lifetime, t
you canned.
ike
thanks.
george
sradictions.
ike
ell, im ing anoticle on
the cacophony.
george
a stay away from her, can you?
like a moto a flame.
ike
guess youd kno t. youre an
entomologist, right? hows business?
george
(taking a sip
of his drink)
not bad. i raveling around
studying tive and migratory
pattes of locusts w me.
ike
(sarcastic)
neuter a locust, feed the world.
gorge
not t africa and china.
ike his
guy under .
george (contd)
you knohe only girl i
ever met ula.
on t date.
ike (contd)
so, tell me, george, whink
she ran?
george
same as you said. did you call
;man-eater“, “a devouring death
goddess.“
ike
i dont ts why she ran.
george
hink she ran?
ike sips his drink before answering.
ike
i dont kno. i
rack.
george
and you defending her?
ike
no. i call it like i see it. im a
joualist. im a truteller.
george
unbelievable, s to you.
ike
oh, please!
gorge
join the club.
(passing him
his drink)
han me.
george .
ike
(protecting, taking
ape recorder
out of )
im ing an article, im getting
paid to do ts going to be a
cover story, its going to be published
... ts will be read someday.
as george pauses in tape recorder.
ike (contd)
kind of eggs did she like?
george
poac like me.
george exits.
cut to:
ext. ne york street/fisher and ellies building - day
ike reet toward ellie and fisher.
cut to:
int. fisment (nyc) - night
ellie is on ters s at
the piano.
fisher
(sarcastically)
overpriced nice apartment and chinese
takeout. ts new york living.
ellie
(into phone)
... just call me w.
(o fisher)
ike, ory coming? is she a
man-eater?
fisher
or a vegetarian?
ellie
or does s;ngbs“ -- “nice guys,
but...“ nice guys, but im cheap.
nice guys, but h his mom...
nice guys, but out of prison.
ike
no... teresting guys. each
one of thing going
for .
anot. ones a
pretty good guitar player. and this
guy today tried to end world hunger, if
you can believe t...
fisher
ting a complex, buddy?
ellie
fis alk.
ike
(sits)
but one of t one of
t all. each one was
convinced t s for them,
but t see her. and she never
s see her.
its a very symbolic thing happening.
s sed
to be.
fis like t ellie, who
is looking very interested.
fisher
(in shock)
ike is tuing sensitive and i cant
bear to co make a
fres of tea.
ts. ike goes to the piano as ellie
picks up the phone.
ellie
(into phone)
yeah... oh, jay... okay... bye.
(o fisher)
fis forget tune
cookies.
s ts serious.
ike
is t o you? is t
see
you?
ellie
no. no, you didnt.
he hugs her.
ike
(felt)
ell -- im sorry, im really sorry,
ellie.
ellie
im sorry, too.
(beat)
o only took us between years
to say.
ellie blinks back sentimental tears.
cut to