"GOOD WILL HUNTING" (1997)

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OPEN

GOOD WILL HUNTING

Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

FADEIN:

EXT.SOUTHBOSTONST.PATRICK'SDAYPARADE--DAY

CUTTO:

INT.L STREETBAR&GRILLE,SOUTHBOSTON--EVENING

Thebaris dirty,morethana littlerundown.Ifthereis ever acook onduty,he'snot herenow.Aswe panacrossseveral emptytables,wecanalmostsmelltheodor oflastnightsbeer andcrushedpretzelsonthefloor.

CHUCKIE

Ohmy God,Igot themostfuckedup thingIbeenmeanin'to tellyou.

Asthe camerarises,wefindFOURYOUNGMENseatedarounda tablenearthebackof thebar.

ALL

OhJesus.Herewe go.

Theguyholdingcourtis CHUCKIESULLIVAN,20,andthelargest ofthe bunch.Heisloud,boisterous,abornentertainer.Next tohim isWILLHUNTING,20,handsomeandconfident,asoft- spokenleader.OnWill'srightsitsBILLYMCBRIDE,22,heavy, quiet,someoneyoudefinitelywouldn'twanttotanglewith. FinallythereisMORGANO'MALLY,19,smallerthantheother guys.Wiryandanxious,MorganlistenstoChuckie'shorror storieswitheagerdisgust.

Allfourboysspeakwith thickBostonaccents.Thisisarough, workingclassIrishneighborhoodandtheseboysareitsproduct.

CHUCKIE

Youguysknowmy cousinMikeySullivan?

ALL

Yeah.

CHUCKIE

Wellyouknowhow helovesanimals right?Anyway,lastweekhe'sdrivin' home...(laughs)

ALL

What?Comeon!

CHUCKIE

(tryingnottolaugh)

I'msorry,'causeyouknowMikey,the fuckinguylovesanimals,andthisis thelastpersonyou'dwantthisto happento.

WILL

Chuckie,whatthefuckhappened?

CHUCKIE

Okay.He'sdrivingalongandthis fuckin'catjumpsinfrontof hiscar, andsohe hitsthiscat--

Chuckieisreallylaughingnow.

MORGAN

--Thatisn'tfunny--

CHUCKIE

--andhe'slike"shit!Motherfucker!" Andhelooksin hisrearviewandsees thiscat--I'msorry--

BILLY

Fuckin'Chuckie!

CHUCKIE

Sohe seesthiscattryinto makeit acrossthestreetandit'snotlookin' sogood.

WILL

It'swalkin'prettyslowatthispoint.

MORGAN

Youguysarefuckin'sick.

CHUCKIE

SoMikey'slike"Fuck,Igottaput this thingoutofits misery"--Sohegetsa hammer--

WILL/MORGAN/BILLY OH!

CHUCKIE

--outofhistool box,andstarts chasin'thecatandstartswhackin'it withthehammer.Youknow,tryin'toput thethingoutof itsmisery.

MORGAN

Jesus.

CHUCKIE

Andallthe timehe'sapologizin'tothe cat,goin'"I'msorry."BANG,"I'm sorry."BANG!

BILLY

Likeitcan understand.

CHUCKIE

AndthisSamoanguycomesrunnin'outof hishouseandhe'slike "Whatthefuck areyoudoingto mycat?!"Mikey'slike "I'msorry"--BANG--"Ihityourcatwith mytruck,andI'm justtryingtoputit outofit's misery"--BANG!Andthecat dies.SoMikey'slike"Whydon'tyou comelookatthe frontofthe truck." 'Causetheotherguy'sallfuckin flippedoutabout--

WILL

Watchinghiscatgetbrained.

MorgangivesWillalook,but Willonlysmiles.

CHUCKIE

Yeah,sohe'slike"Checkthe frontof mytruck,I canproveI hitit'cause there'sprobablysomebloodor something"--

WILL

--oratail--

MORGAN

WILL!

CHUCKIE

Andsothey goaroundtothe frontof histruck...andthere'sanothercaton thegrille.

WILL/MORGAN/BILLY No!Ugh!

CHUCKIE

Isthatunbelievable?Hebrainedan innocentcat!

BLACKOUT:

Theopeningcreditsrolloveraseriesof shotsofthe cityand therealpeoplewholive andworkthere,goingabouttheirdaily lives.

Wesee apanoramicviewofSouthBoston.

Willsitsin hisapartment,wallscompletelybare.Abed,a smallnighttableandan emptybasketadorntheroom.A stack oftwentyor soLIBRARYBOOKSsitby hisbed.He isflipping throughabookat aboutapage asecond.

Chuckiestandsontheporchto Will'shouse.HisCaddilacidles bythe curb.Willcomesoutandthey getinthe car.

Wetravelacrosscrowdedpublichousingandontodowntown. Finally,wegazeacrosstheriverandonto thegreatcement- domedbuildingsthatmakeuptheM.I.T.campus.

CUTTO:

INT.M.I.T.CLASSROOM--DAY

TheclassroomispackedwithgraduatestudentsandTOM. PROFESSORLAMBEAU(52)isatthelectern.Thechalkboardbehind himis coveredwiththeorems.

LAMBEAU

PleasefinishMcKinleybynextmonth. Manyofyou probablyhadthisas

won'thurttobrushup. Iam also puttinganadvancedfouriersystemon themainhallwaychalkboard--

Everyonegroans.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

I'mhopingthatoneof youmightprove itby theendof thesemester.Thefirst persontodoso willnotonly bein my goodgraces,butgoon tofameand fortunebyhavingtheiraccomplishment recordedandtheirnameprintedinthe auspicious"M.I.T.Tech."

Prof.Lambeauholdsupa thinpublicationentitled"M.I.T. Tech."Everyonelaughs.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

FormerwinnersincludeNobelLaureates, worldrenownedastro-physicists,Field's MedalwinnersandlowlyM.I.T. professors.

Morelaughs.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Okay.Thatisall.

Asmatteringofapplause.Studentspacktheirbags.

CUTTO:

INT.FUNLAND–LATER

Theplaceis amonsterindoorfunpark.Will,Chuckie,Morgan, andBillyarein adjoiningbattingcages.Willhasdisabledthe

beendrinking.WillthrowsonetoChuckie,highandtight. Severalemptybeercanssitby thecage.

CHUCKIE

Will!

Anotherpitch,inside.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

You'regonnagetcharged!

WILL

YouthinkI'mafraidof you,youbig fuck?You'recrowdin'theplate.

Willgunsanotherone,wayinside.

CHUCKIE

Stopbrushin'meback!

WILL

Stopcrowdintheplate!

Chuckielaughsandstepsback.

CHUCKIE

Casey'sbouncin'atabarup Harvard.We shouldgotheresometime.

WILL

Whatarewe gonnadoup there?

CHUCKIE

Idon'tknow,we'llfuckup somesmart kids.

(steppingbackin)

You'dprob'lyfitrightin.

WILL

Fuckyou.

Willfiresa pitchatChuckie'shead.Chuckiedivestoavoid beinghit.Hegets upandwhipshis battinghelmetatWill.

CUTTO:

EXT.SOUTHBOSTONROOFTOP--EARLYAFTERNOON

SEANMcGUIRE(52)sits,FORMALLYDRESSED,ontheroofofhis apartmentbuildinginabeat-uplawnchair.Well-builtand fairlymuscular,hestaresblanklyoutoverthecity.

Onhis laprestsanopen invitationthatreads"M.I.T.CLASSOF '67REUNION."

Whilethemorningisquietand Seansitsserenely,thereisa lookabouthisthattellsus hehas facedhardtimes.Thisisa manwhofoughthis waythroughlife.Onhislonelystarewe:

CUTTO:

EXT.M.I.T.CAMPUSLAWN--DAY

AthirtyyearREUNIONPARTYhastakenover thelawn.A well dressedthrongmillaboutunderneathalargebannerthatreads "WELCOMEBACKCLASSOF'72."Wefind ProfessorLambeaustanding witha drinkinhishand,surveyingthecrowd.Heis interrupted byan approachingSTUDENT.

STUDENT

Excuseme,ProfessorLambeau?

LAMBEAU

Yes.

STUDENT

I'minyour appliedtheoriesclass. We'realldownat theMathandScience building.

LAMBEAU

It'sSaturday.

STUDENT

Iknow.We justcouldn'twait'till Mondaytofindout.

LAMBEAU

Findoutwhat?

STUDENT

Whoprovedthetheorem.

EXT.TOMFOLEYPARK,S. BOSTON--AFTERNOON

Inthe bleachersofthevisitingsectionwefindourboys,

havebeenherea whileandit shows.

Billyseessomethingthatcatcheshisinterest.

BILLY

Who'sthat?She'sgota niceass.

TheirP.O.V.revealsagirlin stretchpantstalkingtoabeefy lookingITALIANGUY(BOBBYCHAMPA)

MORGAN

Yah,thatisa niceass.

CHUCKIE

Youcouldputa poolin thatbackyard.

BILLY

Who'sshetalkingto?

MORGAN

Thatfuckin'guinea,Willknowshim.

WILL

Yah,BobbyChampa.Heusedto beatthe shitoutta'mein Kindergarten.

BILLY

He'saprettybig kid.

WILL

Yah,he'sthesamesize nowashe wasin Kindergarten.

MORGAN

Fuckthis,let'sgetsomethingtoeat...

CHUCKIE

WhatMorgan,you'renotgonnagotalkto her?

MORGAN

Fuckher.

Theboysget upandwalk downthebleachers.

WILL

Icouldgo fora Whopper.

MORGAN

(nonchalant)

Let'shit"Kelly's."

CHUCKIE

Morgan,I'mnotgoin'to"Kelly'sRoast Beef"justcauseyoulikethe take-out girl.It'sfifteenminutesoutofour way.

MORGAN

Whatelsewegonnado wecan'tspare fifteenminutes?

CHUCKIE

AllrightMorgan,fine.I'lltellyou whywe'renotgoingto "Kelly's."It's becausethetake-outbitchisafuckin' idiot.I'msorryyoulikeher butshe's dumbasa postandshe hasnevergotour orderright,neveronce.

MORGAN

She'snotstupid.

WILL

She'ssharpasa marble.

CHUCKIE

We'renotgoin'.

(beat)

Idon'tevenlike "Kelly's."

CUTTO:

INT.M.I.T.HALLWAY--LATER

Lambeau,stillinhisreunionformal-wear,stridesdownthe hallway,carryingsomepapers.Agroupofstudentshavegathered bythe chalkboard.Theypartliketheredseaas heapproaches theboard.Usingthepapersin hand,hecheckstheproof. Satisfied,heturnstotheclass.

LAMBEAU

Thisiscorrect?Whodidthis?

Deadsilence.LambeauturnstoanINDIANSTUDENT.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Nemesh?

Nemeshshakeshisheadinawe.

NEMESH

Noway.

Lambeauerasestheproofandstartsputtingupa newone.

LAMBEAU

Well,whoeverYouare,I'msureyou'll findthisonechallengingenoughto meritcomingforwardwithyouridentity. Thatis,if youcando it.

INT.CHUCKIE'SCAR,DRIVINGINSOUTHBOSTON--CONTINUOUS

Thestreetiscrowdedas ourboysdrivedownBroadway.Theymove slowlythroughheavytraffic,windowsdown.Chuckiesorts throughalarge"KELLY'SROASTBEEF"BAGashe drives.

MORGAN

DoubleBurger.

Willholdsthewheelfor Chuckieashelooksthroughthebag.

MORGAN(cont'd)

(sametone)

DoubleBurger.

Chuckiegetsoutfriesforhimself,handsWillhisfries.

MORGAN(cont'd)

I,I hada Kelly'sDoubleBurger.

CHUCKIE

Wouldyoushutthefuck up!I knowwhat youordered,Iwasthere!

MORGAN

Sowhydon'tyou givememy sandwhich?

CHUCKIE

Whatdoyou mean"yoursandwhich?"I boughtit.

MORGAN

(sarcastic)

Yah,allright...

CHUCKIE

Howmuchmoneyyougot?

MORGAN

Itoldyou, Ijustgot change.

CHUCKIE

Wellgivemeyour fuckin'changeand we'llputyourfuckin'sandwhichonlay- away.

MORGAN

Whyyougottabe anassholeChuckie?

CHUCKIE

Ithinkyou shouldestablishagoodline ofcredit.

Laughter,Chuckiegoesbacksearchingthroughthebag.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Ohmotherfucker...

WILL

Shedidn'tdoit againdidshe?

CHUCKIE

JesusChrist.Notevenclose.

MORGAN

Didsheget myDoubleBurger?

CHUCKIE

NOSHEDIDN'TGET YOURDOUBLEBURGER!! IT'SALLFUCKIN'FLYIN'FISHFILET!!

ChuckiewhipsaFISHSANDWHICHbacktoMorgan,thento Billy.

WILL

Jesus,that'sreallybad,didanyone evenorderaFlyin'Fish?

CHUCKIE

No,andwe gotfourof 'em.

BILLY

Yougotta'bekiddin'me.Why dowe even goto her?

CHUCKIE

Causefuckin'Morgan'sgotacrushon her,wealwaysgo thereandwhenwe get tothewindowhe neversaysa fuckin' wordtoher,he neverevengetsout of thecar,andshe nevergetsourorder rightcauseshe'sthegoddamnMISSING LINK!

WILL

Well,sheoutdid herselftoday...

MORGAN

Idon'tgot acrushon her.

Pushinon Willwhosees somethingO.S.

Will'sP.O.V.revealsBOBBYCHAMPAandhisfriendswalkingdown thestreet.Oneof themcasuallylobsabottleintoa wire garbagecan.ItSHATTERSandsomeof theglasshitsa FEMALE PASSERBYwho,althoughunhurt,isupset.

CHUCKIE

Whatdowe got?

WILL

Idon'tknowyet.

Will'sP.O.V.:ThewomansayssomethingtoBobby.Hesays somethingback.Bythelookon herface,itwas something unpleasant.

MORGAN

Comeon,Will...

CHUCKIE

Shutup.

MORGAN

No,whydidn'tyoufighthim atthe park ifyouwantedto? I'mnotgoin'now,I'm eatin'mysnack.

WILL

(smiles)

Sodon'tgo.

Willisout ofthe door,joggingtowardBobbyChampa.Billygets out,followingWillwithalookof casualindifference.

CHUCKIE

Morgan,Let'sgo.

MORGAN

I'mseriousChuckie,Iain'tgoin'.

Leavingthecar,Chuckieopenshisdoorto follow.

CHUCKIE

(spinsinhisseat)

You'regoin'.Andifyou'renotout thereintwofuckin'seconds,whenI'm donewiththemyou'renext!

Andwiththat,Chuckieisout thedoor.

CUTTO:

EXT.SIDEWALK--CONTINUOUS

WillcomesjogginguptowardsBOBBYCHAMPA,callingoutfrom acrossthestreet,

WILL

(smiling,goodnaturedly)

Hey,BobbyChampa!Iwentto Kindergartenwithyouright?Sister Margaret'sclass...

Bobbyisbewilderedbythisstrangeinterruptionandunsureof Will'sintentions.JustwhenitlooksasthoughBobbymight rememberhim,WillDRILLSHIMwitha sucker-punchwhichbegins the

FIGHTSEQUENCE:40FRAMESOVERM.GAYE'S"LET'SGETIT ON."

Will'smomentumandrespectablestrengthservetoknockthe haplessChampaoutcold.

Assoonas WillhitsBobby,hisfriendsCONVERGEONWILL.Billy JUMPSINand wrestlesoneguytothe ground.Thetwoexchange messypunchesonthesidewalk.

Willisin trouble,backpedaling,dodgingpunches,tryingto avoidbeingoverrun.

WhenWillgoesfor oneguy,anotherhasan openshotandhe HAMMERSWILLwitharighthand tothehead.

Willisstaggeredandbleary,asa secondguywindsup fora shotheis BLINDSIDEDbyChuckiewhohits thekidlikehe wasa tacklingsled,liftinghimofftheground.

ChuckieturnstoseeWillstilloutnumbered.It'sallWillcan doto staystandingasMorganDROPKICKSoneof Champa'sboys fromthehoodof a car.

Contrarytowhatwemightthink,Morganis actuallyquitea fighter.Hepeppersthekidwitha flurryofblows.

Thefightis messy,uglyandchaotic.Mostpunchesarethrown wildlyandmiss,headsarebangedagainstconcrete,someone throwsabottle.

