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ext. reet - day
ike drives douresque main street. he passes hale
;at curl. be back soon.“
ext. atlantic el - day
a barberset is singing in front of tel in
town. ike pulls up and goes inside.
int. lobby/atlantic el - day
ike o tlantic el. the clerk, lee, hands
room service and taurant.
an older oman asks he
stairs to his room.
ext. reet - day
ike exits el as tet finishes singing
“campto;
ery of town, looking
exactly like w of
on sunny main street, usa. kids ride by on bikes, streaming
balloons bes ike on the face. as he
crosses treet, ters into ape recorder:
ike
i think im in maryberry.
flags orefronts and th
udes as people greet eacher familiarly. ike
comes to beauty parlor called “curl up and dye“. the place is
doing business and croh omen.
int. beauty parlor - day
cindy, t, does mrs. pressmans nails. maggie sits
on t to peggys salon che base of a
barber cigisfied.
cindys dog is on the floor near maggie.
maggie
cindy, you better 86 sprout. he seems
to be enjoying troleum
distillates.
cindy rolls over in her chair, picks up her dog and rolls back
to ation.
cindy
ts it. back to obedience school.
maggie
(to peggy)
okay -- ... gently,
carefully.
peggy sits in the chair. maggie spins her around and around.
peggy
(delighted as
she spins)
youre a goddess!
maggie
i didnt even need to chis
gasket, just put in a little hydraulic
fluid.
peggy
stop it. alk like t, i
get tued on and it frightens me.
just ters taking off his sunglasses.
peggy he chair.
ike
hello. im looking for maggie
carpenter. t the
ore across treet...
peggy
are you a reporter?
its a little early in to be thrown off guard.
ike
(shocked)
?
peggy
(eyeing his loafers)
its been our experience t anyone
of gewgaw on his loafers
ends up being anoty reporter
ing to interview maggie.
ike
about her upcoming wedding and all.
peggy
no, about ting t asshole from
new york fired.
ike smiles do his loafers and shrugs.
ike
i am just sucer. and you are?
peggy
peggy p ter.
peggy steps aside. ike moves toward cindy and mrs. pressman.
ike
and whese lovely ladies?
te ladies sroduce themselves.
cindy
cindy. maggies unmarried cousin.
mrs. pressman
mrs. pressman. no relation.
peggy
and you are?
ike
(tuing toward her)
looking for maggie.
peggy
yep. maggie -- someone to see you.
maggie looks over from ting position on the floor. she
gives ike the shoes.
maggie
(yelling to peggy)
reporter?
peggy
yup!
ike crouco see maggie on t as so her
feet. ike straig, hrown by her
beauty and intelligent eyes.
maggie
i angle.
its pretty much all been covered.
ike
originality is my speciality.
maggie
excellent.
peggy
erviews maggie in
ting .
maggie
she boss.
ike
sorry, no. i just got one.
mrs. pressman
(to ike)
excuse me, sir. i ual fact
for you.
ike
(steps to mrs. pressman)
yes, mrs. pressman.
mrs. pressman
its ime to tar, you
kno seven like they said.
ike
i knoell me something. do you
to make it all the
ime?
during t ike.
t peggy
and beckons o a copy of ikes column affixed to a mirror.
a goatee and ure.
;devilized“. peggy coughs as she recognizes ike in
the newspaper clipping.
maggie
she swallowed her gun.