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PART 12

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    EXt. tROUtS BARN - t NIGht

    e ruck S drive up and

    s.

    INt. tROUtS BARN - NIGht

    Its a small barn ts been converted into a luau h a bar.

    A BAND plays for ts ed it

    as a little slice of iki lights, numerous

    rented plastic palm trees and fiberglass copies of hawaiian

    statuary. Strings of colored lighe ceiling.

    It looks like a .

    Maggies family, Mrs. trout and people , and

    more, are  tropical drinks garnished

    ic leis abound and most people have

    managed to find ts.

    As heir applause and Mrs.

    trout announces. op.

    LOU tROUt

    elcome to our annual country luau. As

    you knoty and I got married on

    ter, Diamond head.

    MRS. tROUt

    (grabbing the

    microphone)

    ting our first

    dance to to-be nehe

    King and Queen of hawaii, Maggie and

    Bob.

    ters. Bob is a goody bronzed god in his King

    Kamafit. Maggie is spectacular in ic

    looking -up. But s none

    of tivities around hen, she looks up

    and glances around for Ike, ing .

    MRS. tROUt (contd)

    King and Queen, dance.

    Maggie and Bob start to dance as ter sings quot;Alo;

    MRS. tROUt (contd)

    Everybody dance.

    Everybody dances.

    tIMES OUt:

    Maggie and Bob pose for pictures s.

    MRS. tROUt

    Pictures of the King and Queen.

    Dennis poses rout runs

    out of film and goes to get more, leaving Peggy and Maggie alone.

    Peggy wo Maggie.

    PEGGY

    Lighten up, wahine.

    MAGGIE

    Lig?

    PEGGY

    ty is for you and Bob. Get

    your mind off ter.

    MAGGIE

    I  seen y-four hours.

    It just gives me ttle bit.

    Id feel better if I knew where he was.

    PEGGY

    (nods to door)

    ould it?

    ANGLE ON: Ike just entering ty. At least ried.

    a tropical s wrapped around s and s.

    o ted s

    very flustered.

    PEGGY (contd)

    are you doing?

    MAGGIE

    (after a beat)

    Im going to go dance h Bob.

    Because he man.

    (referring to her headdress)

    I like those grapes.

    Maggie dances affectionately rout, tending

    bar, greets Ike.

    LOU tROUt

    o our luau.

    can I get you?

    IKE

    You got somet a toy in it?

    tIME CUt:

    A LIttLE LAtER - CLOSE ON

    A pair of expressive pantomime quot;A Little Grass S;.

    PULL BACK tO REVEAL:

    Mrs. trout is on stage, introducing estants. Grandma

    judges ty is at full tilt -- a

    little tle goofy. Some guests (Bob, Cindy, Cory, Lee

    and ted) do ter, Mrs. Pressman doesnt turn as

    she hears him.

    IKE

    Alos a very fetching

    headdress youre wearing.

    Ike leans into Maggie, enjoying the smell of her hair. She

    notices, but acts casual.

    MAGGIE

    o?

    IKE

    Missed me bad, huh?

    tIME CUt:

    All ts start banding ter rises

    unsteadily, lifting his pineapple.

    MRS. tROUt

    Attention. Listen to alter. Listen

    close, he slurs.

    (then)

    S up, wahines!

    ALtER

    In tradition t hrough

    t is nooast time! First

    up, our , quot;A ;,

    Lou trout..

    Lou trout stands h his glass raised.

    LOUt tROUt

    May t be filled h

    be filled

    h lead!

    ts of quot;; alter roars.

    MRS. tROUt

    May tter-patter of little feet

    not be Maggies.

    MRS. PRESSMAN

    May ts be returned!

    tED

    May tty

    as t!

    ter ser.

    ANGLE ON:

    Ike cakes t, raising her glass along

    he is.

    Ike cant believe it.

    ALtER

    You kno;Youre not

    losing a daug; ell, Id like to!

    alter gets a bit laugh. he goes again.

    ALtER (contd)

    Maggie may not be

    running joke...

    (under h)

    Maggie finisher.

    ALtER AND MAGGIE

    -- But sainly test.

    Uproarious laugerribly pained. Ikes had

    enougo . alter is thrilled. he

    she CROD.

    ALtER (contd)

    O a toast?

    IKE

    I dont knoe.

    (to Maggie)

    Are you all righis?

    MAGGIE

    Excuse me?