Inthe end,it'sourguyswho areleftstanding,whileBobby's friendsstaggeroff.ChuckieandMorganturntoseeWill, standingovertheunconsciousBobbyChampa,stillPOUNDINGhim.

ANGLEONWILL:SAVAGE,UGLY,VICIOUS,ANDVIOLENT

WhateverdemonsmustberaginginsideWill,heistakingthem outon BobbyChampa.Hepummelsthehelpless,unconscious Champa,furyinhiseyes.ChuckieandBillypull Willaway.

ThePOLICEfinallyarriveonthesceneand havingonlywitnessed Will'sviciousattackonChampa,theygrabhim.

EXT.SIDEWALK(FULLSPEED)--CONTINUOUS

Acrowdof onlookershavegathered.Chuckieaddressesthem.

CHUCKIE

Hey,thanksforcomin'out.

WILL

Yeah,you'reallinvitedoverto Morgan'shouseforacomplementaryfish sandwhich.

ThePoliceslamWillintothe hoodofa car.

WILL(cont'd)

(toPolice)

Hey,Iknow it'snota Frenchcruller, butit'sfree.

ThecopholdingWillSLAMShis [Will's]faceintothehood, anothercopusesa batontopressWill'sfaceintothe car.The lookof ragereturnsto Will'seye.

WILL(cont'd)

Getthefuckoff me!

KNEE,droppingthecop.Momentarilyfreed,Willengagesina fracaswiththreecops.MoreconvergeonWill,who-- thoughhe struggles--takesabeating.

CUTTO:

EXT.SEAN'SROOF--NIGHT

Seansits,exactlyaswe firstsawhim,excepthistie isnow looseandan emptybottleofBUSHMILLSisathis side.He staresoutovertheCity.A MATRONLYLANDLADYcomesoutofa doorwayontheroof.

LANDLADY

Sean?

Seandoesn'tanswer.

LANDLADY(cont'd)

Sean?Youokay?

SEAN

Yeah.

Abeat.

LANDLADY

It'sgettingcold.

Afteramoment,sheretreatsbackdownthe stairs.Seandoesn't move.

DISSOLVE:

EXT.CHARLESRIVER,ESTABLISHINGSHOT--MORNING

Themorningsunreflectsbrilliantlyofftheriver.

CUTTO:

EXT.COURTHOUSE--NEXTMORNING

theCadillacwithtwocupsof DUNKIN'DOUGHNUTScoffee.Hehands oneof themtoWill.Thisfeelsroutine.

CHUCKIE

When'sthearraignment?

WILL

Nextweek.

Chuckiepullsaway.

CUTTO:

EXT.M.I.T.CAMPUS,ESTABLISHINGSHOT--MORNING

Studentswalktoclass,carryingbags.Morethananyother, studentsseemtobeheadingintoone PARTICULARCLASSROOM.

INT.M.I.T.CLASSROOM--MORNING

Theclassroomisevenmorecrowdedthanlastwe sawit.Tom takesnotesasLambeauplaysalongwiththeexcitedenvironment withmockpomposityandgoodhumor.

LAMBEAU

Isit myimagination,orhasmyclass grownconsiderably?

Laughter.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Ilookaroundand seeyoungpeoplewho aremystudents,youngpeoplewhoare notmystudentsaswell assomeof my

imaginationdoIthinkyou'veallcome tohearme lecture.

Morelaughter.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Butrathertoascertaintheidentityof whoouresteemed"TheTech"hascometo call"TheMysteryMathMagician."

Heholdsup theM.I.T.Techfeaturingasilhouettedfigure, emblazonedwithalarge,whitequestionmark.Theheadlinereads "MysteryMathMagicianstrikesagain."

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Whoeveryouare,you'vesolvedfourof themostdifficulttheoremsI'veever givenaclass.So withoutfurtherado, comeforwardsilentrogue,andreceive thyprize.

Theclasswaitsin breathlessanticipation.ASTUDENTshiftshis weightinhischair,makinga noise.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Well,I'msorrytodisappointmy spectators,butitappearstherewillbe nounmaskingheretoday.I'mgoingto havetoask thoseofyounot enrolledin theclasstomake yourescapenowor, forthenextthreehoursbe subjectedto themunditiesofeigenvectors.

Peoplestarttogathertheirthingsandgo.Lambeaupicksup a pieceofchalkand startswritingontheboard.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

However,mycolleaguesandIhave

board,rightnow,thattookustwo years toprove.Solet thisbesaid;the

facultyhaveansweredthechallengeand answeredwithvigor.

CUTTO:

19OMITTED

INT.M.I.T.HALLWAY--NIGHT

Lambeaucomesoutofhis officewithTomandlocksthe door.As heturnsto walkdownthehallway,hestops.A faintTICKING SOUNDcanbe heard.Heturnsandwalksdownthe hall.

LambeauandTomcomearounda corner.HisP.O.V.revealsa figureinsilhouetteblazingthroughtheproofonthe chalkboard.Thereisamopand abucketbesidehim.As Lambeau drawscloser,revealthatthefigureisWill,in hisjanitor's uniform.Thereisalook ofintenseconcentrationinhiseyes.

LAMBEAU

Excuseme!

Willlooksup,immediatelystartstoshuffleoff.

WILL

Oh,I'msorry.

LAMBEAU

What'reyoudoing?

WILL

(walkingaway)

I'msorry.

LambeaufollowsWilldownthehall.

LAMBEAU

What'syourname?

(beat)

Don'tyouwalkawayfromme. Thisis people'swork,youcan'tgraffitihere.

WILL

Heyfuckyou.

LAMBEAU

(flustered)

Well...I'llbespeakingtoyour supervisor.

Willwalksout.Lambeaugoesto"fix"the proof,scanningthe blackboardforwhateverdamageWillcaused.Hestops,scansthe boardagain.Amazementregistersonhisface.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

MyGod.

Downthehall,we heartheDOORCLOSE.He turnstolookfor Will,whois gone.

CUTTO:

EXT.BOWAND ARROWPUB,CAMBRIDGE--THATNIGHT

AcrowdedHarvardBar.Willandour gangwalkby alineof severalHarvardstudents,waitingtobecarded.

MORGAN

Whathappened?

(beat)

Yougotfired,huh?

WILL

Yeah,Morgan.Igotfired.

MORGAN

(startslaughing)

Howfuckin'retardeddoyouhaveto be togetshit-cannedfromthatjob?How hardisit topusha fuckin'broom?

CHUCKIE

Yougotfiredfrompushinga broom,you littlebitch.

MORGAN

Yah,thatwasdifferent.Managementwas restructurin'--

BILLY

--Yah,restructurin'theamountof retardstheyhadworkin'forthem.

MORGAN

Fuckyou,youfat fuck.

BILLY

LeastIworkfor alivin'.

(toWill)

Why'dyougetfired?

WILL

Managementwasrestructurin'.

Laughter.

CHUCKIE

Myunclecanprobablygetyou onmy demo team.

MORGAN

Whatthefuck?I justaskedyoufor a jobyesterday!

CHUCKIE

Itoldyou "no"yesterday!

AftertwostudentsflashtheirID'stothe doorman(CASEY)our boysfilepasthim.

ALL

(oneafteranother)

What'supCase.

Withanimperceptiblenod,Caseywavesourboysthrough.Afifth kid,a HARVARDSTUDENT,triestofollow.Heisstoppedby Casey'smassive,outstretchedarm:

CASEY

ID?

INT.BOWAND ARROW--CONTINUOUS

Chuckieiscollectingmoneyfromtheguystobuy apitcher,all butMorgancoughupsome crumpleddollars.

CHUCKIE

So,thisis aHarvardbar,huh?I thoughtthere'dbeequationsandshiton thewall.

INT.BACKSECTION,BOWANDARROW-- MOMENTSLATER

ChuckiereturnstoatablewhereWill,MorganandBillyhave madethemselvescomfortable.He[Chuckie]spotstwoATTRACTIVE YOUNGHARVARDWOMENsittingtogetherattheendofthe bar. Chuckiestrutshiswaytowardthewomenandpullsup a chair.He flashesasmileandtriesto submergehisthickBostonaccent.

CHUCKIE

Hey,how'sitgoin'?

LYDIA

Fine.

SKYLAR

Okay.

CHUCKIE

So,youladiesah,go toschoolhere?

LYDIA

Yes.

CHUCKIE

Yeah,causeIthinkI hada classwith you.

Atthispoint,severalinterestedpartiesmaterialize.Morgan BillyandWilltry,as inconspicuouslyaspossible,tosituate

aHARVARDLACROSSEsweatshirt,CLARK(22)noticesChuckie.He [Clark]walksovertoSkylarandLydia,noblyhoveringoverthem asprotector.ThisgetsWill,Morgan,andBilly'sattention.

SKYLAR

Whatclass?

CHUCKIE

Ah,historyIthink.

SKYLAR

Oh...

CHUCKIE

Yah,it'snota badschool...

Atthispoint,Clarkcan'tresistandstepsin.

CLARK

Whatclassdidyousay thatwas?

CHUCKIE

History.

CLARK

How'dyoulikethatcourse?

CHUCKIE

Good,itwasall right.

CLARK

History?Just"history?"Itmusthave beenasurveycoursethen.

Chuckienods.ClarknoticesChuckie'sclothes.WillandBilly exchangealookandmove subtlycloser.

CLARK(cont'd)

Prettybroad."HistoryoftheWorld?"

CHUCKIE

Hey,comeonpal we'reinclassesall day.That'sonethingaboutHarvard neverseizestoamazeme,everybody's talkin'aboutschoolallthetime.

CLARK

Hey,I'mthelast guytowant totalk aboutschoolatthebar.But aslongas you'rehereIwantto "seize"the opportunitytoaskyouaquestion.

Billyshiftshisbeerintohis lefthand.WillandMorgansee this.Morganrollshiseyesas ifto say"notagain..."

CLARK(cont'd)

Oh,I'msureyou covereditinyour historyclass.

Clarklookstosee ifthegirlsare impressed.Theyarenot. WhenClarklooksbackto Chuckie,SkylarturnstoLydiaand rollsher[own]eyes.Theylaugh.Willseesthis andsmiles.

CHUCKIE

Totellyou thetruth,Iwasn'tthere much.Theclasswasratherelementary.

CLARK

Elementary?Oh,Idon'tdoubtthatit was.Iremembertheclass,it wasjust betweenrecessandlunch.

WillandBillycomeforward,standbehindChuckie.

CHUCKIE

Allright,arewe gonnahaveaproblem?

CLARK

There'snoproblem.Iwasjusthoping youcouldgiveme someinsightintothe evolutionofthemarketeconomyinthe

priortotheRevolutionaryWarthe economicmodalitiesespeciallyofthe southerncoloniescouldmostaptlybe characterizedasagrarianpre- capitalistand...

Will,whoat thispointhasmigratedtoChuckie'ssideandis completelyfed-up,includeshimselfintheconversation.

WILL

Ofcoursethat'syourcontention.You're afirstyeargrad student.Youjust finishedsomeMarxianhistorian,Pete Garrisonprob'ly,andsonaturally that'swhatyoubelieveuntilnextmonth whenyougetto JamesLemonandget convincedthatVirginiaandPennsylvania werestronglyentrepreneurialand capitalistbackin1740.That'lllast untilsometimeinyoursecondyear,then you'llbeinhere regurgitatingGordon WoodaboutthePre-revolutionaryutopia andthecapital-formingeffectsof militarymobilization.

CLARK

(takenaback)

Well,asa matteroffact,I won't, becauseWooddrasticallyunderestimates theimpactof--

WILL

--"Wooddrasticallyunderestimatesthe impactofsocialdistinctionspredicated uponwealth,especiallyinheriated wealth..."Yougotthatfrom"Workin EssexCounty,"Page421,right?Doyou haveanythoughtsofyourown onthe subjectorwereyoujustgonnaplagerize thewholebookforme?

Clarkisstunned.

WILL(cont'd)

Look,don'ttrytopass yourselfoffas somekindofan intellectattheexpense ofmy friendjusttoimpressthese girls.

Clarkislostnow, searchingforagracefulexit,anyexit.

WILL(cont'd)

Thesadthingis, inabout50 yearsyou mightstartdoin'somethinkin'onyour ownandby thenyou'llrealizethereare onlytwocertaintiesinlife.

CLARK

Yeah?What'rethose?

WILL

One,don'tdothat.Two--you droppeda hundredandfiftygrandonan education youcoulda'pickedupfora dollarfifty inlatechargesatthe PublicLibrary.

WillcatchesSkylar'seye.

CLARK

ButI willhavea degree,andyou'llbe servingmykidsfriesata drivethrough onourway toa skiingtrip.

WILL(smiles)

Maybe.ButatleastI won'tbea prick.

(beat)

Andifyou gota problemwiththat,I guesswecanstep outsideanddealwith itthatway.

WhileWillissubstantiallysmallerthanClark,he[Clark] decidesnottotakeWill upon his[Will's]offer.

WILL(cont'd)

Ifyouchangeyourmind,I'll beoverby thebar.

Heturnsand walksaway.Chuckiefollows,throwingClarkalook. Morganturnstoa nearbygirl.

MORGAN

Myboy'swickedsmart.

INT.BOWAND ARROW,ATTHEBAR --LATER

WillsitswithMorganat thebarwatchingwithsomeamusementas ChuckieandBillyplaybarbasketballgamewheretheplayers shootminiatureballsatasmallbasket.Inthe B.G. OccasionallywehearChuckieshouting"Larry!"Whenhescores. SkylaremergesfromthecrowdandapproachesWill.

SKYLAR

Yousuck.

WILL

What?

SKYLAR

I'vebeensittingoverthereforforty- fiveminuteswaitingforyoutocome talktome. ButI'mjusttirednow andI havetogo homeandI wasn'tgoingto keepsittingtherewaitingforyou.

WILL

I'mWill.

SKYLAR

Skylar.Andbytheway. Thatguyover thereisa realdickandI justwanted youtoknow hedidn'tcomewithus.

WILL

Ikindof gotthatimpression.

SKYLAR

Well,look,Ihaveto go.Gotta'getup earlyandwastesomemoremoneyon my overpricededucation.

WILL

Ididn'tmeanyou.Listen,maybe...

SKYLAR

Here'smynumber.

Skylarproducesafoldedpieceofpaperandoffersit toWill.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Maybewecouldgo outforcoffee sometime?

WILL

Great,ormaybewecouldgo somewhere andjusteata bunchof caramels.

SKYLAR

What?

WILL

Whenyouthinkaboutit,it's justas arbitraryasdrinkingcoffee.

SKYLAR

(laughs)

Okay,soundsgood.

Sheturns.

WILL

Fiveminutes.

SKYLAR

What?

WILL

Iwas tryingtobesmooth.

(indicatesclock)

Butattwelve-fifteenIwasgonnacome overthereandtalkto you.

SKYLAR

See,it'smylife story.Fivemore minutesandIwouldhavegot tohear yourbestpick-upline.

WILL

Thecaramelthingismy pick-upline.

Abeat.

SKYLAR

GladIcame over.

CUTTO:

EXT.BOWAND ARROW--LATER

Ourboysare walkingoutofthebar teasingoneanotherabout

friends.

MORGAN

Theregoesthatfuckin'Barneyright now,withhisfuckin'"skiin'trip."We should'akickedthatdude'sass.

WILL

Holdup.

Willcrossesthestreetandapproachestheplateglasswindow andstandsacrossfromClark,separatedonlybytheglass.He POUNDSTHEGLASStoget Clark'sattention.

WILL(cont'd)

Hey!

ClarkturnstowardWill.

WILL(cont'd)

DOYOULIKE APPLES?

Clarkdoesn'tgetit.

WILL(cont'd)

DOYOULIKE APPLES?!

CLARK

Yeah?

WillSLAMSSKYLAR'SPHONENUMBERagainsttheglass.

WILL

WELLIGOT HERNUMBER!HOWDO YALIKE THEMAPPLES?!!

Will'sboyseruptintolaughter.AngleonClark,deflated.

EXT.STREET--NIGHT

Theboysmaketheirway home,piledintoChuckie'scar,laughing together.

EXT.CHARLESSTREETBRIDGE--DAWN

Shotofcar crossingovertheCharlesSt.Bridge,overtakinga red-linetrain.

EXT.CHARLESTONBACKROAD--DAWN

TravellingthroughnarrowbackroadsinCharlestown,passingthe BunkerHillmonument.

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--DAY

ArrivingatWill'shouseanddroppinghimoff.

DISSOLVETO:

INT.M.I.T.BUILDINGANDGROUNDSGARAGE--DAY

machineryandvarioustools.Anolderman,TERRY(58)sits

surroundings,somewhatuncomfortable.Getsdirty.

