int. ore - continuous
peggy and mrs. pressman enter, worried.
mrs. pressman
you tell maggie.
peggy
no, you tell her.
mrs. pressman
no, no. youre friend.
peggy
no.
mrs. pressman
(holding her
newspaper)
you knos just possible t she
read t.
peggy
yeah.
mrs. pressman
maybe s read the paper...
on ter, today opened to the
article about maggie.
mrs. pressman (contd)
... or not!
e folloairs inside the hale hardware
store, ttiest, most welcoming ss kind anywhere
in small to of
ter; botop and se brightness,
cy. maggie comes doeps
o an elderly customer, mr. paxton.
maggie
(bright)
ique er
;“ still on it,
guaranteed to fit any american standard
cast iron tub er
made bether
of the
dogon.
mr. paxton
(amazed)
hallelujah.
maggie
alrigon, ill put it on
your account.
maggie rounds tomer, earl, stands by the
paint machine.
earl
maggie.
maggie
( customer)
you dont need an air conditioner, earl,
you just need an attic fan -- theres
more in the back.
maggie steps be counter of tore and takes the
account book out. rails off as she dour
expression on the faces of her friends.
maggie (contd)
?
peggy nervously mentions the newspaper.
peggy
(delicate)
so -- mag -- youve seen this, huh?
maggie
(serious)
yes, ive seen it. and i o say
its t and most offensive...
joke anybodys ever played on me!
to t, maggie starts smiling.
maggie (contd)
you guys! ake you?
maggie stays amused.
maggie (contd)
this done?
(laughing)
you creeps! i se you!
and his
is four.
peggy
uold us to bacte
jokes, so ...
maggie looks at tricken face of her friends.
mrs. pressman
holy moly.
peggy looks like so cry hy for maggie.
maggie is starting to feel uncomfortable. she looks down,
dubiously, at the paper.
maggie
um, you know, now would be a good
moment to tell me this is fake.
(no response)
it be funny if you drag it out.
okay?
(no response)
okay, ...
real newspapers smear. phoney papers
dont.
s against her apron, leaving
an ink smear!!
she nearly kneels over.
maggie (contd)
(sitting)
bag.
peggy and mrs. pressman immediately spring to hey
give o breathe in.
mrs. pressman
bag.
cut to:
int. maggies orkout room/gym - night
e see maggie kickboxing in anger. the radio is on. she
suddenly stops, yanks ikes article off the wall, leaves her
area and goes to her desk.
angle on desk area:
sus off to type ter.
maggie (v.o.)
“dear editor...“
ext. mantan - day - establis
as maggies voice-over continues to read ter, ake in
a mantan busy day. it is big, loud, and anonymous.
maggie (v.o.; contd)
“greeting from ticks! perhaps you
believe t a rural education is
focused mainly on hog calling and
tractor maintenance rathan reading.
a piece of
fiction about me and call it fact?“
te camera finds ike, striding across a busy street, dodging
taxies. a oman smacks h a newspaper. he passes a oman
traffic officer, t dog stand. s and passes a
falafel vendor. to a usa today truck.
maggie (v.o.; contd)
“i suppose mr. graoo busy
tatements about
o both
something silly like accuracy in
reporting. andable,
because ;man-eater“ like me on
time to cs?“
ext. usa today loading docks - continuous
he passes regular guys who cheer him.
maggie (v.o.; contd)
“still, ic queens can get
pretty cranky whings in
print t our feelings, like t