ze t he names of al l t he peopl e you seet here t oni ght . The men, I mean. And gett hei r nat i onal i t i es. That ' s ver y i mpor t ant .

ALI CI AYou mean t he Ger mans? That won' t bedi f f i cul t f or me.

PRESCOTTAnd I suggest t hat you, uh, don' t ask anyquest i ons. J ust use your eyes and ears .They' r e a pret t y keen and desperat e bunch.Don' t under est i mate t hem.

ALI CI AThank you f or your i nst r uct i ons. Good

eveni ng.

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Oh, by t he way, unl ess you have somet hi ngver y ur gent t o r epor t , I suggest t hat yout wo keep shy of each ot her f or t he nextf ew days. That ' s i n case Sebast i an' s peopl ewant t o check on you af t er you vi si t .

ALI CI AYes, I under st and.

PRESCOTTThat ' s al l . Good l uck.

ALI CI AGood eveni ng.

DEVLI NGood ni ght .

Pr escot t cl oses t he door behi nd Al i ci a as she l eaves.

FADE OUT

EXT. SEBASTI AN' S FRONT STEPS - NI GHT

FADE I N on Al i ci a' s t axi arr i vi ng at t he FRONT STEPS of t he Sebast i an mansi ont hat ni ght .

DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. THE FRONT DOOR - NI GHT

Al i ci a st ands at t he FRONT DOOR moment s l ater as J OSEPH, t he but l er , l et s heri n.

ALI CI AGood eveni ng. I ' m Mi ss Huberman. Woul dyou t el l Mi st er Sebast i an t hat I ' m her e?

I NT. THE ENTRY HALL - NI GHT

J oseph l eads Al i ci a t hrough t he mansi on' s l ar ge ENTRY HALL, past t he cl oseddoor of t he st udy f r om whi ch she hear s t he muf f l ed voi ces of t he otherguest s, and i nt o t he LI BRARY. She watches ner vousl y as Sebast i an' si mper i ous mother , MADAME SEBASTI AN, wal ks down t he ent r y hal l ' s curvi nggr and st ai r case to gr eet her .

MME. SEBASTI ANMi ss Huberman?

ALI CI AYes.

MME. SEBASTI ANPl ease, f or gi ve me f or keepi ng you wai t i ng.

ALI CI ANot at al l .

MME. SEBASTI AN

You r esembl e your f at her ver y much. I ' mAl ex' s mot her .

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I knew when I saw you.

MME. SEBASTI ANAl ex has al ways admi r ed you. Now at l astI know why.

ALI CI AYou' r e ver y ki nd.

MME. SEBASTI ANYou di d not t est i f y at your f at her ' s t r i al .We t hought t hat unusual .

ALI CI AHe di dn' t want me to. He ref used t o l et hi sl awyer s cal l me on the st and.

MME. SEBASTI ANI wonder why.

Sebast i an ar r i ves.

SEBASTI ANHel l o.

Sebast i an ki sses Al i ci a' s hand.

SEBASTI ANAl i ci a. I ' m so gl ad. You met my mot her ?

ALI CI AYes, we j ust met .

SEBASTI ANYou di dn' t meet Al i ci a when we wer e i nWashi ngton f our years ago, di d you, mother ?I don' t know wher e you were at t he t i me.

MME. SEBASTI ANAl ex, I t hi nk we shoul d j oi n our ot her guest s.

Al l t hr ee head f or t he st udy.

SEBASTI AN( t o Al i ci a, en r out e)

May I t ake your wr ap?

Sebast i an t akes t he f ur and he and hi s mother ent er t he STUDY. Al i ci a pausesi n the door way, awar e that she' s about t o ent er a l i on' s den.

I NT. THE STUDY - NI GHT

Once i nsi de, Sebast i an i nt r oduces Al i ci a t o t he mal e guest s, t he "keen anddesper at e bunch" Pr escot t had warned her about . One by one, t he men approachand ki ss her out st r et ched hand.

SEBASTI ANMi ss Huberman, may I present Er i c Mathi s?

ERI C( i nt ense but pol i shed)

How do you do?


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ALI CI AHow do you do?

SEBASTI ANWi l l i am Rossner .


ROSSNERVery honor ed.

SEBASTI ANEmi l Hupka.


EMI L(al l smi l es)

Del i ght ed.

SEBASTI ANAnd Mi st er Knerr . And Doctor Anderson.

ALI CI ADoctor Anderson.

DR. ANDERSON( genui nel y)

I t gi ves me gr eat pl easur e.


Doctor Anderson i s our guest of honortoni ght . . .

MME. SEBASTI AN( i nt err upt i ng)

You must n' t bore Mi ss Huber man, Al ex, wi t hdi scour ses on sci ence, not bef or e di nneranyway.

J OSEPHDi nner i s served, Madame.

Ever yone heads f or t he di ni ng r oom.

DI SSOLVE TO:

I NT. THE DI NI NG ROOM - NI GHT

The guest s f i l e i nt o t he DI NI NG ROOM, moments l at er . Mme. Sebast i an i scl ear l y i n char ge.

MME. SEBASTI ANDoct or Ander son, you wi l l si t besi de me,over t her e. Er i c, you wi l l s i t next t oMi ss Huber man.

Sebast i an seat s Al i ci a. Whi l e Doct or Ander son makes smal l t al k wi t h one oft he f emal e guest s, Al i ci a not i ces Emi l Hupka agi t at edl y whi sper t o Sebast i anand poi nt t o a WI NE BOTTLE on a nearby t abl e. Sebast i an cal ms Emi l down,


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whi sper s some reassur ance ( "You' r e mi st aken" ) , and l eads hi m t o hi s seat .Emi l si t s, somewhat ashamed.