LAMBEAU

Excuseme.Isthisthe buildingsand groundsoffice?

TERRY

Yeah,canI helpyou?

LAMBEAU

I'mtryingtofindthe nameofa student whoworkshere.

TERRY

Nostudentsworkforme.

LAMBEAU

Couldyoujustcheck,becausetheyoung manwhoworksin mybuilding--

TERRY

Whichone'syourbuilding?

LAMBEAU

Buildingtwo.

Terrychecksalistbehindhis [own]desk.Looksup.

TERRY

Well,ifsomethingwasstolen,Ishould knowaboutit.

LAMBEAU

No,no.Nothinglikethat.I justneed hisname.TERRYI can'tgiveyouhis nameunlessyouhavea complaint.

LAMBEAU

Please,I'maprofessorhereandit's veryimportant.

TERRY

Well,hedidn'tshowup forwork today...

Terrytakesabeat.Holdingallthe cards.

TERRY(cont'd)

Look,hegothis jobthroughhisP.O.so youcancallhim.

Terrygoesthroughastackof paperonhis desk.Takesouta cardandhandsit toLambeau.Lambeaulooksblanklyatthecard whichreads:"PAROLEEMPLOYMENTPROGRAM."

INT.COURTROOM--DAY

WillstandsbeforeJUDGEMALONE(40)beingarraigned.Itis fairlyunceremoniuous,thecoutroomnearlyempty,saveWilland thePROSECUTOR.Lambeauwalksinfromtheback.

WILL

Thereisa lengthylegalprecedent,Your Honor,goingbackto1789,wherebya defendentmayclaimself-defenseagainst anagentof thegovernmentwheretheact isshownto bea defenseagainst tyranny,adefenseofliberty--

TheJudgeinterruptstoaddresstheprosecutor.

JUDGEMALONE

Mr.Simmons,OfficerMcNeelywhosigned thecomplaintisn'tinmycourtroom.Why isthat?

PROSECUTOR

He'sinthe hospitalwithabrokenknee, YourHonor.ButI havedepositionsfrom theotherofficers.

WILL

HenryWardBeecherproclaimed,inhis ProverbsFromPlymouthPulpitbackin 1887,that"EveryAmericancitizenisby birth,aswornofficerofthe state. Everymanisa policeman."Asforthe otherofficers,evenWilliamCongrave said;"hethatfirstcriesout'stop thief'is'ofthe thathasstolenthe treasure."

PROSECUTOR

YourHonor--

Willcranksitup.

WILL

(to Prosecutor)

Iam affordedtherighttospeakin my owndefensebyourconstitution,Sir. Thesamedocumentwhichguaranteesmy righttoliberty."Liberty,"incase you'veforgotten,is"thesoul'sright tobreathe,andwhenit cannottakea longbreathlawsaregirdedtootight. Withoutliberty,manisasyncope."

(beat,toJudge)

Ibid.YourHonor.

PROSECUTOR

Manisa what?

WILL

JuliusCaesarproclaimed--Thoughhebe wounded--"Magna..."

TheJudgeinterrupts.

JUDGEMALONE

Son,

(a beat)

Myturn.

TheJudgeopensWill'sCASEHISTORY.

JUDGEMALONE(cont'd)

(reading)

June,'93,assault,Sept.'93 assault...GrandtheftautoFebruary'94.

Abeat,the Judgetakesparticularnotice.

JUDGEMALONE(cont'd)

Where,appearantly,youdefended yourselfandhadthecasethrownoutby citing"freepropertyrightsofhorse andcarriage"from1798...

Lambeauhastosmile,impressed.TheJudgeshakeshishead.

JUDGEMALONE(cont'd)

March,'94publicdrunkenness,public nudity,assault.10/94mayhem.November '94,assault.Jan.'95impersonatinga policeofficer,mayhem,theft, resisting--overturned--

TheJudgetakesa beat.GivesWilla look.

JUDGEMALONE(cont'd)

You'reinmycourtroom,nowandI am awareofyourpriors.

(beat)

I'malsoawarethatyou'rean orphan.You'vebeenthrough

ofseriousphysicalabuse.

TheJudgeholdsa looktoWill,who looksdown.

JUDGEMALONE(cont'd)

AnotherJudgemightcare.Youhita cop, yougoin.

(beat)

Motiontodismissdenied.

TheBailiffgoestoremoveWillfrom thecourtroom.

JUDGEMALONE(cont'd)

Keepworkin'onyourarguments,son.A wordofadvicefortrial;speakEnglish.

AsWillis removedfromthecourtroom,LambeauapproachesJudge Malonewhoissteppingdownfromthe bench.

LAMBEAU

Excuseme,yourHonor.

(offershand)

GeraldLambeau.

Anawkwardbeat.Lambeauwaitsforsomesignof recognition.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

I'ma professoratM.I.T.

(beat)

CombunatorialMathematics.

TheJudgeoffersonlya blanklook.

JUDGEMALONE

Oh.Pleasedtomeetyou.

LAMBEAU

Doyouhave aminute?

CUTTO:

INT.MIDDLESEXCOUNTYJAIL,HOLDINGAREA--SAME

AGUARDwalksWill downahallwaytowarda groupofphones.

GUARD

Onecall,toan attorney.

(beat)

One.

TheGuardgivesWilla hardlookfor abeat.Thenleaves.

WILL

Howmany?

Willpicksupthe phone,dials.

WILL(cont'd)

Hey,Skylar?

INT.SKYLAR'SDORM--DAY

SKYLAR

Yeah?

WILL

It'sWill,thereallyfunnygoodlooking guyyoumet atthebar?

SKYLAR

I'msorry,Idon'trecallmeetinganyone whofitsthatdescription.

WILL

Okay,yougotme. It'stheugly, obnoxious,toothlessloserwhogotdrunk andwouldn'tleaveyoualoneallnight.

SKYLAR

OhWill!I waswonderingwhenyou'd call.

WILL

Yeah,Ifiguredmaybesometimethisweek wecouldgo toa cafeandhavesome caramels.

SKYLAR

Soundsgood,whereareyounow?

WILL

Youaren't,byanychance,Pre-law?Are you?

CUTTO:

INT.MIDDLESEXCOUNTYJAIL,INTERROGATIONROOM--LATER

ProfessorLambeausits,waiting.Willisbroughtin,shackled, bythe guard.

LAMBEAU

Hello.GeraldLambeau,M.I.T.

WILL

Fuckdoyou want?

LAMBEAU

I'vespokenwiththejudgeandhe's agreedtoreleaseyouundermy supervision.

WILL

(suspicious)

Really?

LAMBEAU

(beat)

Yes.Undertwoconditions.

WILL

What'rethose?

LAMBEAU

Thatyoumeetwithme twicea week—

(a beat)

-and youmeetwitha therapist.

WILL

IfI agreetothis,I walkrightnow?

LAMBEAU

That'sright.

WILL

I'lldothe work.I'mnotgoingto meet withatherapist.

LAMBEAU

Now,itwon'tbe asbad asit sounds, Will.

(beat)

I'vealreadyspokentoonetherapist, hisnameis HenryLipkinandhe'sa friendofmine.He'salsopublishedfour booksandiswidelyconsideredtobeone ofthebrightestmenin hisfield.

(beat)

I'msureit'llbe betterthanspending thenextsixmonthsin jail.

CUTTO:

INT.FUNLAND--DAY

WillandChuckiewalkup toan enclosedtrampoline.Billyand Morganprefertouseit fortheirownversionof "Wrestlemania." AsWilland Chuckieapproach,Billyisontopof abloodied Morganandhashim inthe"CobraClutch."WillandChuckiewatch fora beat.Billytightenshisgrip.

BILLY

Submit,bitch!Submit!Submit!

MORGAN

(beingstrangled)

Suckmycock!

BILLY

Oh,Morgan!

ChuckieturnstoWill,conspiratoriallyastheywaitforthe fighttofinish.

CHUCKIE

What'dyouget?Youget leniency?

WILL

Probation,counselin',fewdaysaweek.

CHUCKIE

You'refuckin'good.

Willsmiles.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Justsubmit,Morgan.He'sgotyouinthe CobraClutch.

MORGAN

(toChuckie)

Fuckyourmothertoo!

INT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--NIGHT

Willsitsalonein hisoneroomapartment,reading.Acloser lookrevealsheis readingaself-helpPSYCHOLOGYBOOK.Willis flippingthroughthebookatabouta pagepersecond.Heshakes hisheadand smiles.Uponfinishingthebook,hethrowsitina nearbyWASTEBASKET.Pushinonthebackof thebookwherea SMILINGPSYCHOLOGISTispictured.

INT.PSYCHOLOGIST'SOFFICE--CONTINUOUS

Willsitsin awelldecoratedPsychologist'sOffice.Acrossfrom Willsitsthesame PSYCHOLOGIST,HENRYLIPKIN(40),fromthe book.Theyarein mid-session.

WILL

That'swhyIlove stock-carracin'.That DaleErnhart'srealgood.

PSYCHOLOGIST

NowyouknowWill,and Iknow,what you needtobe doing.Youhavea gift.

WILL

Icouldworkthe pitmaybe,butI could neverdrivelikeDaleErnhart--

PSYCHOLOGIST

--youhaveaquality--somethingyou werebornwith,thatyouhave nocontrol over-andyouare,in a sense,hiding thatbybecomingajanitor.AndI'm not sayingthat'swrong.I'mfriendswith thejanitorthatworksinmy building. He'sbeentomy housefordinner.Asa matteroffactI didsomefree consultationfor"Mike"--that'snot hisrealname.That'sinmy book.

WILL

Yeah,Ireadyour book."Mike"hadthe sameproblemsas"Chad"thestockbroker.

PSYCHOLOGIST

Yes.Thepressuresyoufeel,andagain, Iam neitherlabelingnorjudgingthem, arekeepingyoufromfulfillingyour potential--you'reinarut. Sostop theTomFoolery--the Shenanigan's, Will.

WILL

You'reright.Iknow.

PSYCHOLOGIST

Will,yournotgettingoffthateasy.

WILL

No,but,I meanyouknow...Idoother things.Thatnooneknowsabout.

PSYCHOLOGIST

Likewhat,Will?

WILL

Igo places,Iinteract.

PSYCHOLOGIST

Whatplaces?

WILL

Certain,clubs.

(beat)

Like,Paradise.It'snotbad.

WillgivesthePsychologistafurtivelook.

WILL(cont'd)

It'sjustthatfeelingwhenyoucan takeyourshirtoffand reallydance.

(beat)

Whenthemusicownsyou.Do you understand?

PSYCHOLOGIST

Imightunderstandthat.

WILL

Doyoufind ithardto hidethefact thatyou'regay?

PSYCHOLOGIST

What?

WILL

C'mon,Ireadyourbook.I talkedto you.It'sjustsomethingIknowto be true.

PSYCHOLOGIST

That'sverypresumptuous.

WILL

Buddy,twosecondsagoyouwerereadyto givemea jump.

PSYCHOLOGIST

(alittlelaugh)

Well,I'msorrytodisappointyou,but I'mmarriedandI havetwochildren.

WILL

I'msureyoudo. Youprobablygota real nicehouse,nicecar-- yourbook'sa bestseller.

PSYCHOLOGIST

You'regettingdefensive,Will.

WILL

Look,man.Idon'tcare ifyou're

argumentsthatsomeofthegreatest peopleinhistoryweregay;Alexander theGreat,Caeser,Shakespeare,Oscar Wilde,Napoleon,GertrudeStein,notto mentionDannyTerrio,notmanystraight mencandancelikethat.

PSYCHOLOGIST

Whois"DannyTerrio?"

WILL

Ifyouwannahit "Ramrod,"takeyour shot.Takesomeprideinit. Yougo to church?Sofuckin'what,Godlovesyou. Imean,Christ.A guyaswell knownas you?Bythe timeyouputyour disguise onandskulkout ofthe houseSunday nightsyouprobablylooklike"Inspector Cluseau."

ThePsychologistcalmlypackshisthings.

PSYCHOLOGIST

Well,Ican seethisis pointless...

WILL

You'regettingdefensive...Henry.And hey,cheif--tellthewife,atleast. Christ,setherfree.

Theshrinkgetsup andwalksout.

WILL(cont'd)

Fuckin'hypocrite...

INT.HALLWAY--CONTINUOUS

ThePsychologistcomeswalkingout,muchtothesurpriseof LambeauandTomwhohave beenwaitinginthelobby.

LAMBEAU

Henry?

ThePsychologistkeepswalking.

PSYCHOLOGIST

No.Youknowwhat,Gerry?Thisis whyI don'tdopro-bonoanymore.It'snot worthitto me.

LAMBEAU

Whathappened?

PSYCHOLOGIST

Idon'thavethe time.I'mgoingon nationaltelevisionthisweek.

LAMBEAU

Waitaminute,Henry...

He[Henry]isout thedoor.LambeaulookstoTom.

CUTTO:

INT.LAMBEAU'SOFFICE--DAY

Willisin Lambeau'soffice.Lambeauisattheboard,workingon adiagramas Tomtakesnotes.Willseemsdisinterested.

LAMBEAU

Thisrectangleissubdividedinto

thatoneedgeof thelargerrectangleis aninteger?

WILL

Ofcourse.

LAMBEAU

Okay.How?

WILL

It'sanintegerproof.

Lambeausmiles.

WILL(cont'd)

What?Hey,lookbuddymytime'salmost up.Youwantme tosit hereforan hour andwriteitout?

Lambeausaysnothing.Willgetsupandgoesto theboard.

WILL(cont'd)

Look,I'llgiveyouthe keystepstoit butI'mnot gonnadothewholething.

Lambeaukeepssmiling.

LAMBEAU

Thatwouldbea monumentalwasteof time,wouldn'tit,Will?

WILL

Ithinkso.

LAMBEAU

Ihappento knowso.

Lambeaurisesandgoestothe board.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

You'rethinkingtoohard.WhatifI did this?

Hedrawsa verticallinethroughthediagram.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Now,whatifI do this?

Hedrawsa horizontallinethroughthediagram.HehandsWill thechalk.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Haveyoueverplayedcheckers?

WillrealizeswhatLambeauisgettingat.Ina flashhestarts drawinglinesthroughthediagram,energized.

WILL

Youcolor-codeit.Half-red,half- black.Ifthat'saninteger--

Lambeaustepsin,writingwithhim[Will].

LAMBEAU

What'sthat?

WILL

Half-red,half-black--

LAMBEAU

--that?--

WILL

--Half-red,half-black--

LAMBEAU

--Thatedge!

WILL

Aninteger.

Thetwostop.They aresilentfora moment.Liketwogunfighters afteraduel,they putdownthechalk.

LAMBEAU

(checkshiswatch)

Itwouldappearwegot thatproofin underthewireafterall.It'snot how hardyoulookat things,youngman,it's thewayyou lookatthem.If youtake aimbeforeyoufire,youwill findthe mostdifficultproblemsbecome,quite literally,child'splay.

Willgetshiscoat.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Will,you'vemanagedtooffendfourof mycolleaguessomuchthattheyrefused tocomeback.You'remeetingwiththe leadinghypnotistinthecountrynext weekandTomand Iplan tositin onthe sessions,soIexpectyouto behave appropriately.

CUTTO:

INT.LAMBEAU'SOFFICE--DAY

Willsitsin achairacrossfromLambeauandthe HYPNOTIST. Lambeau'sassistant,TOM(33)takesnotes.TheHypnotistmakes smalltalkwithLambeau,whocheckshiswatch.

LAMBEAU

Shallwestartthe,uh...

WILL

Yeah,whendoI getmy hypnosis?You guysbeentalkin'fortwentyminutes.

HYPNOTIST

Yes,Will.We'llgetto that.Butfirst, whydon'tyougo tosleepfor me.

HeSNAPSHIS FINGERSandinstantlyWill'sheadgoesBACKandhis EYESCLOSE.TheHypnotistgivesLambeaualook.

HYPNOTIST(cont'd)

Wouldyoumindstandingononeleg?

Willgetsup andstandsonone leg.Lambeauisimpressed.

TIMECUTTO:

INT.LAMBEAU'SOFFICE--LATER

Willisreclining,eyesclosed,ina trance-likestate.Themood ismoreseriousnow.

HYPNOTIST

Okay,you'reinyourbed,Will.Now how oldareyou?

WILL

Seven.

HYPNOTIST

Andwhatdo yousee?

WILL

Somethin'sinmyroom.

HYPNOTIST

Whatisit?