    IKE

    Are you all righink

    this is funny?

    MAGGIE

    Yes.

    IKE

    I dont and I dont think you should...

    BOB

    Its a joke. theyre kidding.

    ALtER AND CROD

    (yell)

    Come on and give us a toast.

    IKE

    You  me to make a toast? Okay...

    Ill give you a toast. to Maggies

    family and friends. May you find

    yourselves the bulls eye of an easy

    target. May you be publicly flogged

    for all of your bad choices and may

    your noses to rubbed in all of your

    mistakes...

    Ike cion. the

    guests stare at Maggie. Mortified, sears.

    MRS. tROUt

    t was funny.

    (a pause)

    But enougoasts, lets s

    start the music up.

    Ss everyone up to  tune. Maggie

    eps and outside. Ike

    follo Peggy grabs a coat for ches her go as

    Cory approaches.

    CORY

    ty dollars bet on--

    BOB

    Not now.

    Bob ruser Maggie.

    PEGGY

    (calling after her)

    Maggie. Maggie.

    (to Ike, )

    s not

    really hawaii.

    Ike exits. then, Bob comes over.

    BOB

    hered Maggie go?

    PEGGY

    O  to get me something

    from the car.

    Cory comes over o Bob and Peggy. BOB/PEGGY/CORY/

    DENNIS C Bart Starr and football. (hich keeps Bob

    from going outside to follo it.

    EXt. tROUtS BARN - NIGht

    Ike runs after Maggie. urns o him.

    IKE

    Im there

    pulling for you.

    MAGGIE

    You ed me!

    IKE

    No, Maggie, I defended you.

    ing you is w everyone else

    is doing. Its ty.

    MAGGIE

    I  under control. Nohey feel

    sorry for me.

    IKE

    ell, theyre

    about to ch you hang yourself again.

    Maggie has no response.

    IKE (contd)

    -- tell me something, do you really

    care about Mount Everest?

    MAGGIE

    Its fun! Its high.

    IKE

    Or ts of locusts?

    MAGGIE

    t eresting research

    George was doing!

    IKE

    kind of Dead s a temporary

    tattoo?

    MAGGIE

    I already explained about t.

    IKE

    And wo run

    the leper colony in Molokai?

    MAGGIE

    (wincing)

    Brian told you t?

    IKE

    Or maybe you just ed to he

    headdress.

    MAGGIE

    Every one of times I was being

    supportive. Somet

    understand.

    IKE

    Supportive? You  being

    supportive. You were being scared.

    Just like no lost

    woman I have ever laid eyes on.

    MAGGIE

    Lost!

    IKE

    ts rig you dont

    even know how you like your eggs.

    MAGGIE

    !?

    IKE

    it, you liked them

    scrambled. ithe Dead head, fried.

    its

    egg hank you very much.

    MAGGIE

    ts called changing your mind.

    IKE

    No, ts called not having a mind of

    your own.  are you doing, Maggie?

    You really  to let t man drag

    you up Annapuma on your honeymoon? You

    dont  to climb Annapuma.

    MAGGIE

    Yes I do!

    IKE

    No you dont. You  a man who will

    lead you doh his head

    over your eyes just so you can discover

    t.

    You  a guy o a

    cave  to

    read you a poem. You  a man to

    dawn because hes

    burning to talk to you and

    anote to find out w

    youll say. Am I right?

    . Maggie cant speak.

    IKE (contd)

    Am I right?

    Ss back angry tears.

    MAGGIE

    Stop. Stop it! Im getting married on

    Sunday, and youre just trying to make

    me run! hy? Because youre a cynical,

    exploitative, mean-ed creep who

    kno bit him

    in t! And all you do is tear

    ot

    ticize hey do,

    because youre too afraid to do

    anything yourself! I read your column.

    You never e one about you. Im not

    t and you kno!

    Am I rig?

    ANGLE ON: Bob comes outside.

    BOB

    Mag.  here. Green Bay.

    Right guard.

    Boto Maggie

    and gives Ike a very s his arm around his

    fiancee.

    BOB (contd)

    You kno Starr, cre

    ... Are you okay?

    Maggie adjusts  she can.

    MAGGIE

    Yes.

    BOB

    Let me take you back inside, okay?

    Ss him lead her away.

    MAGGIE

    Jerry Kramer.

    Ike looks at her drooped shoulder and he shakes his head and

    o his car