81      EXT. SANDECKER’S OFFICE BUILDING – DAY                                                  81

 

HIGH ANGLE.  Pitt’s car pulls into an outdoor parking lot beside the building.  We DROP DOWN, MOVE

IN, and recognize Pitt as he parks his car and gets out.

 

82      ANOTHER ANGLE                                                                                                     82

 

As he walks toward the building we SEE a girl walking from the building into the parking lot.

 

83      SINGLE – DANA                                                                                                         83

 

Swinging along.  She sees something.  Stops suddenly.

 

84      HER POV                                                                                                                     84

 

Pitt walking toward her.

 

85      TWO SHOT                                                                                                                 85

 

As he comes up to her.

 

DANA

I don’t believe it.  I mean . . .

my God . . . where did you

come from?

 

PITT

Santa Claus brought me.

 

DANA

(she’s flustered)

As you can see, nothing surprises

me.  I’m cool and under control.

 

PITT

Come on.  I’ll buy you a cup of

coffee.

 

DANA

I’d love to but I can’t.  I’m

due at a press conference in . . .

(she checks her watch)

. . . Five minutes ago.  I just

dropped somebody off . . .

 

PITT

Gene Seagram . . . right?

 

DANA

Yes, but . . .

 

PITT

He’s not good enough for you.

 

DANA

You never thought anybody was good

enough for me.  Not even you.

 

PITT

I was right.

 

86      ANOTHER ANGLE                                                                                                     86

 

He walks her to her car.

 

DANA

How long is it?

 

PITT

Five years.  Give or take a little.  You look terrific.

 

DANA

So do you.  I thought you left Washington.

 

PITT

I did.  Several times.  Now I’m back.

 

DANA

Doing what?

 

PITT

Just killing time.  Fooling around.

 

DANA

Don’t give me that.  You were

going to fix the world.

 

PITT

They had me outnumbered.

 

DANA

Not you.  I don’t believe it.

 

PITT

You can believe it.

 

They arrive at her car.

 

87      TIGHT TWO SHOT                                                                                                    87

 

DANA

How’d you know about me and Gene?

 

PITT

I keep track of you.  When you

left the L.A. Times you went to

Newsweek.  Then you spent two

years at C.B.S.  You you’re

with the Star.  Big stuff. 

Shooting down everybody.  I’m

proud of you.

 

They look at each other.  Not saccharine.  But still a personal moment.

 

88      HIGH ANGLE – PARKING LOT                                                                               88

 

Her car pulls out.  Pitt walks toward the building.

 

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