WILL

It'slikea smallfigure,hoverin'over me.Gettin'closer.

Willflinches.

HYPNOTIST

You'reina safeplace,Will.

WILL

It'stouchingme.

Lambeaumakesasound.TheHypnotistshusheshim[Lambeau]with his[Hypnotist's]finger.Tomreturnstohisnote-taking.

HYPNOTIST

Whereisit touchingyou?

WILL

Downthere.

(indicatinggenitals)

AndI'mnervous.

HYPNOTIST

Youdon'thaveto benervous,Will.

LambeauandtheTherapisttradelooks.Thisisworking.

WILL

'CauseI'mnotready.

(calming)

Butthefiguretellsme everything's gonnabeallright.'Causethefigure's aLibratoo.And westartdancin'and it'sbeautiful--

Willbreaksintosongat fullvolume.

WILL(cont'd)

"SKYROCKETSINFLIGHT!"

LAMBEAU

(gettingup)

OhJesus.

isstillsingingfrom"SkyRockets."

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Waitaminute,Barry.

HYPNOTIST

Ihavebetterwaysto spendmytime.

Heis gone.Willstopssinging,laughs.

LAMBEAU

Oh,forGod'ssake,Will.

WILL

Oh,comeon!You'renot pinnin'thisone onme.He left,I wantedtotalkto him foranothertwentyminutes.Iwashavin' fun.

LAMBEAU

Itoldyou tocooperatewiththese people.

WILL

C'mon,thatguywasa fuckin'pieceof work.

Willgetsup andadoptsahypnoticpersonainfrontof Lambeau.

WILL(cont'd)

(spookyvoice)

Lookintomyeyes.I don'tneedtherapy.

LAMBEAU

Getout,Will.

WILL

Okay...don'tforgettogetanother therapistfornextweek.

LAMBEAU

That'senough.

Willisout thedoor.LambeauturnstoTom.

TOM

IcalledMelWeintraubthismorning,to checkforavailability.

LAMBEAU

What'sthepoint?

TOM

Whatdoyou wanttodo?

LAMBEAU

Thereissomebody...

TOM

Whoishe?

LAMBEAU

Hewasmy roommateincollege.

INT.BUNKERHILLCAMPUS--DAY

ThisisSEAN MAGUIRE'S"DyingandBereavement"class.Emblazoned onthe dooris"room101."Whilethe lecturehallcouldhold sixtystudents,therearelessthanfifteenheretoday.

SeanMaguirelecturestotheclassina resignedtone.Tiredof teaching,tiredoflife,hefindshimselfresignedtothetedium ofteachingcoreclassestoan indifferentstudentbody.

SEAN

Establishingtrustisthemostimportant componentinmakingbreakthroughswitha patient.Why?

Abeat.

SEAN(cont'd)

Maureen?

MAUREEN'Sonlyresponseisanemptystare.

SEAN(cont'd)

Keepupthe goodwork,Maureen.Vinnie?

VINNIElooksup.

VINNIE

Becausetrustisanimportantthing.

SEAN

Don'tbullshitme,Vinnie.Didn'tyour brothergiveyouthenotes?Okay.Ifa patientdoesn'ttrustyouthenthey won'tfeelsafeenoughtobe honestwith you--thenthere'snopointtothembeing intherapy.It'slikesaying--"Fine, comehereanddon'ttellme a thingbut gohomefeelinglikeyou'redoing somethingaboutyourproblems--andgive memy fiftybucksbeforeyouleavewill ya'!"

Helooksaroundtheroom forapproval.Nooneis listening.

SEAN(cont'd)

Ifyoudon'thelp themtrustyou-- then there'snowayyou'llevergetthem to sleepwithyou.Andthatshouldbe the goalofany goodtherapist.Insecure women,youknow...nail'emwhenthey're vulnerable,that'salwaysbeenmymotto.

Thestudentslookup,somewhatstunned.

SEAN(cont'd)

See,Igot Vinnie'sattention.

Laughter.Seanstartstoresumehislecture,whenhenotices LAMBEAUstandinginthebackofthe room.Thereisan awkward moment.

SEAN(cont'd)

Gerry.

LAMBEAU

Sean.

SEAN

(to class)

Well,itseemswe'rein thepresenceof

Field'sMedalwinner.Combunatorial Mathematics.1986.

Thestudentsstareblankly.

LAMBEAU

Hello.

SEAN

TheField'sMedalistheNobelPrizefor math.

(beat)

Butit'sonlygivenout everyfour years.

Abeat.

SEAN(cont'd)

Okay,that'sallfortoday.Tryand get throughFernaldbyMonday.

Theclassstartstopack upandfile out.Lambeauapproaches Seanwhostepsdownfrom thelecturn.

LAMBEAU

Goodtosee you.

SEAN

Goodtosee you.

LAMBEAU

Istheresomeplacewecantalk?

CUTTO:

EXT.HARVARDSQUARE--NIGHT

WillandSkylaron theirfirstdate.Theywatchastreet MAGICIANdoingtrickswitharabbit.Theguy'stricksarepretty good,buthison-stagepersonacouldusesomework.He is incessantlyrepeatingthephrase"thisistherabbit,therabbit reallydoesthetricks."WillgivesSkylaralookand theymove on.

CUTTO:

INT.TOYSTORE-- LATER

WillandSkylarwalkintothe smallshop.

SKYLAR

Idon'tknow,it wasjustkindof the boringsuburbanthing.Privateschool, Harvard,andnowMed.School.

(Beat)

Iactuallyfiguredoutthatatthe end ofit,my brainwillbe worthaquarter ofa milliondollars.Ishouldn'thave toldyouthat...

WILL

Ibet yourparentswerehappytopay.

SKYLAR

Iwas happytopay.I inheritedthe money.

WILL

IsHarvardgettin'allthatmoney?

SKYLAR

Stanford.I'mleavinginJuneafterI graduate.

WILL

Soyoujust wanttouse meandgo?

SKYLAR

Well,I'mgonnaexperimentonyouformy anatomyclass,thengo.

WILL

Inthatcase,fine.

(beat)

Wanttosee mymagictrick?

SKYLAR

Sure.

Will,pullsouta bulgingHANDFULOFCARAMELS.

WILL

Now,I'mgonnamakeall thesecaramels disappear.

SKYLAR

Okay...

Willgoesintoall mannerofhocus-pocustheatrics.Thenshakes hishandwildly.Thetrickdoesn'tpanout andthecaramelsgo flyingalloverthestore.Skylarlaughs.

WILL

ItworksbetterwhenI havemyrabbit.

CUTTO:

INT.LOCKOBERRESTAURANT--NIGHT

LambeauandSeansharea tableatthisexclusiverestaurant. Seanseemsslightlyoutofplacein hiswrinkledsportcoat.

LAMBEAU

Ididn'tseeyou atthe reunion.

SEAN

I'vebeenbusy.

LAMBEAU

Youweremissed.

(beat)

Howlonghasit beensincewe'veseen eachother?

SEAN

SinceNancydied.

LAMBEAU

I'msorry,thatdamnconference--

SEAN

Igot yourcard.

INT.HARVARDSQ.DINER:"THETASTY"--NIGHT

AFRY COOKhandsWillandSkylara pairof CHEESEBURGERS.

SKYLAR

HaveyoueverseenAnnieHall?

WILL

No.

SKYLAR

Well,there'sthispartofthemovie that'sabouthowthere'salwaysthis tensiononafirstdate whereboth peoplearethinkingaboutwhat'sgoing tohappenwiththewhole'goodnight kiss'thing.

Willsmiles.

WILL

Ireallydon't'date'thatmuch.

SKYLAR

(laughs)

YouknowwhatI mean.I knowyou'veat leastthoughtaboutit.

WILL

NoI haven't...

SKYLAR

Yesyouhave.You werethinkingyouwere gonnageta goodnightkiss.

WILL

(mockprotest)

NoI wasn't...

SKYLAR

Yesyouwere.

WILL

Iwas kinda'hopin'togeta "goodnight laid"but...I'lltakeakiss.

Shelaughs.

SKYLAR

Oh,youwill?

WILL

No...Iwashopingtogeta kiss.

SKYLAR

Thenwhydon'twe justgetit outofthe way.

Helooksat her.

WILL

Now?

Bothofthem havecheeseburgerintheirmouths.

SKYLAR

Yeah.

Theykiss,mouthsfullofburger.It'snice.A beat.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Thathadto betheworstgood night kiss...

Willlaughs.

WILL

Hey,looklady,I'mjusthere forthe freefood.

Shesmiles.

SKYLAR

Free?

WILL

Hey,Ispentall mymoneyon those caramels.

Shelaughs.

CUTTO:

INT.LOCKOBERRESTAURANT--SAME

LambeauandSean,havingfinishedtheirmeal.Lambeauhasbeen pitchingSean.

SEAN

I'vebeenbusy,Gerry.Igot afull schedule.

LAMBEAU

Thiskid'sspecial,Sean.I'venever seenanythinglikehim.

SEAN

Notmuchfreetime,Gerry.

LAMBEAU

Haveyoueverheardof aman named Ramanujan?

Seannodshishead.

SEAN

Yeah.

LAMBEAU

Hewasaliveover ahundredyearsago. HewasIndian.Dots,notfeathers...

Seanfinishesthejoke.Lambeauchuckles.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

SothisRamanujanlivedina tinyhutin India.Noformaleducation,noaccessto otherworks.Buthecameacrossan old mathbookandfromthis basictexthe wasableto extrapolatetheoriesthat hadbaffledmathematiciansforyears.

SEAN

Andhemailedit toHardy--

LAMBEAU

--That'sright,Sean.Hemailedittoa professoratCambridgewhoimmediately recognizedthebrillianceinhiswork andbroughtRamanujantoEngland.

SEAN

Wherehecontractedpneumoniaanddied ata youngage--

LAMBEAU

Theyworkedtogetherfortheremainder oftheirlives,producingsomeofthe mostexcitingmaththeoryeverdone. Ramanujan'sgeniuswasunparalleled, Sean.Thisboyis likethat.Buthe's verydefensiveandIneedsomeonewho cangetthroughtohim.

SEAN

Whyme?

LAMBEAU

Ineedsomeonewithyourkind of background.

SEAN

Mykindof background?

LAMBEAU

You'refromthesameneighborhood.South Boston.

SEAN

He'sfromSouthie?Howmanypeopledid youtrybeforeyoucame tome?

LAMBEAU

(lookssquarelyatSean)

Five.

Seangivesa slight,knowingsmile.

SEAN

Who?Barry,Henry,Rick...

Lambeaunods.

SEAN

NotRick?Youdidn'tsendhim toRick?

LAMBEAU

Justmeetwiththeboy oncea week.

SEAN

Canwedo itat myoffice?

LAMBEAU

Thatwouldbefine.

ThewaitercomeswiththeCHECK.Eachman reachesforit.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Sean,please.

SEAN

Igot it.

LAMBEAU

It'sonthe college.

Seanrelents.

CUTTO:

EXT.BUNKERHILLCAMPUS--MORNING

Loganairport.Willwalksupthesteps.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

Sean'sofficeiscomfortable.Booksarestackedagainstthe wall.Thereisa PAINTINGonthewallbehindSean.Seanis seatedbehindadesk.Lambeausitsina chairin thebackof the room,nexttoTom. Alongbeat passes,theywait.

LAMBEAU

Anyvulnerabilityhesenses,he'll exploit.

SEAN

I'llbeokay.

LAMBEAU

It'sapokergame withthisyoungman. Don'tlethimsee whatyou'vegot.

Seannods.Willwalksin.EveryonestandstogreetWill.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Hello,Will.Anytroublefindingthe place?

WILL

No.

LAMBEAU

Will,thisisSeanMaguire.Sean,Will Hunting.

SeanandWillnod. Anawkwardmomentasthefour menstand.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Well,let'sgetstarted.

WILL

Yeah,let'sletthehealingbegin.

Lambeauisslightlyembarrassed.SeansmilesatWill'sjoke.

SEAN

Wouldyouexcuseus?

LAMBEAU

Tom.

SEAN

Youtoo,Gerry.

LambeaulooksatSean,surprised.Sean'sstareisunwavering. Afteranawkwardmoment,Lambeaugoes,leavingSeanandWill alone.Willdoesn'tlookatSeanfor morethana second.He seemsmoreinterestedintheroom.Thereisa longsilenceas SeanwatchesWill.

SEAN(cont'd)

Hello,Will.I'mSeanMaguire.

AsmilecrossesWill'sfaceas hewalksto hischairandsits. Helightsa cigarette.Seancontinuestowatchhim.Finally-

SEAN(cont'd)

Whereareyoufromin Southie?

WILL

Didyoubuy allthesebooksretail,or doyousend awayforlikea "shrinkkit" thatcomeswithallthesevolumes included?

SEAN

Haveyoureadall thesebooks,Will?

WILL

Probablynot.

SEAN

(indicatingashelf)

Howabouttheoneson thatshelf?

Will'seyesflickeruptothe shelfforan instant.

WILL

Yeah,Ireadthose.

SEAN

Whatdidyouthink?

WILL

I'mnotherefor afuckin'bookreport. They'reyourbooks,whydon'tyouread 'em?

SEAN

Idid.

WILL

Thatmusthavetakenyoua longtime.

SEAN

Yeah,itdidtake mea longtime.

Seansaysthiswithpride.His determinedstareandconfident mannercatchWillabit offguard.Willrisesfromhis chairand goestothe shelf.

WILL

(lookingatbook)

"AHistoryofthe UnitedStates,Volume I."Ifyou wanttoread arealhistory book,readHowardZinn's"APeople's HistoryoftheUnitedStates."Thatbook willknockyouon yourass.

SEAN

HowaboutNoamChomsky's"Manufacturing Consent?"

WILL

Youpeoplebaffleme.Youspendall this moneyonbeautiful,fancybooks--and they'rethewrongfuckin'books.

SEAN

Youthinkso?

WILL

Whateverblowsyourhairback.

Willreturnstohischair.Pause.

SEAN

(indicatingcigarette)

Guyyourageshouldn'tsmokesomuch. Stuntyourgrowth.

WILL

You'reright.Itreallygetsinthe way ofmy jazzercizing.

Seandoesnotseem atallaffectedbyWill'sattitude.He remainsbehindthebigdeskwithalmosthalfa smileonhis face.Willisawareof Sean'sconfidence.

WILL(cont'd)

Doyoulift?

SEAN

Yes,Ido.

WILL

Nautilus?

SEAN

Freeweights.

WILL

Ohyeah?Me too.Whatdoyou bench?

SEAN

WILL

Oh.

Willgetsup againandmovesaroundhischairto Sean's painting.Itisa pictureofanold sailboatinatremendous storm--bynomeansamasterpiece.Willstudiesit.

WILL(cont'd)

Youpaintthis?

SEAN

Yeah.Doyoupaint?

WILL

No.

SEAN

Crayons?

WILL

Thisisa realpieceof shit.

SEAN

Tellmewhatyou reallythink.

WILL

Poorcolorcomposition,lousyuseof space.Butthatshitdoesn'treally concernme.

SEAN

Whatdoes?

WILL

Thecolorhere,seehow darkitis? It's interesting.

SEAN

Whatis?

WILL

Ithinkyou'reonestep awayfrom cuttingyourearoff.

SEAN

Oh,"StarryNight"time,huh?

WILL

Youeverheardthesaying,"anyportin astorm?"

SEAN

Sure,how'bout"stillwatersrundeep"- -

WILL

--Well,maybethatmeansyou.

SEAN

Maybewhatmea--

WILL

Maybeyou wereinthe middleofa storm,abigfuckin'storm--thewaves werecrashingoverthebow,the Goddamnedmastwasabouttosnap,and youwerecryingforthe harbor.Soyou didwhatyouhad todo, togetout. Maybeyoubecameapsychologist.

SEAN

Maybeyoushouldbea patientandsit down.

WILL

Maybeyoumarriedthewrongwoman.

SEAN

Watchyourmouth.

WILL

That'sitisn'tit?You marriedthe wrongwoman.Sheleaveyou?Wasshe bangin'someoneelse?

SeaniswalkingslowlytowardsWill.

WILL(cont'd)

Howarethe seasnow,D--

Ina flash,SeanhasWillby thethroat.Willis helpless.

SEAN

Ifyouever disrespectmywifeagain...I willendyou.

WILL

Time'sup.

CUTTO:

INT.HALLWAY--CONTINUOUS

Willwalksoutof Sean'sofficepastLambeauandTomwhoare sittinginthehallway.