DR. ANDERSONYou have j ust come f r om Spai n, Senor a?

SENORAA f ew weeks ago. I t seems ages. Traveldoes not mean anyt hi ng anymore, i t goesso swi f t . One has t he f eel i ng of not goi nganywher e. I suppose we can expect r ocketshi ps t o be car r yi ng us across t he oceanver y soon.

DR. ANDERSONYou can expect many st r ange t hi ngs.

SEBASTI AN( t o Er i c Mat hi s)

See a good movi e t hi s af t er noon, Er i c?

ERI CNo. I was di sappoi nt ed.

SEBASTI ANHm, must ' ve been a comedy.

( t o Al i ci a)You know, Er i c l oves t o go t o t he movi est o cry. He' s ver y sent i ment al .

Al i ci a sees Sebast i an scowl at t he ot her s, appar ent l y wi t h r egar d t o Emi l .

SENORA( r ambl es on)

[ ?] I t t akes near l y as l ong t o go f r om t heci t y t o t he ai r por t as i t does to cross the [ ?]. . .

Al i ci a eyes t he WI NE BOTTLES wi t h concer n.

FADE OUT


FADE I N on Emi l Hupka paci ng out si de t he cl osed door s of t he STUDY, shor t l yaf t er di nner .

CUT TO:

I NT. THE STUDY - NI GHT

The ot her men, seat ed ar ound a t abl e, enj oy brandy and ci gars.

ERI CI ' m af r ai d, gent l emen, t hat somet hi ng mustbe done about Emi l .

DR. ANDERSONI don' t know. I t was an under st andabl e sl i p.Man was t i r ed.

ROSSNERBah. I t i s a ver y danger ous sl i p.


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KNERRI t ' s not t he f i r st one. Ther e have beensever al ot her l apses bef or e. Ther e' l l bemore, i f we permi t t hem.

DR. ANDERSON

That ' s bad. That ' s ver y bad.

ERI CI t hi nk, gent l emen, you can l eave i t t o met o f i nd some way. When you dr i ve up t oPet r opol i s t he r oad wi nds qui t e a bi t . I ti s ver y hi gh. There are some very awkwardturns . I ' m sure I ' l l not have any di f f i cul t yi n get t i ng Emi l t o gi ve me a l i f t i n hi s car .I t ' s qui t e a t r i ck t o j ump cl ear . I ' l l j us thave t o be car ef ul , t hat i s al l . Tur ned myankl e t he l ast t i me.

Er i c t ur ns t o see Emi l Hupka ent er and appr oach the tabl e.

EMI L( t o Al ex)

Madame says, wi l l you j oi n t he ot her s or wi l lyou take your cof f ee i n her e?

SEBASTI ANOh, I t hi nk we' l l t ake cof f ee i n her e, Emi l .

EMI L( t o al l )

I ' m ver y sor r y, gent l emen, t o make such anexhi bi t i on.

DR. ANDERSONNonsense. We al l have ner ves.

ERI C( t o Emi l )

You have been overwor ki ng.( t o Rossner )

Don' t you t hi nk so, Rossner ?( t o Emi l )

You need a r est . Your heal t h i s ver y i mport ant t o us.

EMI L

That ' s ver y consi derat e. I am ver y t i r ed.So, now I t hi nk per haps i f - i f you' l l makemy pardon t o t he l adi es, Al ex, f or my l eavi ngso ear l y t hen I wi l l go now.

ERI C( r i ses)

Maybe, Emi l , i t woul d be bet t er i f I camewi t h you. I t hi nk t hat per haps i f youdr i ve al l t he way up t o Pet r opol i s, i tmi ght be t oo much f or you. I shal l dr i veyou.

EMI L( appr ehensi ve)

No. That woul d be t oo much f or you. Al lt hat way. That ' s t oo much t o ask.


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ERI C

Nonsense. I ' d l ove t o go.

Er i c l eads Emi l t o t he door .

ERI C( t o Emi l )Come on, Emi l .

( t o al l )Good ni ght , gent l emen.

EMI LGood ni ght , Al ex.

ROSSNERI hope you f eel bet t er i n t he mor ni ng, Emi l .

EMI LThank you. And I ' m ver y sor r y t o make ascene bef or e st r anger s. Ver y sor r y.

Emi l exi t s. Er i c turns i n t he door way, as pol i shed as ever .

ERI CThank you, Al ex, f or an excel l ent di nner .And pl ease t el l your mother f or me t hat t hedessert was superb.

Er i c cl oses t he st udy door .

FADE OUT

EXT. THE RACETRACK - DAY

FADE I N on t he huge earl y morni ng cr owd that packs t he bi g RACETRACK i n Ri oat t he f oot of a pi ct ur esque mount ai n, a day or so l at er .

DI SSOLVE TO:

A CLOSER VI EWof t he same.

DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. SEBASTI AN' S BOX - DAY

Sebast i an, peer i ng t hr ough bi nocul ars , and hi s mot her, r eadi ng a newspaper ,si t wi t h Al i ci a' s empt y seat bet ween t hem.

MME. SEBASTI ANMi ss Huber man has been gone a l ong t i me.

SEBASTI ANMot her , i s i t necessar y f or you t o al waysaddress Al i ci a as Mi ss Huberman? I do wi shyou' d be a l i t t l e mor e cor di al t o her .

MME. SEBASTI ANReal l y, I t hought I was behavi ng r at her wel l .

Has she been compl ai ni ng about me?

SEBASTI ANNo.


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MME. SEBASTI AN

I ' mgratef ul .

SEBASTI ANYou mi ght smi l e at her .

MME. SEBASTI ANWoul dn' t i t be a l i t t l e t oo much i f we bot hgr i nned at her l i ke i di ot s?

