int. diner - day
t place -- a major he
food is greasy and good, mrs. pressman is tress, and the
crod t is a small town. bob,
maggie and ike sit on ter. mrs. pressman c
the coer.
bob
mrs. pressman, i to
order.
mrs. pressman
ere out the special because
somebody...
(indicates cook h head)
... didnt order enough sausage.
bob
let me te. egg
wes only.
ike looks at maggie. a t shed say
next.
maggie
ill he same.
ike
(clears )
of course.
maggie
? i cant order my eggs
sarcasm?
bob
neutral coers you the
same team noing and
its fifteen minutes in ty box.
(gently, to ike)
maggies t person youll ever
meet. but s
t to start focusing
more in here.
(taps )
ts wever
you to call it -- problems in the
past.
(to maggie)
ts w were working on -- focus.
right, maggie? focus on maggie. focus
on bob.
as bob alking, ike ching maggies face.
to of her.
maggie
(quietly)
right.
bob
(to ike)
i lead maggie tion
exercise. all ts shrinks use
tuff. visualize the end
zone, if you catc.
bob takes out a notepad and to maggie.
bob (contd)
odays mantra: “its an open
field to big bob.“
ike
tell me. to tar,
?
maggie
you knoheres no...
before maggie can finisercepts her.
ike
ell, im off. a reporters work is
never done.
(o the door)
mrs. pressman, thank you.
mrs. pressman
tootaloo.
int. atlantic el - moments later
grandma julia (v.o.)
id like to explain about the weddings.
t come
off. t;i dos“. you
cant believe how much cake we were
left hree
think her
father minded spending so much money on
booze t nobody drank.
e el doors,
ts a bag from inside truck and
comes inside tel o grandma,
ta.
maggie
ike... hi, grandma.
ike
gram o give me the
skinny on wal
bliss.
grandma julia
rigta. its
not t she wedding,
s.
innocent girls are terrified of “the
one-eyed snake“.
(getting into it)
ook
a knitting needle o the bed...
ike winces.
maggie
actually, grandma, i che one-
eyed snake awhile ago.
grandma julia
o. ill tell you one
t forget t
.
(no netta)
you can take your hands off your ears,
netta. your teas getting cold.
maggie
can you excuse us a minute?
(to ike)
may i h you, please?
maggie moves toward door.
ike
bye, netta... bye, grandam.