WILL

Atease,gentlemen.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

Seanstandsbehindhisdeskin hisoffice,stillverymuchon edge.Lambeauwalksin.

LAMBEAU

Fiveminutes,Sean.Areyouokay?

Apause,Seanis staringathispainting.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

I'llunderstandifyoudon'twantto meetwithhimagain.

SEAN

Thursday,fouro'clock.Makesurethe kidishere.

CUTTO:

EXT.WONDERLANDRACETRACK--DAY

WillandSkylarsitin thestandswatchingthedogsrun.Theyad libteasingoneanotheraboutEngland,Ireland,andAmerica.

SKYLAR

Yougrewup aroundhere?

WILL

Notfarfromhere,SouthBoston.

SKYLAR

Howwasthat?

WILL

Prettyboring,Iguess.

Shesmiles.

SKYLAR

Ibet youhavea greatfamily.

WILL

Youknow,nothingspecial.

SKYLAR

Youhavea lotof brothersandsisters?

WILL

DoI havea lotofbrothersandsisters?

SKYLAR

Yeah.

WILL

Well,IrishCatholic.Whatdoyouthink?

SKYLAR

Howmany?

WILL

Youwouldn'tbelievemeifI toldyou.

SKYLAR

What,five?

Willshakeshishead.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Seven?

Willshakeshishead.Smiles.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Comeon.

WILL

Ihavetwelvebig brothers.

SKYLAR

Nota chance.

WILL

Yup,you'relookin'atluckythirteen.

SKYLAR

Bullshit.

WILL

Iswearto God.

SKYLAR

Yourhousemusthavebeena zoo.

WILL

Itwasgreat.Therewas alwayssomeone toplaywith,giveyou advice.

SKYLAR

Doyouknow alltheirnames?

WILL

'CourseIdo,they'remybrothers.

SKYLAR

Well...

WILL

Marky,Ricky,Danny,Terry,Mikey, Davey,Timmy,Tommy,Joey,Robby, Johnny,andBrian.

SKYLAR

(laughing)

Doyoukeep intouchwiththem?

WILL

Allthetime.We alllivein Southie.I livewiththreeofthem now.

Skylarsmiles.

SKYLAR

Iwantto meetthem.

WILL

We'lldothat.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--NIGHT

Aswe panacrossSean'ssmallapartment,wefinditstrewnwith dirtyclothesandthesinkfullof dishes.Although,ifit weren'tfortheclutter,theplacewouldfeelprettybare.A framedSPORTSILLUSTRATEDcoverfeaturingascreamingLarryBird andentitled"CELTICPRIDE"hangsonthewall.Seansitsat the tablenexttoanothernearlyemptybottleofBUSHMILL'SIRISH WHISKEY.Heisdeepin thought.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

desk.Heseemsdifferent.Morecalm.WillandSeanstareat each otherfora longmoment.

WILL

Youagain.Howthepaintin'coming?

Seanstandsup.

SEAN

Comewithme.

CUTTO:

EXT.BOSTONCOMMON--MINUTESLATER

SeanandWillsit inthe bleachersatthemostlyemptypark. Theylookoutover asmallpond,in whichagroupof schoolchildrenonafieldtripridethefamousSwanBoats.

WILL

Sowhat'swiththisplace?Youhave a swanfetish?Isthissomethingyou'd liketotalkabout?

SEAN

Iwas thinkingaboutwhatyousaidtome theotherday,aboutmy painting.I stayeduphalfthenightthinkingabout itandthen somethingoccuredtomeand Ifellinto adeeppeacefulsleepand haven'tthoughtaboutyousince.You knowwhatoccurredtome?

WILL

No.

SEAN

You'rejustaboy.You don'thavethe faintestideawhatyou'retalkingabout.

WILL

Whythankyou.

SEAN

You'veneverbeenoutofBoston.

WILL

No.

SEAN

Soif Iaskedyou aboutartyoucould givemethe skinnyoneveryartbook everwritten...Michelangelo?Youknowa lotabouthimI bet.Life'swork, criticisms,politicalaspirations.But youcouldn'ttellmewhatit smellslike intheSistineChapel.You'venever stoodthereandlookedupat that

aboutwomenI'msureyoucouldgive mea syllabusofyourpersonalfavorites,and maybeyou'vebeenlaidafew timestoo. Butyoucouldn'ttellmehow itfeelsto wakeupnextto a womanandbetruly happy.IfI askedyouaboutwaryou couldrefermeto abevyof fictional andnon-fictionalmaterial,butyou've neverbeenin one.You'veneverheld yourbestfriend'sheadinyourlap and watchedhimdrawhislastbreath, lookingtoyouforhelp.And ifI asked youaboutloveI'dget asonnet,but you'veneverlookedatawomanand been

couldkillyouwitha look.Thatsomeone

hadputan angelonEarthjustfor you. Andyouwouldn'tknowhowit felttobe herangel.Tohavethe lovebetherefor herforever.Throughanything,through cancer.Youwouldn'tknowaboutsleeping sittingupina hospitalroomfortwo monthsholdingherhandandnotleaving becausethedoctorscouldseeinyour eyesthattheterm"visitinghours" didn'tapplytoyou.Andyou wouldn't knowaboutrealloss,becausethatonly occurswhenyoulosesomethingyoulove morethanyourself,andyou'venever daredtoloveanythingthatmuch.I look atyouand Idon'tsee anintelligent confidentman,Idon'tseea peer,andI don'tseemyequal.I seea boy.Nobody couldpossiblyunderstandyou,right Will?Yetyoupresumetoknow somuch aboutmebecauseofa paintingyousaw. Youmustknoweverythingaboutme. You'reanorphan,right?

Willnodsquietly.

SEAN(cont'd)

DoyouthinkI wouldpresumetoknowthe firstthingaboutwhoyouare becauseI read"OliverTwist?"AndIdon'tbuythe argumentthatyoudon'twanttobe here, becauseIthinkyoulikeall the attentionyou'regetting.Personally,I don'tcare.There'snothingyoucantell methatI can'treadsomewhereelse. Unlesswetalkaboutyourlife.But you won'tdothat.Maybeyou'reafraidof whatyoumightsay.

Seanstands,

SEAN(cont'd)

It'supto you.

Andwalksaway.

CUTTO:

INT.CONSTRUCTIONSITE--DAY

WillandChuckiedoingdemoat thesite.Theythrowcinderblocks outa windowintoapile.They arefilthy.

CUTTO:

EXT.SOUTHBOSTONSTREET--NIGHT

fidling,hummingtotheradio.MorganandBillysitin theback, sharingacaseof beer.Willisat a payphone.

INT.SKYLAR'SROOM--NIGHT

SKYLAR

Hello?

Willhangsupand runsbackto thecar,soaked.

CHUCKIE

Who'dyoucall?

WILL

Noone.I didn'thavethenumber.

MORGAN

Whatareyou,retarded?Youwentallthe wayouttherein therainand youdidn't havethenumber?

WILL

No,itwas yourmother's900number.I justranoutof quarters.

Laughter.Chuckiepullsawayfromthecurb.

MORGAN

Whydon'tweget offmothers,Ijustgot offyours.

Thereisa longmomentofsilencein responsetoMorgan's attemptatlevity.Thenlaughter.

BILLY

You'reaprettyfunnyguy.Here,havea nickel.

BillyWHIPShisEMPTYBEERCAN offofMorgan'shead.

MORGAN

Keepfuckin'withme.Watchwhat happens.

BILLY

Allright,then.

MORGAN

Watchwhathappens.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

WillsitsacrossfromSeancompletelysilentandtakesouta packofcigarettes.

SEAN

Nosmoking.

thewall.It istheonly clockintheroom anditis BEHIND Will.Theirhourisalmostup.

CLOSEON:WILL'SEYESINTERCUTWITHTHECLOCK.

Heis countingseconds.Asthesecondhandcrossesthetwelve, Willstandsupand walksout,leavingSeanalone.

INT.HALLWAY--LATER

LambeauandSeanwalkdownthe hallwayafterthesession.

LAMBEAU

Whatdoyou mean"hedidn'ttalk?"You satthereforan hour?

SEAN

No,hejust satthereandcountedthe

wasprettyimpressive,actually.

LAMBEAU

Whywouldhedo that?

SEAN

Toshowme hedoesn'thaveto talktome ifhe doesn'twantto.

LAMBEAU

Oh,whatis this?Somekindofstaring contestbetweentwokidsfromthe"old neighborhood?"

SEAN

Iwon'ttalkfirst.

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--EVENING

ChuckiedropsWilloffathis apartment,watcheshim[Will]walk upthe steps.

DISSOLVETO:

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--MORNING

Chuckiepullsuptothe curbandwalksup thestepsto Will's frontdoor.Afterabeat,Will emerges.Theygetbackin[the car].

CUTTO:

EXT.CONSTRUCTIONSITE--DAY

WillandChuckieatwork.ChuckieshowsWillhow tobe aman.

INT.L STREETBAR&GRILLE,SOUTHBOSTON--NIGHT

Thebaris a bitmorecrowdedthanusual.WillandChuckiewalk backtotheirtable,carryingbeers.Theypassa tableof GIRLS,localregularsgettingjustasbombedastheguys.These girlsarea littleoverdone.Toomuchmake-up,toomuch hairspray,andtoomuchbodyforsuchtightoutfits.Oneof the girls,KRYSTYN,smilesatWillwhoseemssubdued.

KRYSTYN

Hi,Will.

WILL

Howyoudoin',Krystyn.

Theypassthetableof girls.Chuckielooksatone,ruefully.

CHUCKIE

Ididn'tgeton Cathylastnight.

WILL

Whynot?

CHUCKIE

Idon'tknow.

Chuckieturnsbacktooneof thegirls,callingout:

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Cathy!Whydidn'tyougiveme noneof yourtwatlastnight?

Agirl atthetable,CATHY,holdsup herPINKYFINGERand smiles--revealingamouthfulofMISSINGTEETH.

CATHY

Fuckyouandyour Irishcurse,Chuckie!

CHUCKIE

She'smissin'teeth,Will.

Willnods,notreallyintoit tonight.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Plus,it'slike,fivetotwo Morganends upmarryin'her.There'sonlysomany timesyoucanbangyour friend'sfuture wife...

Theygetto thetable.Will'sheartjustisn'tinit.

WILL

I'mtakin'off.

ALL

We'regoin'latenight.

WILL

I'mtired.

CUTTO:

INT.LAMBEAU'SOFFICE--DAY

particularlyamusingseriesofnumbers,theysharealookand laugh.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

WillandSeansit insilence.Along momentpasses.Sean casuallyreclinesinhischair,disinterested.Willrestlessly looksaroundtheroomandthen backtoSean.An oddhalfsmile crossesSean'sface.Afteramoment:

WILL

Youknow,I wasonthis planeonce.And I'msittin'thereandthecaptaincomes onandis like"we'llbecruisingat 35,000feet,"anddoeshisthing,then heputsthe mikedownbutforgetsto turnitoff.Then hesays"man,all I wantrightnowis ablow-jobanda cup ofcoffee."Sothestewardessgoes runnin'uptowardsthecock-pittotell himthemike'sstillon,and thisguyin thebackof theplanegoes"don'tforget thecoffee!"

SEAN

(smiles)

You'veneverbeenona plane.

WILL

Iknow,but thejoke'sbetterifI tell itin thefirstperson.

Abeat.

WILL(cont'd)

Ihavebeen laidyouknow.

Seansmiles.

SEAN

Yeah?Yougota ladynow?

WILL

Yeah,Iwenton a datelastweek.

SEAN

How'ditgo?

WILL

Fine.

SEAN

Well,areyougoingout again?

WILL

Idon'tknow.

SEAN

Whynot?

WILL

Haven'tcalledher.

SEAN

JesusChrist,youareanamateur.

WILL

Iknowwhat I'mdoing.She'sdifferent fromtheothergirlsI met.Wehave a reallygoodtime.She'ssmart, beautiful,fun...

SEAN

SoChrist,callherup.

WILL

Why?SoI canrealizeshe'snotso smart.Thatshe'sboring.Youdon'tget it.Rightnowshe'sperfect,Idon't wanttoruinthat.

SEAN

Andrightnowyou'reperfecttoo.Maybe youdon'twantto ruinthat.

Willsaysnothing.

SEAN(cont'd)

Well,Ithinkthat'sa greatphilosophy Will,thatwayyoucan gothroughyour entirelifewithouteverhavingto reallyknowanybody.

SeanlooksdirectlyatWill,wholooksaway.A beat.

SEAN(cont'd)

Mywifeusedto turnthealarmclockoff inhersleep.I waslatefor workall thetimebecauseinthe middleofthe nightshe'drolloverandturnthe damn thingoff.EventuallyIgota second clockandputit undermysideof the bed,butit gottowhereshe wasgettin' tothatone too.Shewasafraidof the dark,sotheclosetlightwas onall night.Thingkeptmeup halfthenight. EventuallyI'dfallasleep,outofsheer exhaustionandnotwakeupwhenI was supposedtocauseshe'dhavealready gottentomyalarms.

Willsmiles,Seantakesabeat.

SEAN(cont'd)

Mywife'sbeendeadtwo years,Will.And whenIthinkabouther, thosearethe

idiosyncrasiesthatonlyIknewabout. Thosemadehermy wife.Andshehad the goodsonme too.LittlethingsIdo out

imperfectionsWill.It'sjustwhowe are.Andwe gettochoosewho we're goingtoletinto outweirdlittle worlds.You'renotperfect.Andletme saveyouthesuspense,thisgirlyoumet isn'teither.Thequestionis,whether ornotyou'reperfectforeachother. Youcanknoweverythingintheworld, buttheonlyway you'refindin'thatone outisby givingita shot.Yousure won'tgettheanswerfroman oldfucker likeme.Andeven ifI didknow,I wouldn'ttellyou.

Willsmiles.Abeat.

WILL

Whynot?Youtold meeveryotherfuckin' thing.Youtalkmorethanany shrinkI evermet.

Seanlaughs.

SEAN

Iteachthisshit,I didn'tsayI knew howtodo it.

WILL

Youeverthinkaboutgettin'remarried?

SEAN

Mywife'sdead.

WILL

Hence,thewordremarried.

SEAN

Mywife'sdead.

WILL

WellIthinkthat'sa wonderful philosophy,Sean.Thatwayyoucango throughtherestofyourlife without havingtoreallyknowanyone.

Abeat.Sean smiles.

SEAN

Time'sup.

CUTTO:

EXT.SKYLAR'SDORM--AFTERNOON

Williswaitingoutsidethedoorfor someonetocomeout-- so hecan goin.

INT.SKYLAR'SDORM--AFTERNOON

Thedoorto Skylar'sdormispartiallyopen.Willstandsoutside whileSkylarremainsonthethreshold.

SKYLAR

Wherehaveyoubeen?

WILL

I'msorry,Ibeen realbusy.

SKYLAR

Youwerebusy?Youknow,I reallywas waitingforyoutocall me.

WILL

Sorry.I'msorry.Givemeanothercrack atit.Let metakeyou out.

SKYLAR

Youshouldhavecalled.Ihavean "O- chem"labduetomorrowandit's impossible.

(beat)

It'snotan excusedummy.Iwantto go outwithyou.But look:

Sheholdsup herLab.Willglancesatit.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Tomorrow?

WILL

Promise?

SKYLAR

Ifyoubringthe caramels.

Willsmiles.

CUTTO:

EXT.HARVARDSQUARE--LATER

Willsitsin anoutdoorcafe,thinking.Afterabeat,heleans overtotwo studentsworkingatanearbytable,borrowsapen andpaperandstartswriting.

CUTTO:

EXT.SKYLAR'SDORM--DAY

Willisa solitaryfigurestrollingacrossthelawn.Hestopsat Skylar'sdormandknocksonthedoor.

CUTTO:

INT.SKYLAR'SDORM--DAY

Sheemarges.Hehandsherthe paperhewas workingon.Itis her O-chemlab.

WILL

Icouldn'twaittilltomorrow.

SKYLAR

Howthehelldid youdo that?

WILL

Didn'tyourmotherevertellyounotto lookagift horsenthe mouth?

SKYLAR

I'msupposedtounderstandthis.

WILL

You'renotgoingintosurgerytomorrow areyou?

SKYLAR

No.

WILL

Thenlet'sgohavesome fun.

Witha smile,sherelents.

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

SeanandWillin session.

SEAN

Really?How'dthedatego?

WILL

Doyoustillcounselveterans?

(beat)

Ireadyour booklastnight.

SEAN

No,I don't.