SEBASTI ANPl ease, mot her . I want t o enj oy mysel f .

MME. SEBASTI ANI s i t so bor i ng t o si t wi t h me al one?

SEBASTI ANNot at al l , not at al l .

DI SSOLVE TO:

EXT. I N THE CROWD - DAY

Devl i n spot s Al i ci a i n t he r acet r ack CROWD as she l eans agai nst a guar dr ai l , moment s l at er . He j oi ns her, and t hey put on a show of pr et endi ngt hat t hi s i s a chance encount er .

DEVLI NHel l o.

ALI CI AOh, hel l o.

Devl i n shakes Al i ci a' s hand.

DEVLI NI t hought I saw you.

ALI CI AHow ar e you?

DEVLI NFi ne, t hanks. Gr eat t ur nout , i sn' t i t ?

ALI CI A

Yes.

They l ower t hei r voi ces.

DEVLI NWhere are t hey?

ALI CI AI n a box i n t he st ands. I don' t t hi nk t heycan see us, Al ex and hi s mother .

DEVLI NDon' t t el ephone me anymore. J ust r el y upon

my poppi ng up.

ALI CI ACan you hear me?


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Devl i n pr et ends t o f i l l out a r aci ng f or m whi l e t aki ng not es.

DEVLI NSur e, go ahead.

ALI CI AHear d of , uh, Doctor Anderson?

DEVLI NNo.

ALI CI AHe' s some ki nd of a sci ent i st . Ki nd f ace,si xty year s ol d, gr ay hai r , deep crease i nf or ehead.

DEVLI NTal l or short ?

ALI CI AShor t .

DEVLI NHmmph.

ALI CI AEmi l Hupka? Heard of hi m?

DEVLI NNo.

ALI CI AHe made qui t e a scene about a wi ne bot t l et he ot her ni ght .

DEVLI NDi dn' t l i ke t he vi nt age?

ALI CI AHe seemed t o thi nk ther e was somet hi ng el sei n t he bot t l e.

DEVLI NWas t here?

ALI CI ANo. I t was wi ne. We dr ank i t .

DEVLI NHas he pul l ed anythi ng si nce?

ALI CI AHaven' t seen hi m si nce.

DEVLI NAnythi ng el se?

ALI CI A

Not hi ng i mpor t ant . J ust a mi nor i t em t hatyou may want f or t he r ecor d.

DEVLI N


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What i s i t ?

ALI CI AYou can add Sebast i an' s name t o my l i st ofpl aymates.

A pause, as Devl i n' s j eal ousy sur f aces, changi ng hi s whol e demeanor.

DEVLI N( bi t t er l y)

Pr et t y f ast wor k.

ALI CI A( l oses her composur e)

That ' s what you wanted, wasn' t i t ?

DEVLI N( har sh)

Ski p i t .

ALI CI A( back t o put t i ng on a show)

Ar e you bet t i ng on t hi s r ace?

DEVLI NNo.

ALI CI AAl ex says number t en i s sure t o wi n. He knowst he owner .

DEVLI NThanks f or t he t i p.

ALI CI AAl ex says t hey' ve been hol di ng hi m back al lseason - -

They l ower t hei r voi ces agai n.

DEVLI NI can' t hel p r ecal l i ng some of your r emar ks.About bei ng a new woman. Dai si es andbut t er cups, wasn' t i t ?

ALI CI A

You i di ot . What ar e you sor e about ? You knewver y wel l what I was doi ng.

DEVLI NDi d I ?

ALI CI AYou coul d have st opped me wi t h one wor d. But ,no, you woul dn' t . You t hrew me at hi m.

DEVLI NI t hr ew you at nobody.

ALI CI ADi dn' t you t el l me to go ahead?

DEVLI N


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A man doesn' t t el l a woman what t o do. Shet el l s her sel f . You al most had me bel i evi ngi n t hat l i t t l e hokey- pokey mi r acl e of your s,t hat a woman l i ke you coul d ever change herspot s.

Al i ci a r ai ses her bi nocul ar s t o her f ace t o wat ch t he r ace, or per haps t ohi de her angui sh f r om Devl i n.

ALI CI AOh, you' r e r ot t en.

DEVLI NThat ' s why I di dn' t t r y t o st op you. The answerhad t o come f r omyou.

ALI CI AI see. Some ki nd of l ove t est .

DEVLI NThat ' s r i ght .

ALI CI AWel l , you never bel i eved i n me anyway, sowhat ' s the di f f er ence?

DEVLI NLucky f or bot h of us I di dn' t . I t woul dn' thave been pr et t y i f I bel i eved i n you. I fI ' d f i gur ed: "She' l l never be abl e t o got hr ough wi t h t hi s. She' s been made over byl ove. . . "

ALI CI A(starts to cry)

I f you onl y once had sai d that you l ovedme. Oh, Dev.

DEVLI NLi st en. You chal ked up anot her boyf r i end.That ' s al l . No harm done.

ALI CI AI hat e you.

DEVLI N

(gr i ns)Ther e' s no occasi on t o. You' r e doi ng goodwor k.

( of f t he r ace)Number t en' s out i n f r ont . Looks as i fSebast i an knows how t o pi ck ' em.

ALI CI AI s t hat al l you have t o say t o me?

DEVLI NDr y your eyes, baby. I t ' s out of char act er .Except , keep on your t oes - - i t ' s a tough

j ob we' r e on.

Devl i n sees Sebast i an comi ng.


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Snap out of i t , her e comes dr eamboat .

Sebast i an t hr eads t hr ough t he crowd and j oi ns t hem as Al i ci a t r i es t o r egai nher composur e.

