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383    EXT. NEW YORK HARBOR – DAY                                                                          383

 

            The Titanic comes limping under the Verazzano Bridge, towed by the tugs.  Fireboats are squirting water, tugs

            ferries, police boats, helicopters, pleasure boats, SIRENS, HORNS and WHISTLES are going.  Everything that

            floats is bunting to meet the crippled liner arriving in port at last.  And thousands of people are lining the shore of

            Welfare Island, South Ferry and Batter Park, screaming, yelling and waving flags.

 

384    EXT. DOCKSIDE – DAY                                                                                             384

 

            Police barriers are keeping the crowds back.  Noise and confusion.  Reporters and television crews are

            swarming.  Pitt and Seagram leave the ship.  The reporters collar Seagram.  Pitt slips through.  As he heads

            toward the back edge of the wharf, he runs into Dana.

 

DANA

                                                                        Hey . . . you made it.

 

PITT

                                                                        All in one piece.

 

DANA

                                                                        How about young Thomas Edison?

 

PITT

                                                                        Don’t worry about him.  He’ll

                                                                        outlive us all.

 

DANA

                                                                        Where is he?

 

PITT

(points to the Titanic)

                                                                        Fighting off reporters.  You’d

                                                                        better get over there.  They’ll

                                                                        beat you out of a story.

 

DANA

(shakes her head)

                                                                        Today’s my day off.  I’m not

                                                                        here on business.  See you later.

 

            She turns away, then turns back and looks at Pitt.

 

DANA

(continuing)

                                                                        We are gonna see you, aren’t we?

 

PITT

                                                                        Sure.  You’ll see me.  I’m not

                                                                        going anywhere.

 

            She turns and walks away.

 

384A SINGLE ON PITT                                                                                                      384A

 

            He watches her go.  His face tells us nothing.  Or does it?

 

385    LONG SHOT – OVER PITT’S SHOULDER                                                             385

 

            Seagram comes across the dock and meets Dana.  They talk briefly, then embrace.  Pitt turns and walks

            OUT OF SHOT.

 

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