WILL

Whynot?

SEAN

Igavethat upwhenmy wifegotsick.

WILL

Isthatwhy youdidn'twriteanything else?

SEAN

(smiles)

Ididn'twriteanythingelse'cause nobody,includingmostofmycolleagues botheredtoreadthefirstone.

WILL

Well,I'vereadyoucolleagues.Your bookwasgood,Sean.

(beat)

Allthoseguyswerein yourplatoon?

SEAN

Yeah.

WILL

WhathappenedtothatguyfromKentucky?

SEAN

Lon?Hegot married.Hehasa kid.I kindoflosttouchwith himafterNancy gotsick.

WILL

Doyouever wonderwhatyourlifewould belikeif younevermetyour wife?

SEAN

What?DoI wonderifI'dbe betteroff ifI nevermetmy wife?

Willstartstoclarifyhisquestion.

SEAN(cont'd)

No,that'sokay.It'sanimportant question.'Causeyou'llhaveyourbad times,whichwakeyouupto thegood stuffyouweren'tpayingattentionto. Andyoucan fail,aslongas you're tryinghard.Butthere'snothingworse thanregret.

WILL

Youdon'tregretmeetin'yourwife?

SEAN

Why?BecauseofthepainI feelnow?I haveregretsWill,butIdon'tregreta singeldayIspentwith her.

WILL

Whendidyouknow shewasthe one?

SEAN

October21,1975.Gamesixof theWorld Series.BiggestgameinRedSoxhistory, Meandmy friendssleptoutonthe

weresittingina barwaitingforthe gametostartand inwalksthisgirl. Whatagame thatwas.Tiegamein the bottomofthetenthinning,insteps CarltonFisk,hitalongfly balldown theleftfieldline.Thirty-five thousandfansontheirfeet,screamin' attheball tostayfair.Fiskis runnin'upthebaseline,wavin'atthe balllikea madman.Ithitsthefoul pole,homerun.Thirty-fivethousand peoplewentcrazy.AndIwasn'tone of them.

WILL

Wherewereyou?

SEAN

Iwas havin'adrinkwithmy future wife.

WILL

YoumissedPudgeFisk'shomeruntohave adrinkwitha womanyouhad nevermet?

SEAN

That'sright.

WILL

Sowaita minute.TheRedSox haven't wona WorldSeriessincenineteen eighteen,yousleptoutfortickets, gamesgonnastartintwentyminutes,in walksagirlyou neverseenbefore,and yougiveyourticketaway?

SEAN

Youshouldhaveseenthisgirl.She lit uptheroom.

WILL

Idon'tcareif HelenofTroy walked intothatbar!That'sgamesixof the WorldSeries!

Seansmiles.

WILL(cont'd)

Andwhatkindof friendsarethese?They letyouget awaywiththat?

SEAN

Ijustslid myticketacrossthetable andsaid"sorryfellas,Igottago see aboutagirl."

WILL

"Igottago seeabouta girl"?Whatdid theysay?

SEAN

TheycouldseethatI meantit.

WILL

You'rekiddin'me.

SEAN

NoWill,I'mnot kiddin'you.IfI had gonetosee thatgameI'dbe inhere talkin'aboutagirlIsawat a bar twentyyearsago.AndhowI always regrettednotgoin'overthereand talkin'toher.I don'tregretthe eighteenyearsweweremarried.Idon't regretgivin'upcouselingforsixyears whenshegotsick.I don'tregretbeing byherside forthelasttwo yearswhen thingsgotrealbad.AndI sureas Hell don'tregretmissingthatdamngame.

Abeat.Will isimpressed.

WILL

Wouldhavebeenniceto catchthatgame though.

SEAN

(breaking)

Wellhell,Ididn'tknowPudgewas gonna hitthehomerun.

Theylaugh.

TIMEDISSOLVETO:

INTLAMBEAU'SOFFICE--DAY

Theofficeismore crowdedthanusual.TOMandTHREEof LAMBEAU'SCOLLEAGUESincludingtheesteemedALEXANDERPEKECare inthe room.Willsitsata work-stationwhichprojectsaproof ofhis [Will's]ontothechalkboard.Lambeaustandsbesidethe

projectedimageattheboardarguingwithPekec,aforeign mathematician.TheimageisofaRamsesgraphbinarytree.

LAMBEAU

Alexander,Iknowyourtheory.Theboy isupdating,he'sstrategystealing...

PEKEC

WithaRamsesgraphon thebinarytree--

LAMBEAU

--Butwhathe'sdoing,he'sattachingan edgetothe adjacentvertex.Hecan alwaysfailsafetoeitherside--

PEKEC

Makercan.Thisisnot new,Gerry!

PekecstartswritinglinesbesideWill'sproofontheboard.

PEKEC(cont'd)

--butIcan alwaysgarbageout(writes frantically)Allthewayto"N"to the minusone.

LAMBEAU

No,there'salimit.

PEKEC

Thelimitisnot found!

(turnsto Will)

Thelimitisnot found.

WILL

ButI canalwaysgoto theotherside.

PEKEC

Thereisno proof--

Lambeaucannolongercontainhimself.

LAMBEAU

--Makerbuilds"K"tothe"N."N is threetotheK times--

PEKEC

--But--

WILL

Look,Iwroteit down.

Theyturnto Willwhoplaceshisproofon theprojector.The imageiscastover theirfaces.Itreads:

AsPekecreadsand therealizationdawnsonhim:

WILL(cont'd)

It'sjustsimplerthisway.

LambeauturnswithsatisfactiontoanunderstandingPekec.

LAMBEAU

Alexander,yourtheoryischanged.

CUTTO:

INT.SKYLAR'SROOM--NIGHT

WillandSkylarin herroom,postcoital.Theyarewrappedina sheet.Willisabsent-mindedlyplayingthememorygameSIMON. Thepatterngrowsincreasinglycomplex.Afterabeat:

SKYLAR

Whydowe alwaysstayhere?

WILL

'Causeit'snicerthanmyplace.

SKYLAR

I'veneverseenyourplace.

WILL

Exactly.

SKYLAR

Whataboutyourfriends?Oryour brothers?WhendoIget tomeetthem?

WILL

Theydon'tcomeoverherethatmuch.

SKYLAR

IthinkI canmakeit toSouthBoston.

WILL

Aah,it'skindof ahike.

SKYLAR

Isit meyou'rehidingfromthemor the otherwayaround?

WILL

Allright,allright.We'llgo.

SKYLAR

When?

WILL

Sometime.Idon'tknow.Nextweek.

SKYLAR

WhatifI saidI wouldn'tsleepwithyou againuntilyouletme meetyour friends?

WILL

I'dsay...

(reachesforphone)

It'sonlyfourin themornin',they're prob'lyup.

Shelaughs.Stopshim.

SKYLAR

Youmenare shameful.Ifyou'renot thinkingofyourweinerthenyou're actingonitsbehalf.

WILL

Thenonbehalfof myweiner,I'dliketo askforan advance.

CUTTO:

INT.L STREETBAR&GRILLE-- LATER

SkylarandWillsittogetheralongwithWill'sgang.Theboys areconsiderablydrunk,butitmakesforgoodentertainment. EveryonehereishavingfunincludingSylar.

MORGAN

Will,Ican'tbelieveyoubroughtSkylar herewhenwe'reallwrecked.What'sshe gonnathinkaboutus?

WILL

Yeah,Morgan.It'sarealraritythat we'dbeout drinkin'.

BILLY

I'vebeenshitfacedforlike twoweeks.

MORGAN

Ohgreat,tellherthat!Now shereally thinkswe'reproblemdrinkers!

CHUCKIE

Twoweeks?That'snothin'.MyUncle Marty?Willknowshim.Thatguyfuckin' drinkslikeyou'veneverseen!Onenight hewasdrivin'backto hishouseon I- 93--Statiepullshimover.

ALL

Ohshit.

CHUCKIE

Guy'stryin'towalktheline--buthe can'tevenfuckin'standup,andso my uncle'sgonnaspendanightinjail. Justthenthere'sthisfuckin'BOOMlike fiftyyardsdowntheroad.Someguy's carhita tree.

MORGAN

Someotherguy?

CHUCKIE

Yeah,hewasprobablydrunkerthanmy Uncle,whofuckin'knows?Sothecop goes"Stayhere"Andhe goesrunnin' downthehighwaytodealwith theother crash.So,myUncleMarty'sstandin'on thesideof theroadfora littlewhile, andhe'sso fuckin'lit,thatheforgets whathe'swaitin'for.Sohe goes,"Fuck it."Hegetsin hiscar anddriveshome.

MORGAN

Holyshit.

CHUCKIE

Soin themorning,there'saknockon thedoorit'sthe Statie.SomyUncle's like,"Istherea problem?"Andthe Statie'slike"Ipulledyouoverandyou tookoff."Andmy Uncle'slike"Inever seenyoubeforeinmy life,I beenhome allnightwithmy kids."AndStatie's like"Letmeget inyourgarage!"So he'slike"Allright,fine."Hetakes aroundthegarageandopensthedoor-- andtheStatie'scruiserisinmy Uncle'sgarage.

ALL

Noway!You'rekiddin'!

CHUCKIE

No,hewas sohammeredthathedrovethe policecruiserhome.Fuckin'lightsand everything!

MORGAN

DidyourUnclegetarrested?

CHUCKIE

Thefuckin'Trooperwassoembarrassed hedidn'tdoanything.Thefuckin'guy hadbeendrivin'aroundinmy Uncle's carallnightlookin'forthe house.

Everyoneislaughing.Skylarspeaksabovethedin.

SKYLAR

TherewasthisIrishguy,walkingdown thebeachoneday.

Shehaseveryone'sattention.Willisnervous.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Andhecomesacrossa bottle,andthis Geniepopsout.Thegenieturnsto the Irishmanandsays--"You'vereleasedme frommyprison,soI'll grantyouthree wishes."TheIrishguythinksfora minuteandsays"WhatI reallywantisa pintofGuinessthatneverempties." And--POOF!Abottleappears.Heslamsit down,and--loandbehold--itfills backupagain.

C/Uof Will.Hopingthejokepansout.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Well,theIrishguycan'tbelieveit.He drinksitagain,andagain--BOOM!It fillsbackup.So,whilethe Irishguy ismarvelingathisgoodfortune,The Genieisgettingimpatient,becauseit's hotandhe wantstoget onwithhis freedom.Hesays"Let'sgo,youhavetwo morewishes."TheIrishguyslamshis drinkagain,itfillsbackup,he's stillamazed.TheGeniecan'ttakeit anymore.Hesays"Buddy,I'mboilingout here.Whatareyourothertwo wishes?"

(beat)

TheIrishguylooksat hisdrink,looks attheGenieand says..."IguessI'll havetwomoreof these."

Thegangeruptswithlaughter.

CHUCKIE

It'sagood thingnoone'sIrishhere.

MORGAN

I'mIrish.

Chuckie,WilllookatMorgan,baffled.

EXT.L STREETBAR&GRILLE-- LATER

Everyoneiswalkingout,sayinggood-bye.Chuckiegoesoverto WillandSkylar.

CHUCKIE

I'mgladyoucame by,changedmyopinion ofHarvardpeople.

SKYLAR

Seeya'Chuckie.Ihad fun.

ChuckieheadstowardsWilltosaygoodnight.

WILL

Idon'tknowwhat thefuckyou'redoin'. You'regivin'usaride.

CHUCKIE

WhatdoI looklike,Al Cowlins?

(seriously)

Youwantto takemycar,drop heroff?

WILL

Iwas countin'onit.

MORGAN

Chuck,let'sgo.

CHUCKIE

You'rewalkin'bitch,Will'stakin'the car.

indifferentshrug.

WILL

Thanks,Chuck.

CHUCKIE

Don'tgettooslap-happy,you'retakin' mehomefirst.

WILL

Idon'tknow,Chuck.It'skindaoutta theway.

CHUCKIE

Just'causeyoudon'thaveto sleepin theoneroompalace,don'tstart thinkin'you'rebad.

SKYLAR

(toWill)

Ithoughtyousaidyou'dshow meyour place.

WILL

Nottonight.

CHUCKIE

Yeah,nottonight.Notanyothernight. Heknows,onceyousee thatshit-hole he'sgettin'droppedlikeabadhabit.

SKYLAR

Iwantedto meetyourbrothers...

ChuckiegivesWillacuriouslook.

WILL

They'reallsleepin'now.

(a beat,toChuckie)

Letmeget thosekeys.

CUTTO:

INT.FACULTYCLUB--NIGHT

adrinkand surroundedbyseveralRECRUITERS.Apparentlyhe's thestarof theshow.

RECRUITER#1 WhatIwant toknow,Gerry,iswhen we gettomeet thiswonder-boy.

LAMBEAU

We'restillworkingtogether,theboy's alittlerough.

RECRUITER#2 We'vegotourshareof eccentric

dealwiththat.

RECRUITER#3 Ithinkwe alldo.

Laughter.

RECRUITER#1 Ifyou'renotexaggerating,Gerry--

LAMBEAU

WasI exaggeratinginnineteeneighty- fourwhenI toldyouI'dwin theField's medalwithintwoyears?

Morelaughter.

RECRUITER#1 Inthatcasethe boycouldrunshipping forus,routing--

RECRUITER#2 Yousayhe doesn'thaveadiploma,but we'll—

RECRUITER#1 Idon'tneedto seea driver'slicense. Ican thinkofthreedepartmentsright nowthathe couldheadupfor us.

LAMBEAU

Atease,gentlemen.We'relooking carefullyatallouroptions.

RECRUITER#3 Allright,Gerry.Closetothevest. (giveshimhis card) Goodluckwiththesevultures.

Hewalksoff.

CUTTO:

INT.TIMMY'STAP--DAY

Timmy'sTapisa localwateringhole,notunliketheL Street Bar.Seanis atthebar, tellingajoketo TIMMY(45)theowner ofthe place,andseveralotherREGULARS.

SEAN

Soshegoes runnin'uptheaisleandI figure"fuckit"andI yellout"don't forgetthecoffee!

Themeneruptin laughter.MARTY,oneoftheregularspipeup.

MARTY

Bullshit!Youdidn'tsaythat!

TimmyandSeanexchangealook.

TIMMY

JesusChrist,Marty.It'sajoke.

Lambeauenters,abitoverdressedinhissportcoatandtie.

SEAN

Gerry!Anytroublefindingtheplace?

LAMBEAU

Notatall.

SEAN

TimmythisisGerry,an oldfriendof mine.Wewentto collegetogether.

TIMMY

Goodtomeetyou.

LAMBEAU

Pleasuretomeetyou.

SEAN

Couldwegeta coupleofsandwhiches?

(beat,smiles)

Putiton mytab.

Seanheadstowardsatable.

TIMMY

Youeverplanon payin'yourtab?

SEAN

(pullsoutlotteryticket)

Igot thewinningnumbersrighthere.

TIMMY

What'sthejackpot?

SEAN

Twelvemillion.

TIMMY

Idon'tthinkthat'llcoverit.

Lambeaufollows[Sean].Theysit.

LAMBEAU

You'reherequiteabit,then.

SEAN

Iliverightaroundthe corner.

LAMBEAU

Youmoved?

SEAN

Ibeenhere acoupleyears.

Thereisan awkwardmoment.

SEAN(cont'd)

YouwantedtotalkaboutWill?

LAMBEAU

Seemslikeit'sgoingwell.

SEAN

Ithinkso.

LAMBEAU

Well,haveyoutalkedtohim atall abouthisfuture?

SEAN

Wehaven'treallygottenintoit.

LAMBEAU

Maybeyoushould.Myphone'sbeen ringingoffthehookwithjob offers.

SEAN

Jobsdoingwhat?

LAMBEAU

Cuttingedgemathematics.Thinktanks. Thekindof placewhereamindlike Will'sisgivenfreereign.

SEAN

That'sgreat,Gerry,thatthere'sinterest--ButI'mnotsurehe'sreadyfor

that.

LAMBEAU

Sean,Ireallydon'tthinkyou understand--

SEAN

Whatdon'tIunderstand?

Timmycomesoverwiththesandwhiches.

SEAN(cont'd)

Thanks,Timmy.

LAMBEAU

Excuseme,Timmy.Couldyouhelpus? We'retryingtosettleabet.

TIMMY

Uh-oh.

LAMBEAU

Haveyouheardof JonasSalk?

TIMMY

Yeah,curedpolio.

LAMBEAU

You'veheardofAlbertEinstein?

Timmysmiles.Giveshimalook.