ALI CI AOh, hel l o, Al ex. I t was so exci t i ng, abeaut i f ul hor se. Do you r emember Mi st erDevl i n?

SEBASTI AN( t o Devl i n)

How do you do?

DEVLI N( t o Sebast i an)

Hel l o. Al i ci a t el l s me you had a bet onnumber t en. Sor r y I di dn' t get t he t i pear l i er . So l ong.

Devl i n wal ks of f .

ALI CI ASee you somet i me, Dev.

( t o Al ex)I t was a wonderf ul r ace. Di d you havemuch money on t he wi nner ?

SEBASTI ANI di dn' t see t he r ace.

ALI CI ADi dn' t you? I t hought I saw you l ooki ngt hr ough your f i el d gl asses.

SEBASTI ANI was wat chi ng you and your f r i end, Mi st erDevl i n. I pr esume t hat ' s why you l ef t mymot her and me. You had an appoi nt ment t omeet hi m.

ALI CI ADon' t be absur d. I met hi m pur el y by acci dent .

SEBASTI ANYou di dn' t seem ver y anxi ous t o get awayf r om hi m.

ALI CI AOh, he' s j ust . . .

SEBASTI ANI watched you. I t hought maybe you' r e i nl ove wi t h hi m.

ALI CI ADon' t t al k l i ke t hat . I det est hi m.

SEBASTI ANReal l y? He' s ver y good l ooki ng.


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ALI CI AAl ex, I ' ve t ol d you bef or e. Mi st er Devl i ndoesn' t mean a t hi ng t o me.

SEBASTI ANI ' d l i ke to be convi nced. Woul d you maybe

car e t o convi nce me, Al i ci a, t hat Mi st erDevl i n means not hi ng t o you?

DI SSOLVE TO:


The U. S. EMBASSY, not l ong af t er .

DI SSOLVE TO:


Prescot t si t s wi t h Beardsl ey and Bear dsl ey whi l e a moody Devl i n st ands,st ar i ng out a wi ndow.

PRESCOTT. . . pl eased t o hear , Senor Bar bosa, t hatour l i t t l e t heat r i cal pl an i s wor ki ng. We' vegot hol d of somethi ng concr ete f or a change.

BARBOSAI ' m del i ght ed, gent l emen. What i s i t ?

PRESCOTTPr of essor Wi l hel m Ot t o Rensl er i s wor ki ngher e i n Brazi l .

BEARDSLEYOne of Ger many' s sci ent i f i c wi zar ds.

BARBOSAI di dn' t know he was here.

PRESCOTTOh, yes. He' s l i vi ng and exper i ment i ng i nSebast i an' s house. They cal l hi m Doct orAnder son.

A KNOCK at t he door .

BARBOSAEnt r ee.

A young man, RI BI ERO, ent ers.

RI BI EROExcuse me, si r . Mi ss Huberman wi shes t o seeCapt ai n Pr escot t or Mi st er Devl i n.

PRESCOTTWhat do you mean, she' s her e?

RI BI EROYes, si r .

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Wel l , show her i n, Ri bi er o.

RI BI EROYes, si r .

He goes t o f etch her.

PRESCOTTI don' t l i ke t hi s. I don' t l i ke her comi ngher e.

BEARDSLEYShe' s had me wor r i ed f or some t i me. A womanof t hat sor t .

DEVLI N( t o Bear dsl ey)

What sor t i s t hat , Mr . Bear dsl ey?

BEARDSLEYOh, I don' t t hi nk any of us have any i l l usi onsabout her char acter , have we Devl i n?

DEVLI N( bi t t er l y i r oni c)

Not at al l , not t he sl i ght est . Mi ss Huber mani s f i r st , l ast , and al ways not a l ady. Shemay be ri ski ng her l i f e, but when i t comest o bei ng a l ady, she doesn' t hol d a candl et o your wi f e, si r , si t t i ng i n Washi ngt onpl ayi ng br i dge wi t h t hr ee ot her l adi es ofgr eat honor and vi r t ue.

PRESCOTTTake i t easy, Dev.

DEVLI N(to Prescott)

Sor r y.

BEARDSLEYI t hi nk t hose remarks about my wi f e ar euncal l ed f or .

DEVLI N( t o Bear dsl ey)

Wi t hdr awn. Apol ogi zed, si r .

The door opens and a dazed Al i ci a i s shown i nt o t he of f i ce.

PRESCOTTHow do you do, Mi ss Huber man?


PRESCOTT( i nt r oduces t he ot her s)

Thi s i s Mi st er Beardsl ey and Senor J ul i o

Barbosa. Care t o si t down?

ALI CI A( si t s)


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Thank you.

BARBOSAYou have t he est eem of my government ,Senor i t a.

BEARDSLEYBut we ar e wor r i ed about you vi si t i ngthi s of f i ce.

ALI CI AI pr omi se not t o br eak t he r ul es agai n,but I need some advi ce and I coul dn' tf i nd Mi ster Devl i n. I n f act, I need i tbef or e l unch.

PRESCOTTSomet hi ng happened?

ALI CI AYes, somet hi ng r at her conf usi ng. Mi st erSebast i an has asked me t o mar r y hi m.

BEARDSLEYWhat ?

PRESCOTTWel l , wel l .

ALI CI AHe. . . he want s me to marr y hi m r i ght awayand I amt o gi ve hi m my answer at l unch.And I di dn' t know what t he depar t ment mi ghtt hi nk about such a st ep.

PRESCOTTAr e you wi l l i ng t o go t hi s f ar f or us, Mi ssHuber man?

ALI CI A(to Prescott)

Yes, i f you wi sh.

PRESCOTTWhat do you thi nk of t hi s, Devl i n?

