EXT. IKES CAR - TRY ROAD - NIGHT
Ike and Maggie stare forward. Both seem in melanoods.
Theyre beginning to seheyre in trouble here. Suddenly,
the car falters and jerks. It shows to a stop on the shoulder of
the road. The car backfires and smokes.
EXT. IKES CAR - TRY ROAD - NIGHT
Ike and Maggie sit ieaming car for a moment.
MAGGIE
Your filters clogged. This takes
unleaded.
IKE
you fix it?
MAGGIE
First I have to find some tools. I
need a half and a nine-six-tenth.
IKE
(removing his glasses)
Of what?
MAGGIE
(in amazement)
Wrenches. My dads gonna love that one.
Maggie slams the food closed.
IKE
Kind of isolated.
MAGGIE
Yeah. Its kind of nice.
An unfortable silent pause. Ike breaks the moment.
IKE
Theres ohing we New Yorkers know
how to do is hail a cab. If theres no
cab, we walk.
Ike stares off down the road. Maggie indicates a building in
the distahen turns off the car lights.
MAGGIE
I get some tools over there.... and
save the battery... Theres ohing
we try girls know how to do is cut
across a field. Its quicker.
Maggie points diagonally across the field to where a gas station
sign glows and the lights from the outer house twinkle.
He smiles and follows her into the field.
MAGGIE (td)
Be careful of snakes.
IKE
Snakes? Are you serious? I dont like
snakes. Ive never even seen a snake.
He steps carefully into the field, then hops gingerly toward Maggie.
MOMENTS LATER
Maggie leads Ike through a field.
MAGGIE
Do you think theres only ht
person for everybody?
Ike chooses his words carefully.
IKE
No. But I think attra is too
often mistaken fhtness.
Attra is very misleading. And if
its mutual, its well, terribly
distrag.
MAGGIE
Yes it is. And it doesnt mean
anything.
Ike nods as they e to a wooden fence. She puts her hand on
his shoulder. Ike puts his hands around her waits to give her a
boost over the top. We see the flicker of misuanding cross
Maggies face at the initial taeither of them moves --
forward or back, but the electricity is obvious.
ANGLE ON: Ike. His flicted feelings are apparent. With
difficulty, Maggie straightens up and they both quickly remove
their hands.
MAGGIE (td)
(lightly)
I suddenly fot how to climb a fence.
They look at each other for a moment, then:
MAGGIE AND IKE
(breaking the
moment jokingly)
"Tools".
She climbs over the fen her own and Ike follows. They see
an old guy, LIONEL, whittling on a porch.
MAGGIE (td)
Lionel, I borrow some tools?
IKE
Yeah, we need a half and nine-
sixteenths.
LIONEL
Gonna bust out of another wedding?
IKE
Youre sure well known around here.
EXT. FISHER AND ELLIES BUILDING - THE DAY
Establishing shot.
INT. FISHER AND ELLIES KIT (NYC) - DAY
INT. IKES HOTEL ROOM - DAY
I BETWEEN TWO LOCATIONS:
Ike sits on his bed, on the phone, w aing his
breakfast. Hes watg Maggies wedding tape again. Fisher
is cooking an elaborate breakfast. Ellie rushes arouing
ready for work. He is on the phoo Ike.
FISHER
(into phone)