LAMBEAU

HowaboutGeraldLambeau?Everheardof him?

TIMMY

No.

LAMBEAU

Okaythankyou,Timmy.

TIMMY

Sowhowon thebet?

LAMBEAU

Idid.

Abeat.Timmyleaves.

LAMBEAU

Thisisn'taboutme.I'mnothing comparedtothisyoungman.

(beat)

Sean,in1905therewerehundredsof Professorswhowererenownedfortheir studyoftheuniverse.Butit wasa 26- year-oldSwissPatentclerk,doing physicsinhissparetime,whochanged theworld,Sean.Canyou imagineif Einsteinhadgiventhatup?Orgotten drunkwithhisbuddiesinViennaevery night?Allofus wouldhavelost something.AndI'mquitesureTimmy neverwouldhaveheardofhim.

SEAN

Isn'tthatalittledramatic,Gerry?

LAMBEAU

No,Sean.Thisboyhas thatgift.He justhasn'tgotthedirection.Wecan givethattohim.

Abeat.

SEAN

Hemarriedhiscousin.

LAMBEAU

Who?

SEAN

Einstein.Hadtwomarriages,bothtrain- wrecks.Theguyneversawhis kids,one ofwhom,I think,endedupin anasylum- -

--possibleUnabomberaddition--

LAMBEAU

Yousee,Sean?That'sexactlynotthe point.Nooneremembersthat.They--

SEAN

Ido.

LAMBEAU

Well,you'retheonlyone.

Beat.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Thisboycanmake contributionstothe world.Wecanhelphim dothat.

SEAN

Just...takeiteasy,Gerry.

LAMBEAU

Look,Idon'tknowwhat elseIcan say. I'mnotsittingathome everynight, twistingmymustacheandhatchingaplan toruinthe boy'slife.Butit's

advancedmathematicsateighteenandit stilltookmetwenty-threeyearstodo somethingworthyofaField'smedal.

SEAN

Maybehedoesn'tcareaboutthat.

Abeat.

LAMBEAU

Sean,thisisimportant.Andit'sabove personalrivalry--

SEAN

Nowwaita minute,Gerry--

LAMBEAU

--No,noyouhear meout,Sean.This youngmanisa trueprodigy--

SEAN

--Personalrivalry?I'mnotgettingback atyou.

LAMBEAU

Look,youtookoneroad andI took another.That'sfine.

SEAN

Isit Gerry?'CauseIdon'tthinkit's finewithyou.Givehim timetofigure outwhathe wants.

LAMBEAU

That'sawonderfultheory,Sean.It workedwondersforyou.

Abeat.Lambeaugetsup.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Sean,Icamehere todayoutofcourtesy. Iwantedto keepyouin theloop.Aswe speaktheboyis ina meetingIset up forhimoverat Tri-tech.

CUTTO:

INT.TRI-TECHLABORATORIES,OFFICE--SAME

ThreewelldressedTRI-TECHEXECUTIVESsitaroundaconference table,whichislitteredwithpromotionalbrochures.The executivesexchangeaconfusedlook.Oneofthemspeaks.

EXECUTIVE

(tentative)

Well,Will,I'mnotexactlysurewhat youmean,we'vealreadyofferedyoua position..

Cutto reveal:Chuckiesittingacrossfromtheexecutives,hair combeddown,wearinghisSundaybest.

CHUCKIE

Sincethisisobviouslynotmyfirst timeinsuchaltercations,letmesay this:

Chuckierubsthetipsof hisfingerstogether,indicating "cash."Theexecutivesarebaffled.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Look,wecando thistheeasy wayorthe hardway.

Theexecutivesarecompletelyblank.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

AtthecurrenttimeI amlookingat a numberofdifferentfieldsfromwhichto disseminatewhichofferismostpursuant aidtomy benefit.

(a beat)

Whatdoyou want?WhatdoI want?What doesanybodywant?Leniency.

EXECUTIVE

I'mnotsure--

CHUCKIE

--Thesecircumstancesaremitigated. Rightnow.They'remitigated.

Chuckieputshishandsup,as ifgettinga vibefromtheroom.

EXECUTIVE

Okay...

Chuckiepointstothethirdexecutive.

CHUCKIE

HeknowswhatI'm talkingabout.

Thethirdexecutiveisbaffled.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

findsomeonewhodoes,youhavemy blessin'.ButIthinkweall knowthat personisn'tgoingtorepresentyouas wellasI can.

EXECUTIVE

Will,ourofferstartsyouat eighty- fourthousandayear,plusbenefits.

CHUCKIE

Retainer...

EXECUTIVE

Youwantus togiveyou cashrightnow?

CHUCKIE

Allegedly,whatIamsayingisyour situationwillbeconcurrentlyimproved ifI hadtwohundredsheetsinmy pocket rightnow.

Theexecutivesexchangelooksandgofortheirwallets.

EXECUTIVE

Idon'tthinkI...Larry?

EXECUTIVE

Ihaveaboutseventy-three...

EXECUTIVE

Willyoutakea check?

CHUCKIE

Comenow...whatdoyouthinkIam, a juvinile?Youdon'tgotanymoneyonyou rightnow.YouthinkI'mgonnatake a check?

EXECUTIVE

It'sfine,John,Ican covertherest.

CHUCKIE

That'sright,youknow.

(turnsto#1)

Heknows.

Chuckiestandsupandtakesthemoney.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

(toexec#1)

You'resuspect.Idon'tknowwhatyour reputationis,butaftertheshityou triedtopulltoday,youcan betI'llbe

wanttohavewith meheretofore,youcan havewithmyattourney.Gentlemen,keep yourearstothe grindstone.

CUTTO:

EXT.AUBON PAINCOURTYARD,HARVARDSQUARE--DAY

WillandSkylarsitin theopencourtyardofthisHarvardSquare eatery.SkylarisworkingonanotherO-chemlab.Willsits acrossfromher,slightlyboredwatchingherwork.

WILL

How'sitgoin'?

SKYLAR

Fine.

WILL

Wantmeto takea look?

SKYLAR

No.

WILL

C'mon,givemea peekandwe'llgo to thebattin'cages.

SKYLAR

It'simportantthatIlearnthis.

WILL

Whyisit importanttoyou?IfI inheritedallthatmoney,theonlything importanttomewouldbeworkin'on my swing.

SKYLAR

Clearly.

WILL

You'rerich.Whatdoyouhave toworry about?

SKYLAR

Rich?Ihavean inheritance.It'stwo handredandfiftythousanddollars. That'sexactlywhatit'llcostme,minus aboutfivehundredbucks,togoall the waythroughmedschool.ThisiswhatI'm doingwiththatmoney.Icouldhave done

mywardrobe,substantially.

WILL

Insteadyou'regoingtobustyourass forfiveyearsso youcanbe broke?

SKYLAR

No,soI canbe a doctor.

Abeat.Will nods.Shelooksdown,thenup.

SKYLAR

Allright,Mr.NoseyParker.Letme ask youa question?Doyouhavea photographicmemory?

WILL

Iguess.I don'tknow.Howdo you rememberyourphonenumber?

SKYLAR

HaveyoueverstudiedOrganicChemistry?

WILL

Some,alittle.

SKYLAR

Justforfun?

WILL

Iguessso.

SKYLAR

Nobodydoesorganicchemistryfor"fun." It'sunnecessary.Especiallyforsomeone likeyou.

WILL

Likeme?

SKYLAR

time,fairlyevenly,betweenthebatting cagesandbars.

Willlaughs.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Howdidyou dothat?I can't...Imean eventhesmartestpeopleIknow,andwe dohavea fewat Harvard,havetostudy- -a lot.It'shard.

(beat)

Listen,Will,ifyoudon'twantto tell me--

WILL

Doyouplay thepiano?

SKYLAR

ComeoneWill.I justwantto know.

WILL

I'mtryingtoexplainitto you.So you playthepiano.Whenyoulook atthe keys,youseemusic,yousee Mozart.

SKYLAR

Isee "HotCrossBuns,"butokay.

WILL

Wellallright,Beethoven.Helookedat apianoand sawmusic.Thefuckin'guy wasdeafwhenhe composedtheOdeto Joy.Theyhadto turnhimaroundto take abow becausehecouldn'thearthecrowd

sawallof thatmusicinhis head.

SKYLAR

So,doyou playthepiano?

WILL

Nota lick.Ilookat a pianoandI see blackandwhitekeys,threepedalsanda boxofwood.Beethoven,Mozart,they lookedatitand itjustmade senseto them.Theysawa pianoandtheycould play.Icouldn'tpaintyoua picture,I probablycan'thittheballoutof FenwayParkandI can'tplaythepiano--

SKYLAR

--Butyoucando myO-chemlabin under anhour,youcan--

WILL

--Whenitcameto stufflikethatI couldalwaysjustplay.

SkylarisawestruckwithadmirationforWill,theRobot-pimp.So muchsothat Skylarhastokisshim, thenpushhimaway.

SKYLAR

Ican'tbelieveit'stakenme fouryears tomeetyou andI'mgoingto California intwomonths,Will.

(beat)

Haveyoueverbeento California?Ibet you'dlikeit.

Willfreezes.Abeat.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Maybenot.

CUTTO:

INT.CHUCKIE'SAPARTMENT--DAY

Chuckiesitsonhiscouch,watchingcartoonsinhisboxersanda tee-shirt,eatingcereal.Thedoorbellrings.Hesits.

CHUCKIE

Getit,ma!

Shedoesn't.Hegetsup. Opensdoor.It'sSkylar.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

(surprised)

Hey.

SKYLAR

Hi.

CHUCKIE

Howyoudoin'?

SKYLAR

Good.

Anawkwardbeat.

CHUCKIE

How'dyouknowwhereto findme?

SKYLAR

(smiles)

Youweretheonly Sullivaninthephone book.

Chuckiesmiles.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

WillandI droppedyouoffhere, remember?

CHUCKIE

Oh,right.

SKYLAR

Thisisyourhouse,right?

Chuckienodsandisaboutto respondwhenheis interruptedbya naggingshriekfromhismom.

CHUCKIE'SMOM(O.S.)

Getinhere,Chuckie!

CHUCKIE

(callingback)

Pipedown,Ma!

SKYLAR

Iguessso.

CHUCKIE

What?No.Thisis mymother'shouse.I don'tlivewithmymother.I juststop by,helpout.I'm goodlikethat.

SKYLAR

Isthisa badtime?

CHUCKIE

She'lllive.

(beat)

IfshestartsyellingagainI mighthave torunin realquickandbeat herwith thestickagainbut...

SKYLAR

Okay.

CHUCKIE

Let'stakeawalk.

EXT.CHUCKIE'SSTREET--DAY

Chuckie,stillinhisboxerswalkswithSkylarwhois talking.

SKYLAR

See,nowthisdoesn'tfeelright.

(beat)

WhenImade thedecisiontocomeover hereitfeltright.I hadall these rationalizations...Ijustdon't understandwhyWillnevertellsme anything,hewon'tletmeget closeto him,hetellsme theseweirdlies--

CHUCKIE

Youcaughtthat,huh?

SKYLAR

Ijustwantedto findoutwhatwas going on...ButnowthatI'mhereit seems strange,doesn'tit?

CHUCKIE

Well,Idon'thaveno trouserson...

Shelaughs.Abeat.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Iknowwhy you'rehere.Willdon'ttalk much.

SKYLAR

Idon'tcarewhat hisfamily'slikeor ifhe doesn'thaveanybrothers,buthe doesn'thavetolieto me.

CHUCKIE

Ireallydon'tknowwhatto say.Look,I lietowomenall thetime.That'sjust myway.

(beat)

LastweekMorganbroughtthesegirls downfromRoslindale.ItoldthemI was

Will'snotusuallylikethat--

MAN ONPORCH

Putsomeclotheson,Sullivan!

CHUCKIE

Takeiteasyfather!

Shelaughs.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

AllI cansayis; IknownWilla long time--AndIseen himwitheverygirl he'severbeenwith.ButI've neverseen himlikethisbefore,everwithanyone, likehowhe iswithyou.

SKYLAR

Isthattrue?

CHUCKIE

Yeah,itis.

CUTTO:

INT.LAMBEAU'SOFFICE--DAY

TomandWill aresittingwaitingforLambeau.

TOM

!!!!

WILL

!!!!

LambeauentersgoingoverathickproofWillhas completed.

LAMBEAU

Thisiscorrect.Isee youusedMclullen here--

WILL

Idon'tknowwhat it'scalled.

LAMBEAU

--Thiscan'tberight.

(examiningproof)

Thisisgoingto beveryembarrassing. Haveyoueverconsidered--

WILL

I'mprettysureit'sright.

Willgetsup toleave.

WILL

(turningback)

CanI askyoua favor,canwe dothisat Sean'sfromnowon?'CauseI leavework tocomehereand thefuckin'commuteis killin'me--

LAMBEAU

That'sfine,butdidyouever think--

WILL

It'sright.

(abeat,headingout)

Takeithomewith you.

LAMBEAU

Will,whathappenedattheTri-tech meeting?

WILL

Icouldn'tgo'causeI hada date.SoI sentmycheifnegotiator.

LAMBEAU

Will,onyourown time,youcando what youlike.WhenI setup ameeting,with myassociates,andyoudon'tshowupit reflectspoorlyonme.

WILL

Thendon'tsetup anymoremeetings.

LAMBEAU

I'llcanceleverymeetingrightnow. I'llgiveyoua jobmyself.I just wantedyoutosee whatwasoutthere.

WILL

--MaybeIdon'twantto spendmylife sittin'aroundandexplainingshitto people.

LAMBEAU

Theleastyoucan dois showmea little appreciation.

WILL

(indicatesproof)

--Youknowhowfuckin'easythisis to me?Thisis ajoke!

(crumplesproof)

AndI'msorryyou can'tdothis.I reallyam.'CauseifyoucouldI wouldn'tbeforcedtowatchyoufumble aroundandfuckitup.

LAMBEAU

Sure,thenyou'dhavemoretimeto sit aroundandgetdrunk.Thinkofhow many fightsyoucouldhavebeenin bynow.

Willturnsaroundrevelingthathe'slitthePROOFON FIRE.Will dropsiton thefloor.Lambeaudropstohiskneesand putsit out.Helooksup atWill.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

You'reright,Will.Ican'tdothat proofandyoucan.And whenitcomesto thisthereareonlytwentypeopleinthe worldthatcantellthe difference betweenyouandme.But I'moneof them.

WILL

Well,I'msorry.

LAMBEAU

Soam I.

(beat)

Yes.That'sright,Will.MostdaysI wishInevermet you.BecausethenI couldsleepatnight.I wouldn'thaveto walkaroundwiththeknowledgethat someonelikeyouwasoutthere.And I wouldn'thavetowatchyouthrowit all away.

Lambeaugathershiscomposureandcalmlywalksovertothe wrinkledproof.Hepicksitup,smoothsit out.

CUTTO:

INT.SKYLAR'SROOM--NIGHT

WillandSkylarliein bed.SkylarwatchesWillsleep.Shegets upand goestothe fridge.Returningtothebed:

SKYLAR

Will?Areyouawake?

WILL

No.

SKYLAR

Comewithmeto California.

WILL

What?

SKYLAR

Iwantyou tocomewith me.

WILL

Howdoyou knowthat?

SKYLAR

Iknow.I justdo.

WILL

Yeah,buthowdo youknow?

SKYLAR

Idon'tknow.I justfeelit.

WILL

Andyou'resureaboutthat?

SKYLAR

Yeah,I'msure.

WILL

'Causethat'saseriousthingyou're sayin'.Imean,wemightbe in Californianextweekandyoucouldfind outsomethin'aboutmethatyoudon't like.Andyoumightfeellike "heythis isa bigmistake."

(gettingupset)

Butyoucan'ttakeit back,'causeyou knowit'srealseriousandyoucan't takesomethin'likethatback.NowI'm inCalifornia,'causeyouaskedmeto come.Butyoudon'treallywantme there.AndI'mstuckin Californiawith someonewhoreallydoesn'twantmethere andjustwishestheyhada take-back.

SKYLAR

"Take-back?"Whatisthat?Idon'twant atake-back.Iwantyou tocometo Californiawithme.

WILL

Ican'tgo outto California.

SKYLAR

Whynot?

WILL

One,becauseIhavea jobhereand two becauseIlivehere--

SKYLAR

(beat)

Look,Willifyou'renotin lovewith me,youcan saythat.

WILL

I'mnotsayin'I'mnot inlovewith you.

SKYLAR

Thenwhatareyou afraidof?

WILL

Whatdoyou mean"WhatamI afraidof?"