DEVLI NOh, I t hi nk i t ' s a usef ul i dea.

BEARDSLEY( t o Devl i n)

Wel l , you know t he si t uat i on bet t er t hanany of us.


May I ask what i nspi r ed Al ex Sebast i an t ogo t hi s f ar ?

ALI CI AHe' s i n l ove wi t h me.

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And he t hi nks you' r e i n l ove wi t h hi m?

ALI CI A( more t o Devl i n t han t he ot hers )

Yes, t hat ' s what he t hi nks.

BARBOSA( del i ght ed)Gent l emen, i t ' s t he cream of t he j est .

ALI CI A( l ooks st r ai ght at Devl i n)

Then. . . t hen, i t ' s al l r i ght?

Prescot t sees t he l ook pass between Al i ci a and Devl i n but doesn' t know whatt o make of i t .

PRESCOTTWel l . Yes, I - I ' d say so. Of course, i t ' sa per f ect mar r i age. . . f or us.

DEVLI NTher e' s onl y one t hi ng. Won' t i t del ay us a bi t ?

PRESCOTTWhat do you mean?

DEVLI NWel l , Mi st er Sebast i an i s a ver y romant i cf el l ow, i sn' t he, Al i ci a?

ALI CI AYes.

DEVLI NThen he' l l probabl y want t o t ake hi s br i deaway f or a l ong honeymoon. Won' t t hat hol dus up?

BEARDSLEYDevl i n' s got a poi nt t her e.

PRESCOTTOh, I don' t know. I t hi nk we can r el y onMi ss Huberman t o get back i nto t he house,qui ckl y.

ALI CI A(qui et l y)

Yes, I t hi nk I can manage t hat .

Devl i n abr upt l y begi ns l eavi ng t he r oom t o cover hi s emot i on.

DEVLI NWel l , everyt hi ng seems t o be ni cel y ar r anged.I don' t t hi nk you need me here anymore,do you, Capt ai n Prescot t ?

Devl i n cl oses t he door on hi s way out , l eavi ng a dr ai ned Al i ci a wi t h t he

ot her s.

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much. I t hi nk so f ar ever ythi ng has beenmanaged wi t h gr eat i nt el l i gence.

BARBOSAYes. Thank you ver y much.

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I NT. MME. SEBASTI AN' S BEDROOM - DAY

Not l ong af t er, Sebast i an st ands, wat chi ng hi s seat ed mot her doi ng herneedl epoi nt .

MME. SEBASTI ANAr e you qui t e sure she di dn' t come downhere t o see you? To capt ur e t he r i ch Al exSebast i an f or a husband?

SEBASTI ANOh, don' t be absurd, mot her . She di dn' teven know I was here.

MME. SEBASTI ANWe wi l l di scuss i t mor e f ul l y toni ght .

SEBASTI ANWe wi l l not di scuss i t t oni ght . You know,al l t hese car pi ng quest i ons are mer el yt he expr essi on of your own j eal ousy - -j ust as you' ve al ways been j eal ous of anywoman I ' ve ever shown any i nt erest i n. I nt hi s case, t her e' s not hi ng mor e to di scuss.

MME. SEBASTI ANYou mean, t hen, you ar e goi ng ahead wi t ht hi s mar r i age?

SEBASTI ANI mean that t he weddi ng wi l l be next week.I t ' l l be pr i vat e. We shal l bot h be pl easedt o have you pr esent , i f you wi sh.

Sebast i an l eaves t he r oom, cl osi ng t he door behi nd hi m. Mme. Sebast i ansi t s al one.

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EXT. SEBASTI AN' S MANSI ON - NI GHT

FADE I N on Sebast i an' s l i mousi ne as i t ar r i ves at t he MANSI ON some weeksl ater .

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EXT. SEBASTI AN' S FRONT STEPS - NI GHT

Sebast i an and hi s wi f e Al i ci a, ar m i n ar m, exi t t he l i mo and mount t heFRONT STEPS, moment s l at er .

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I n the dar kened ENTRY HALL, J oseph t he but l er goes t o answer t he KNOCKI NG att he f r ont door. He checks t he peephol e and i s sur pr i sed t o see t henewl yweds. He hur r i edl y l et s t hem i n.

J OSEPHOh. Good eveni ng, si r . Madame.

ALI CI AGood eveni ng, J oseph.

SEBASTI ANJ oseph.

( seei ng t he darkness)J oseph, i t doesn' t l ook ver y cheer f ul i n here.

J OSEPHI ' m sor r y, si r . Madame Sebast i an wasn' tcer t ai n you' d be back toni ght .

SEBASTI ANWhy not ? I t el egr aphed her .

J oseph t urns on some l i ghts.

J OSEPHMadame Sebast i an sai d we were al l t or et i r e, si r .

SEBASTI ANWhere i s my mot her ?

J oseph t akes t hei r wr aps.

J OSEPHMadame Sebast i an went t o bed ver y ear l y, si r .


I ' m sorr y, my dear , I ' m af rai d thi s i sn' t aver y br i ght homecomi ng f or you.

ALI CI AThat ' s al l r i ght , Al ex.

SEBASTI ANWel l , what shal l we do? Shal l we have J oseph

ar r ange a l i t t l e f ood f or us?

ALI CI ANot unl ess you want t o, I ' m r at her t i r edmysel f .

SEBASTI ANWe' l l go r i ght up t hen?

ALI CI A( t o J oseph)

Good ni ght .

J OSEPHGood ni ght .

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FADE OUT

I NT. ALI CI A' S BEDROOM - DAY

FADE I N on Al i ci a and the househol d st af f movi ng her t hi ngs i nt o t he mansi on,

t he next morni ng.

