... didnt order enough sausage.

IKE

(to Drunk on bench)

(indicates COOK with head)

GRANDMA JULIA

IKE

(quietly)

Ill have the same.

left with. I should weigh three

(to Dog)

one-eyed snake".

IKE

There are reasons why they didnt come

(getting into it)

on Bob.

IKE

Bye, Netta... Bye, Grandam.

My mother wanted me to become a

about this --

I was talking to the dog.

Tootaloo.

MRS. PRESSMAN

booze that nobody drank.

food is greasy and good, Mrs. Pressman is the waitress, and the

(then to Drunk)

Steady.

original recording. Hard to find in

MAGGIE

CUT TO:

(belligerently)

you?

(casual)

This is a great place -- a major hub of social life in Hale. The

I found this and didnt know if it was

I like and then finding me a rare album.

its fifteen minutes in the penalty box.

Ike winces.

Maggie moves toward door.

I changed it.

EXT. ROAD - LATE DUSK TO NIGHT

Before Maggie can finish, Ike intercepts her.

May I have a word with you, please?

IKE

MAGGIE

musician. 0 for two. But at least

Maggie thinks about this for a moment. She takes a deep breath.

Maggie and Ike sit on the counread.99csw.comter. Mrs. Pressman CHUFFS about

the luau, then moves around the corner.

MAGGIE

Gram here was going to give me the

off. Three weddings, no "I dos". You

Maggie and Ike ride along.

more in here.

Cmon. Lets go.

(taps his chest)

Netta. Your teas getting cold.

His name is Skipper, Dad... Steady.

Ike approaches the window of the bar. Theres a DRUNK MAN and a

(heading to the door)

Oh, my God -- Its Miles Davis. This

Im so tired of this.

Bob takes out a notepad and hands it to Maggie.

IKE

cant believe how much cake we were

will you spike the bouquet?

Were out the special because

Ike looks at Maggie. Hed bet a thousand bucks on what shed say

who is having tea with her friend, NETTA.

Actually, Grandma, I charmed the one-

exercise. All the sports shrinks use

That guy has a problem... Maggie, you

Maggies the nicest person youll ever

MAGGIE

He steps over to Maggie in the doorway.

about it.

WALTER

whites only.

All right?

Establishing of Ikes car driving.

Right, Maggie? Focus on Maggie. Focus

something interesting.

IKE

You can take your hands off yｒead.99csｗ•ｃomour ears,

(clears his throat)

(to Ike)

See you later, Mr. Travis.

car.

(no Netta)

this head stuff. Visualize the end

Mrs. Pressman, I think were ready to

MAGGIE

Tell me. When you get to the altar,

ANGLE ON: MAGGIES CAR parked a few cars down. He pulls over

next.

bliss.

Maggies having trouble keeping him steady as she opens the car

(gently, to Ike)

BOB

your drivers license...

the trunk. Ill take you for a ride.

IKE

(then to Maggie)

The joy seems to have drained out of her.

Heres todays mantra: "Its an open

MAGGIE

INT. IKES CAR - LATE DUSK TO NIGHT

We hear Grandma as through the hotel doors, we see Maggie exit

No -- Im cleaning an attic. I

It was in the attic. It was jus

without sarcasm?

What was that? I cant order my eggs

Of course.

IKE

BOB

Youre not trying to soften me up, are

novelist. More?

INT. IKES CAR - LATER THAT DAY

WALTER

Keep an eye on him.

Can you excuse us a minute?

Hmmm... Figuring out what kind of music

As Maggie helps the man get up, we see that its Walter, Maggies

Okay... Ill just grab my jacket.

Watch your leg, Dad.

wedding nihｔtｐs://ｒｅａd.９9csw•ｃoｍght.

BOB (contd)

(then to Ike)

MAGGIE

Then well come back for him.

door. Ike is there in a flash to help her pull Walter into the

DRUNK MAN

out.

same team now. Any more fighting and

I lead Maggie through a visualization

MAGGIE

IKE

father minded spending so much money on

outside watering plants. Ike looks after Maggie and then back

You know, theres no...

I havent had any fun since you got

mistresses. He wanted me to be a

Let me have the garden omelette. Egg

bag in his lap. Ike passes THE INN HALE BAR, same dump of a

shes afraid of the wedding night.

Why dont you let him sleep it off in

Mrs. Pressman, thank you.

IKE (contd)

MAGGIE

meet. But shes always focusing out

INT. ATLANTIC HOTEL - MOMENTS LATER

Thats why shes had some -- whatever

Its valuable. Hang onto it.

DOG sitting outside. Inside, we see two figures from the back,

No. Forget about it. Dont even think

father -- dead drunk.

MAGGIE

IKE

you want to call it -- problems in the

MAGGIE

(coaxing)

Good boy, Port Hole.

skinny on why you run from marital

(turning to Maggie)

Ike drives through Hale gobblinhttps://ｒead.99cｓw.comg french fries from the fast food

this?

(to Maggie)

can run everyones life but your own.

zone, if you catch my drift.

Thats what were working on -- focus.

MAGGIE

down at the record in his hand. Somehow it makes him sad.

Oh, yeah, I forgot. Ill tell you one

Ike... Please dont write anything

INT./EXT. THE INN HALE BAR -- DAY

BOB

definitely not Bob.

As Bob has been talking, Ike has been watching Maggies face.

CROWD the essence of what is wonderful about a small town. Bob,

never done.

field to Big Bob."

order.

WALTER

a knitting needle with me into the bed...

WALTER (contd)

is "King of Blue"! This is the

Walter passes out on the front seat.

Im not exactly having fun, either...

She steps outside, leaving Ike with the record.

tavern he talked to bartender at.

the diner. She gets a bag from inside the cab of her truck and

Why, when I was a virgin bride, I took

Maggie looks at him with real gratitude. She swings the car

wouldnt attempt the impossible.

MRS. PRESSMAN

MAGGIE

GRANDMA JULIA

INT. DINER - DAY

Innocent girls are terrified of "the

Ike... Hi, Gr九-九-藏-書andma.

(excited)

and parks. He gets out and speaks into his tape recorder.

(without difficulty)

Right, cover your ears, Netta. Its

good condition. Where did you find

sitting there gathering dust.

Neutral corners you two. Youre on the

MAGGIE

Good daughters let their fathers pass

Im too loaded.

hundred pounds. I dont think her

MAGGIE

(then to Ike)

CUT TO:

not that shes afraid of the wedding,

Maggie hands Ike a 30-year-old LP: Miles Davis "Kind of Blue."

door shut.

MAGGIE

My dad managed a business and two

Right.

Maggie nods,

She turns and walks back to the diner where Mrs. Pressman is

eyed snake awhile ago.

MAGGIE

Well, Im off. A reporters work is

somebody...

No. You take it.

BOB

comes inside the hotel where she finds Ike talking to Grandma,

arms around each other. One is definitely Maggie. The other is

thing, your grandpa didnt forget that

Im a journalist and we all know

there. Shes got to start focusing

GRANDMA JULIA (V.O.)

Id like to explain about the weddings.

IKE

They stumble and lurch, exiting the bar toward Maggies car.

journalism is literature in a hurry

past.