ALI CI A( t o a mai d)

I ' d l i ke t o have al l my dr esses put outon t he bed here. Don' t hang anyt hi ng up,I ' d l i ke t o know where ever ythi ng goes.

( t o J oseph)Oh, J oseph, di d you have t he cl osets ai r ed?

J OSEPHYes, Madame.

J oseph shows Al i ci a a cl oset .

ALI CI AOh, t hi s i sn' t ver y l arge. I ' l l needmor e room.

Al i ci a l eads J oseph i nt o t he HALLWAY t o hunt f or mor e cl oset space. Shet r i es a door .

ALI CI AThi s door i s l ocked.

J OSEPHThat ' s used f or a st or eroom, Madame.

ALI CI AOh. May I have t he key?

J OSEPHI do not have the keys, Madame.

ALI CI AWhere are t hey?

J OSEPHMadame Sebast i an has char ge of al l t hehousekeys , Madame.

ALI CI AOh. Do you know wher e Mi st er Sebast i an i s?

J OSEPHI bel i eve he i s havi ng a busi ness meet i ngdownst ai r s i n t he st udy, Madame.

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I NT. THE ENTRY HALL - DAY

The st udy DOORS ar e cl osed.

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Sebast i an' s "busi ness meet i ng" i s under way. Al l t he men i nt r oduced t oAl i ci a at t he par t y ar e pr esent , except one, of cour se.

DR. ANDERSONI mi ss Hupka. He was a f i r st - cl ass met al l ur gi st .

SEBASTI ANLeyki n i s j ust as good.

DR. ANDERSONSuch i s your opi ni on. But I don' t want t ocri t i ci ze. What , er, wer e you aski ng? Oh,you want a r epor t . [ ?] Wel l , my f r i ends.My work i s done.

SEBASTI ANYou' ve been successf ul ?

DR. ANDERSONYes.

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I NT. THE ENTRY HALL - DAY

Al i ci a appr oaches t he st udy DOORS, knocks, and qui ckl y barges i n on t hemeet i ng.

ALI CI AOh, I ' m ver y sor ry.

Sebast i an j oi ns her at t he doorway.

SEBASTI ANNot at al l , come on i n.

ALI CI ANo, I ' m sor ry to i nt er rupt you, I di dn' tknow you were busy. Some of t he cl oset sare l ocked. Coul d you gi ve me t he keys?

SEBASTI ANOh, I ' m so sor r y. I ' d f or got t en about t hekeys. Of cour se, I ' l l get t hem f or you atonce.

Sebast i an cl oses t he door and he and Al i ci a wal k hand- i n- hand up t he st ai r s.

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I NT. UPSTAI RS HALLWAY - DAY

Al i ci a and Sebast i an ar r i ve at t he t op of t he st ai r s, wher e t hey separ at e - -she heads f or her r oom and he heads f or hi s mother ' s.


I ' l l br i ng t he keys to you r i ght away, my

dear .

Al i ci a watches as Sebast i an wal ks down t he hal l and knocks on hi s mother ' sdoor .


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J OSEPHMi st er Sebast i an has t he key f or t hi s,Madame. I t ' s t he wi ne cel l ar .

As t hey wal k away f r om t he door, Al i ci a gl ances back over her shoul der att he UNI CA LOCK.

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EXT. CI TY PARK - DAY

FADE I N on Devl i n and Al i ci a si t t i ng on a park bench, some t i me l ater.

DEVLI NWel l , t hen, t he wi ne cel l ar i s t he obvi ouspl ace t o l ook.

ALI CI AAl ex has t he key t o that .

DEVLI NThen get i t f r om hi m.

ALI CI AGet i t ? How?

DEVLI NDon' t you l i ve near hi m?

ALI CI AWhat do I l ook f or i f I get t he key?

DEVLI NYou l ook f or a bot t l e of wi ne, l i ke t he onet hat r at t l ed t he f el l ow at di nner t hat ni ght .

ALI CI AAl l t he bot t l es l ook al i ke t o me. I ' m nomast ermi nd.

DEVLI NYou' r e doi ng al l r i ght .

ALI CI AI t ' s no f un, Dev.

DEVLI NToo l at e f or t hat now, i sn' t i t ? Look, uh,why don' t you per suade your husband t o t hrowa l ar ge shi ndi g, so that he can i nt r oducehi s br i de t o Ri o soci ety, say somet i me nextweek?

ALI CI AWhy?

DEVLI NConsi der me i nvi t ed, and I ' l l t r y and f i nd

out about t hat wi ne cel l ar busi ness.

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ent er t ai ni ng j ust yet .

DEVLI NThe honeymoon i sn' t over , huh? Don' tunder est i mate your char ms, Mr s. Sebast i an,you can handl e i t .

ALI CI AI don' t t hi nk i t ' s goi ng t o be so easyabout you. He thi nks you' r e i n l ove wi t h me.

DEVLI NWel l , t hen, t el l hi m you t hought i f youi nvi t ed me t o t he house and I saw howhappi l y mar r i ed you were, t hen t he hor r i dpassi on I have f or you mi ght be t or n outof me.

ALI CI AThat sounds ver y l ogi cal .

DEVLI NGood, next week then, and get t he key. Ihave t o f l y up t o Bel em, but I ' l l be backi n t i me.

ALI CI AAl l r i ght .

Al i ci a r i ses.

ALI CI AI ' l l be l ooki ng f or war d t o seei ng you.

Devl i n r i ses, gal l ant l y removi ng hi s hat .

DEVLI NAl ways a pl easur e meet i ng you, Madame.

She wal ks of f .

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EXT. SEBASTI AN' S MANSI ON - NI GHT

The Sebast i an MANSI ON ear l y one ni ght , about a week l at er . Al l t he l i ghts

ar e on i n pr epar at i on f or a "l ar ge shi ndi g. "

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I NT. UPSTAI RS HALLWAY - NI GHT

I nsi de t he mansi on, t he ni ght sky i s vi si bl e t hr ough a wi ndow next t o agr andf at her cl ock whi ch r eads what l ooks l i ke t went y t o seven.

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I NT. SEBASTI AN' S DRESSI NG ROOM - NI GHT

Al i ci a, r at her st unni ng i n a bl ack gown, put s on ear r i ngs as she appr oachesSebast i an' s DRESSI NG ROOM. She sees that he i s i n hi s bathroom, t he door ofwhi ch i s sl i ght l y aj ar . She t hen spot s hi s key chai n on a near by t abl e.


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She r eaches f or i t , pausi ng at t he sound of hi s voi ce.

SEBASTI AN( f r om t he bat hr oom)

I ' m sur pr i sed at Mi st er Devl i n comi ngt oni ght . I don' t bl ame anyone f or bei ng

i n l ove wi t h you, darl i ng. I - I j usthope t hat , er , not hi ng wi l l happen t ogi ve hi m any f al se i mpr essi on. Be wi t hyou i n a mi nut e.

As he speaks, Al i ci a pi cks up the key chai n, f i nds t he Uni ca key, andr emoves i t . She i s on her way out of t he dr essi ng r oom, cl ut chi ng t he keyi n her f i st , when Sebast i an suddenl y emer ges f r omt he bat hr oomi n a r obeand cr osses t o her.

SEBASTI ANDar l i ng.

He t akes both her HANDS i n hi s. She t enses up.

SEBASTI ANI t ' s not t hat I don' t t r ust you, but whenyou' r e i n l ove at my age, every man whol ooks at a woman i s a menace. Wi l l youf or gi ve me f or even t al ki ng about i t ?I ' m very contr i t e.

To show hi s cont r i t i on, Sebast i an opens Al i ci a' s r i ght hand and sl owl yki sses her pal m. She r eal i zes he i s about t o do t he same wi t h her l ef thand, t he one wi t h t he key i n i t . To pr event t hi s, she t hr ows her armsaround hi m i n what ' s meant t o be a passi onate embr ace. As she does t hi s,she dr ops t he key on the car pet behi nd hi m and somehow pushes i t under at abl e wi t h her f oot .

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I n t he mansi on' s wel l - l i t ENTRY HALL, t he bi g par t y i s j ust get t i ng under way.From t op t o bot t om: a cryst al chandel i er , a cur vi ng gr and st ai r case, asi zabl e number of f or mal l y- dr essed par t y guest s dr awn f r om Ri o' s el i t e, and,i n t he cent er of i t al l , t he dapper host who gr eet s each guest at t he f r ontdoor , hi s l ovel y new wi f e - - and a st ol en wi ne cel l ar key t hat she secr et l ycl ut ches i n a ner vous hand. The onl y t hi ng mi ssi ng i s a cer t ai n Ameri cani nt el l i gence agent who has not yet shown up, much t o Al i ci a' s concer n.


Wel l , I t hi nk we mi ght j oi n t he r est oft he par t y now. I t hi nk al l our guest sar e her e.

Sebast i an l eads her away j ust bef or e Devl i n ar r i ves. A SERVANT t akes hi scoat .

DEVLI N( t o t he ser vant )

Where can I f i nd Al ex Sebast i an?

SERVANTBy the dr awi ng r oom, si r .


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DEVLI NThanks.

Devl i n st r i des of f t o t he dr awi ng r oom.

I NT. DRAWI NG ROOM - NI GHT

Devl i n spot s Al i ci a, who appr oaches hi m. A j eal ous Sebast i an wat ches t hemf r om t he opposi t e si de of t he r oom.

ALI CI AHel l o, Dev.

DEVLI NGood eveni ng.

Devl i n ki sses Al i ci a' s hand, pal mi ng t he key.

ALI CI AYou haven' t seen t he house, have you?

DEVLI NWel l , i t ' s qui te a j ol l y l i t t l e cot t age.

ALI CI ALet me show you around t he pl ace.

DEVLI NLat er , hi s [ni ps?] i s on t he t r ai l .

Sebast i an approaches and shakes hands wi t h Devl i n.

SEBASTI ANMi st er Devl i n.

DEVLI NGood eveni ng.

SEBASTI ANGl ad t o see you.

DEVLI NI t was ki nd of your br i de t o i nvi t e me.

SEBASTI ANWe bot h i nvi t e you, Mi st er Devl i n.

( t o Al i ci a)See t hat our guest i s f ed, my dear , amused.You know - -

Sebast i an sees a guest he has not yet greet ed.


Oh, excuse me.( t o t he guest )

Madame Est er i ch, I ' m so gl ad t o see you. . .

Sebast i an abr upt l y wal ks of f . Devl i n and Al i ci a speak i n l ow voi ces as t hey

head f or t he bar .

DEVLI NThi s i sn' t goi ng t o be easy.


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ALI CI A

Why?

DEVLI NHe, er , he' s qui t e sensi t i ve about you. He' s

goi ng t o watch us l i ke a hawk.

ALI CI AYes, he' s r at her j eal ous of anyone.

DEVLI NWhere' d you get t he key? Of f hi s chai n?

ALI CI AYes.

DEVLI NLet ' s hope the l i quor doesn' t r un out andst ar t hi m down t he cel l ar f or mor e.

ALI CI AOh, I hadn' t t hought about t hat .

DEVLI NQui t e a poi nt .

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I NT. THE BAR - NI GHT

At t he bar , a man who l ooks r ather l i ke t he f amed movi e di r ect or Al f r edHi t chcock sucks down a gl ass of champagne. He l eaves j ust as Devl i n andAl i ci a ent er . J oseph pour s dr i nks. Al i ci a hands one t o Devl i n.

DEVLI NThank you.

Devl i n i s suddenl y accost ed by Senora Or t i z, t he woman wi t h whomSebast i anwas r i di ng at hi s cl ub.

SENORA ORTI ZOh, Mi st er Devl i n, how ni ce. You rememberme?

DEVLI N

Senor a Or t i z.

SENORA ORTI ZHow sweet . Young men usual l y have shor tmemor i es.

Someone of f ers her a gl ass.

SENORA ORTI ZOh, her e' s somethi ng I adore, champagne.

She takes f i r st t he gl ass, and then Devl i n' s arm, meani ng to st eal hi m awayf r om Al i ci a.

SENORA ORTI Z( t o Al i ci a)

Oh, er , may I ?


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Al i ci a smi l es her assent and Senora Or t i z l eads Devl i n away. A pr eoccupi edAl i ci a t ur ns t o l ook at t he i ce chest f ul l of champagne bot t l es.

ALI CI AJ oseph?

J OSEPHMadame?

ALI CI ADo you t hi nk you have enough champagne t ol ast f or t he r est of t he eveni ng?

J OSEPHI don' t know, Madame. I hope so.

Al i ci a, af t er not i ng Sebast i an engaged i n a conver sat i on wi t h a guest , headsback t o Devl i n and Senora Or t i z chat t i ng i n t he ENTRY HALL.


ALI CI AEnj oyi ng your sel f , Mi st er Devl i n?

DEVLI NVery much, t hank you.

ALI CI ATher e ar e so many t hi ngs I woul d l i ke t oask you about t he st at es. I haven' t heardanythi ng f or a l ong t i me.

DEVLI NI ' l l be gl ad t o t el l you. Wi l l you excuseme, Senor a Or t i z?

Al i ci a and Devl i n gr ab a seat . Sebast i an sees them si t t i ng t oget her andwaves. Al i ci a smi l es and t oast s hi m wi t h her gl ass. Al i ci a and Devl i npr et end t o chat ami abl y.

ALI CI AWe bett er hur r y.

DEVLI NLot s of t i me.

ALI CI ANo. J oseph may have t o ask Al ex f or morewi ne.

DEVLI NUh huh.

ALI CI AHe' s r unni ng out f ast er t han he t hought .

DEVLI NOh, I ' m sor r y t o hear t hat .

( r e: Sebast i an)I s he watchi ng?

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Yes. You' d bet t er go out i n t he gar den al oneand wai t around back of t he house f or me andI ' l l show you t he wi ne cel l ar door .

DEVLI NUm hmm.

Sebast i an st art s wal ki ng t owar d t he seat ed coupl e j ust as t hey r i se andsepar at e. Al i ci a, al l smi l es, crosses to meet Sebast i an.

SEBASTI ANNi ce part y, i sn' t i t ?

ALI CI AA wonderf ul part y.

SEBASTI ANI t hi nk you' ve done i t wonder f ul l y wel l .I ' m ver y pr oud. Mi st er Devl i n bot heryou much?

ALI CI AOh, no, dar l i ng. He' s t r yi ng t o dr ownhi s sor r ows.

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I NT. THE BAR - NI GHT

Devl i n get s a l i ght f or hi s ci gar et t e. He not es the i ce chest f ul l ofbot t l es, t hen sl owl y makes hi s way out of t he house by way of t he TERRACE.

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I NT. AMONGST THE GUESTS - NI GHT

Al i ci a, f ans her sel f . She and Sebast i an l i st en t o a French- speaki ng guest .A ser vant prof f er s a t r ay f ul l of champagne gl asses. Al i ci a decl i nes. Shedeci des t o br eak away.

ALI CI A( t o Sebast i an and t he guest )

Excuse me, I t hi nk I ' l l ask t he or chest r at o pl ay some Br azi l i an musi c. They' vepl ayed wal t zes al l eveni ng.

SEBASTI AN[ ?] , my dear .

Al i ci a depar t s. Sebast i an r emai ns, genui nel y engr ossed i n t he conver sat i on.

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EXT. THE GARDEN - NI GHT

Devl i n, paci ng i n t he GARDEN, out si de t he door t hat l eads t o t he pant r y. Heput s out hi s ci gar et t e j ust as Al i ci a t ur ns on t he l i ght i nsi de. She openst he garden door t o l et hi m t o the PANTRY.

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I NT. THE PANTRY - NI GHT


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I NT. THE WI NE CELLAR - NI GHT

Devl i n scoops up t he or e wi t h a f unnel i mpr ovi sed f r om a sheet of paper andhi des br oken bi t s of gl ass under neath t he wi ne shel ves.

DEVLI NThi s i s a bi t wei r d.

ALI CI AI ' m t er r i f i ed.

Al i ci a has poured t he cont ent s of a Pommard wi ne bot t l e down a si nk and handst he empt y bot t l e to Devl i n.

DEVLI NJ ust pret end you' r e a j ani t or . J ani t or sar e never t er r i f i ed.

ALI CI AI have a f eel i ng we' r e ver y sl ow.

DEVLI NWe' r e on schedul e. Take i t easy.

Al i ci a crosses ner vousl y t o l ook out t he cel l ar door .

ALI CI AI keep hear i ng someone comi ng.

DEVLI NAh, t hat ' l l be ni ce.

Devl i n, usi ng t he paper f unnel , f i l l s t he empt y wi ne bot t l e wi t h t he or e.Al i ci a cr osses back to hi m.

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