SKYLAR

Whywon'tyoucomewith me?Whatareyou soscaredof?

WILL

WhatamI scaredof?

SKYLAR

Well,whataren'tyouscaredof?You liveinyoursafe littleworldwhere nobodychallengesyouandyou'rescared shitlesstodoanythingelse--

WILL

--Don'ttellmeaboutmyworld.You're theonethat'safraid.Youjustwantto haveyourlittleflingwiththeguy from theothersideof townandmarry--

SKYLAR

Isthatwhatyou think--

WILL

--someprickfromStanfordthatyour parentswillapproveof.Thenyou'llsit aroundwiththerestof theuppercrust kidsandtalkabouthow youwent slummin'too.

SKYLAR

IinheritedthatmoneywhenI was thirteen,whenmyfatherdied.

WILL

Atleastyouhave amother.

SKYLAR

Fuckyou!YouthinkI wantthis?That money'saburdentome. EverydayI wake upandI wishI couldgivethatback. I'dgiveeverythingIhavebackto spend onemoredaywith myfather.Butthat's life.AndI dealwithit.So don'tput thatshitonme. You'retheonethat's afraid.

WILL

Whatthefuckam Iafraidof?!

SKYLAR

You'reafraidofme.You'reafraidthat Iwon'tloveyou back.Andguesswhat? I'mafraidtoo.Butat leastIhave the ballstoit giveita shot.AtleastI'm honestwithyou.

WILL

I'mnothonest?

SKYLAR

Whataboutyourtwelvebrothers?

WILL

Oh,isthat whatthisisabout?You want tohearthatI don'treallyhaveany brothers?ThatI'mafuckin'orphan?Is thatwhatyouwantto hear?

SKYLAR

Yes,Will.Ididn'tevenknow that?

WILL

No,youdon'twantto hearthat.

SKYLAR

Yes,Ido, Will.

WILL

Youdon'twantto hearthatI got cigarettesputoutonmewhen Iwas a littlekid.Thatthisisn'tsurgery

Willliftshisshirt,revealingasixinch SCARonhis torso.

WILL(cont'd)

Youdon'twantto hearthat.Don'ttell meyouwant tohearthatshit!!

SKYLAR

YesI do.Didyou everthinkthatmaybe Icouldhelpyou? Thatmaybethat'sthe point,thatwe'reateam?

WILL

What,youwantto comeinhereand save me?Isthat whatyouwantto do?Do I haveasign thatsays"saveme"on my back?

SKYLAR

Idon'twantto "save"you.I justwant tobe withyou.I loveyou.I loveyou!

Will,fullofself-loathing,raiseshishandtostrikeher.

WILL

Don'tbullshitme!Don'tfuckin' bullshitme!

SKYLAR

(standingupto him)

YouknowwhatI wantto hear?Iwantto hearthatyoudon'tloveme. Ifyou tell methat,thenI'llleaveyou alone.I won'taskanyquestionsandI won'tbe inyourlife.

Abeat.Will looksSkylardeadintheeye. Lowershishand.

WILL

Idon'tloveyou.

Hewalksout.

CUTTO:

EXT.SKYLAR'SDORM--NIGHT

Willleavespullingonhisclothes.

CUTTO:

INT.NATIONALSECURITYAGENCY,OFFICE--DAY

WillsitsacrossfromtwoN.S.A.AGENTS,OLIVERDYTRESSand ROBERTTAVANO.Theseguysarsmug,cleancut,gung-hoand lookingsharpintwinnavybluesuits.

WILL

Sowhydo youthinkI shouldworkfor theNationalSecurityAgency?

DYTRESS

Well,you'dbeworkingonthe cutting edge.You'dbeexposedtothe kindof technologyyoucouldn'tseeanywhere elsebecausewe'veclassifiedit.Super stringtheory,ChaosMath,Advanced algorithms--

WILL

Codebreaking.

DYTRESS

That'soneaspectofwhatwe do.

WILL

Comeon,that'swhatyoudo. Youhandle morethaneightypercentofthe intelligenceworkload.You'reseven timesthesizeof theC.I.A.

DYTRESS

That'sexactlyright,Will.Sothe questionasIsee itisn't"whyshould youworkforN.S.A."it's"whyshouldn't you?"

WILL

Whyshouldn'tIworkforthe National SecurityAgency?That'satoughone.

Willbiteshistongue,tryingtomakethis work.

CUTTO:

INT.CHUCKIE'SHOUSE--DAY

Chuckie,Billy,andWillsitinthe Sullivankitchen.Billy cracksopenabeer andChuckiereadsthesportspage.Bothboys aresmoking.Willdrinksabeer,distractedly.Wehearthefaint

musictrackandsoftmoansof aPORNOMOVIEemanatingfroma backroom.Aftera beat,Chuckielooksup.

CHUCKIE

Morgan,ifyou'rewatchin'pornosinmy mom'sroomagainI'mgonnagiveyou a fuckin'beatin'!

Afterabeat,Morgancomesout oftheback room,red-faced.

MORGAN

(innocently)

What'supguys?

CHUCKIE

Whydon'tyoubeatoff atyourhouse?

MORGAN

Idon'thavea VCRat myhouse.

Willpaysno attentiontothisexchange

CUTTO:

EXT.SOUTHBOSTONPAYPHONE-- DAY

Willison payphonetalkingtoSkylar.

WILL

Ijustwantedto callbeforeyouleft.

(beat)

I'mtakin'allthesejobinterviews.So Iwon'tjustbe a constructionworker.

INT.SKYLAR'SDORM--DAY

SKYLAR

Inevercaredaboutthat.

Anawkwardbeat.

WILL

Yeah.

SKYLAR

Iloveyou, Will.

(pause)

Notake-backs.

Willsaysnothing.

SKYLAR(cont'd)

Will?

Abeat.

WILL

Takecare.

SKYLAR

Goodbye.

Willhangsup.Holdon himfor anagonizingbeat.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

Lambeauisscribblingawayatwork.Tomis takingnotes.Willis tappinghisfingers,waitingforhimtofinish.

LAMBEAU

Ican...I'malmostthere.

CUTTO:

INT.LOGANAIRPORTTERMINAL--SAME

Skylarstandsatthegate,carry-onsinhand.Herflightis boarding.ShelooksforWilloverthecrowd.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--SAME

Willpicksupa FRAMEfromSean'sdesk.It isCARLTONFISK'S BASEBALLCARD.Willhastosmile.Lambeaulooksup.

LAMBEAU

Whatareyousmilingat?

WILL

It'saCarltonFiskbaseballcard.

Willcansee thatLambeauwantsmore.

WILL(cont'd)

PudgeFisk.Youfollowbaseball?

LAMBEAU

No.

CUTTO:

INT.LOGANAIRPORTTERMINAL--SAME

Thefinalboardingcallisannouncedandthelastpassenger boards.Afterabeat,Skylarturnsandgetson theplane.

CUTBACKTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--SAME

Will,holdingthecard,reflectsforabeatand putsitdown.

WILL

Oh,well,it'sjustsomethin'Seantold me.It'sa longstory.

Abeat.

WILL(cont'd)

Youallset?

LAMBEAU

I'vegotthefirstpart.The restI can doat home.

Willgetsup.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Will,theN.S.A.hasbeencallingme justabouteveryhour.They'revery excitedabouthowthemeetingwent.

Lambeauisexcited.Willclearlyisnot.

WILL

Yeah.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--NIGHT

WillsitsacrossfromSean.

SEAN

Soyoumightbe workingforUncleSam.

WILL

Idon'tknow.

SEAN

Gerrysaysthemeetingwentwell.

WILL

Iguess.

SEAN

Whatdidyouthink?

WILL

WhatdidI think?

Abeat.Will hasobviouslybeenstewingonthis.

WILL(cont'd)

SayI'mworkingatN.S.A.Somebodyputs acodeon mydesk,somethingnobodyelse canbreak.SoI takea shotatit and maybeIbreakit. AndI'mrealhappy withmyself,'causeIdidmy jobwell. Butmaybethatcodewas thelocationof somerebelarmyinNorthAfricaor the

location,theybombthevillagewhere therebelswerehidingandfifteen hundredpeopleIneverhada problem withgetkilled.(rapidfire)Nowthe politiciansaresayin'"sendinthe Marinestosecurethearea"'causethey don'tgiveashit.It won'tbetheirkid overthere,gettin'shot.Justlikeit wasn'tthemwhentheirnumbergot called,'causetheywerepullin'atour intheNationalGuard.It'llbesomeguy fromSouthietakin'shrapnelintheass. Andhecomeshome tofindthatthe plant heusedto workatgot exportedtothe countryhejustgotbackfrom.And the guywhoput theshrapnelinhisass got hisoldjob,'causehe'llworkfor fifteencentsadayand nobathroom

realizestheonlyreasonhewasover therewassowe couldinstalla governmentthatwouldsellusoilata goodprice.Andofcoursethe oil companiesusedtheskirmishtoscareup oilpricessotheycouldturn aquick buck.Acute,littleancillarybenefit forthembutit ain'thelpingmybuddy

they'retakin'theirsweettimebringin' theoilbackand maybeeventookthe libertyofhiringanalcoholicskipper wholikestodrinksevenand sevensand playslalomwiththeicebergsandit ain'ttoolong'tilhe hitsone,spills theoil,andkillsall thesea-lifein theNorthAtlantic.Somybuddy'soutof workandhe can'taffordtodriveso he'sgotto walktothe jobinterviews whichsucks'causetheshrapnelinhis assisgivin'him chronichemorrhoids. Andmeanwhilehe'sstarvin''causeevery timehetriesto geta bitetoeat the onlyblue-platespecialthey'reservin' isNorthAtlanticscrodwithQuaker State.

Abeat.

WILL(cont'd)

Sowhat'dI think?I'mholdin'outfor somethin'better.IfigureI'll

shootmybuddy,takehisjob andgiveit tohisswornenemy,hikeup gasprices, bombavillage,cluba babyseal,hit thehashpipeand jointheNational Guard?Christ,Icouldbeelected President.

SEAN

Doyouthinkyou'realone?

WILL

What?

SEAN

Doyouhave asoul-mate?

WILL

Definethat.

SEAN

Someonewhochallengesyouineveryway. Whotakesyouplaces,opensthingsup foryou.A soul-mate.

WILL

Yeah.

Seanwaits.

WILL(cont'd)

Shakespeare,Neitzche,Frost,O'Connor, Chaucer,Pope,Kant--

SEAN

They'realldead.

WILL

Nottome, they'renot.

SEAN

Butyoucan'tgiveback tothem,Will.

WILL

Notwithoutaheaterandsome serious smellingsalts,no...

SEAN

That'swhatI'msaying,Will.You'll neverhavethatkindof relationshipin aworldwhereyou'reafraidtotake the firststepbecauseallyou'reseeingare thenegativethingsthatmighthappen tenmilesdowntheroad.

WILL

Oh,what?You'regoingtotakethe professor'ssideonthis?

SEAN

Don'tgivemeyou lineofshit.

WILL

Ididn'twantthe job.

SEAN

It'snotaboutthatjob.I'm notsaying youshouldworkforthe government.But,

therearepeoplewhoworktheirwhole liveslayin'bricksotheirkidshavea chanceatthekindof opportunityyou have.Whatdoyou wanttodo?

WILL

Ididn'taskfor this.

SEAN

Nobodygetswhattheyaskfor,Will. That'sacop-out.

WILL

Whyisit a cop-out?Idon'tsee anythin'wrongwithlayin'brick,that's somebody'shomeI'mbuildin'.Orfixin' somebody'scar,somebody'sgonnagetto workthenextday 'causeofme.There's honorinthat.

SEAN

You'reright,Will.Anymanwhotakesa fortyminutetrainridesothosecollege kidscancomein inthe morningand theirfloorswillbecleanandtheir trashcanswillbeemptyis anhonorable man.

Abeat.Will saysnothing.

SEAN(cont'd)

Andwhentheyget drunkandpukein the sink,theydon'thavetosee itthe next morningbecauseofyou.That'sreal work,Will.Andthereishonorin that. WhichI'msureis whyyoutookthe job.

Abeat.

SEAN(cont'd)

Ijustwant toknowwhy youdecidedto sneakaroundatnight,writingon chalkboardsandlyingaboutit.

(beat)

'Causethere'snohonorinthat.

Willissilent.

SEAN(cont'd)

Somethingyouwanttosay?

Seangetsup,goes tothedoor andopensit.

SEAN(cont'd)

Whydon'tyoucomeback whenyouhavean answerforme.

WILL

What?

SEAN

Ifyouwon'tanswermy questions,you're wastingmytime.

WILL

What?

Willlosesit,slamsthe doorshut.

WILL(cont'd)

Fuckyou!

SeanhasfinallygottentoWill.

WILL(cont'd)

Whothefuckare youto lecturemeabout life?Youfuckin'burnout!Where'syour "soul-mate?!"

Seanletsthisplayout. Possible"shepard"change.

WILL(cont'd)

Dead!Shediesandyou justcashin your chips.That'safuckin'cop-out!

SEAN

Ibeenthere.I playedmyhand.

WILL

That'sright.Andyoufuckin'lost!And somepeoplewouldhavethesackto lose abig handlikethatandstillcome back andanteup again!

SEAN

Lookatme. Whatdoyou wanttodo?

Abeat.Will looksup.

SEAN(cont'd)

Youandyourbullshit.Yougotan answer

straightquestionandyoucan'tgiveme astraightanswer.Becauseyoudon't know.

Seangoesto thedoorandopensit. Willwalksout.

CUTTO:

INT.MAGGIOREBUILDER'SCONSTRUCTIONSITE--DAY

WillandChuckietakecrowbarstoa wall.Thisiswhat theydo fora living.Astheyroutinelyhammeraway,Willbecomesmore

Willventshisrage.Chuckie,noticing,stopsworkingandtakes astep back,watchingWill.Willisoblivious.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

LambeauandTomarein hisoffice.Willis nowheretobeseen. Lambeauisonthe phone.

LAMBEAU

WhatImean,Sean,is thatI'msitting inyourofficeandthe boyisn'there.

(beat)

Well,it'stenpastthree.

(beat)

Anhourand tenminuteslate.

(beat)

Well,ifhe doesn'tshowupandI have tofilea reportsayinghewasn'there andhegoes backtojail,i won'tbeon myconscience,Sean.

(beat)

Fine.

Hehangsup. Tompicksupa FORMup offthedesk.

TOM

WhatshouldIdo?

LAMBEAU

Theboywas here.Hecamein, satdown andweworkedtogether.

Ablanklook.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Hecamein, satdown,andwe worked together.

TOM

Okay.

Tomunderstands,beginsfillingouttheform.

CUTTO:

EXT.HANRAHAN'SPACKAGESTORE--LATER

Willwalksoutcarryingabrownbag. Heis filthy,havingjust knockedoffwork.

CUTTO:

EXT.MAGGIOREBUILDER'SCONSTRUCTIONSITE--PARKINGLOT

Chuckieissittingonthehood ofhisCadillac,watchingWill

startswalkingtowardsChuckie.Ashedrawscloser,heheavesa canof Budweiseragoodthirstyyards,toChuckiewhohandlesit routinely.

Willtakesa seatnexttoChuckieandthey crackopentheir beers.Otherworkersfileoutofthe site.Theydrink.

CHUCKIE

How'sthewoman?

WILL

Gone.

CHUCKIE

What?

WILL

Shewentto Medicalschoolin California.

CHUCKIE

Sorry,brother.

(beat)

Idon'tknowwhat totellya. Youknow allthegirlsI beenwith.Youbeen with 'emtoo,exceptforCherylMcGovern whichwasa bigmistakeonyourpart brother...

WILL

OhI'msure,that'swhy onlyoneof us hasherpes.

CHUCKIE

Someshowsareworththepriceof admission,partner.

Thisgetsa smalllaughfromWill.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Myfuckin'backiskillin'me.

ApassingSHEETMETALWORKERoverhearsthis.

SHEETMETALWORKER

That'swhyyoushould'agonetocollege.

WILL

Fuckyou.

CHUCKIE

Suckmycrank.Fuckin'sheetmetal pussy.

(beat)

So,whenareyou donewiththose meetin's?

WILL

WeekafterI'mtwenty-one.

CHUCKIE

Aretheyhookin'youup withajob?

WILL

Yeah,sitina roomand dolongdivision forthenextfiftyyears.

CHUCKIE

Yah,butit'sbetterthanthisshit.At leastyou'dmakesomenicebank.

WILL

Yeah,bea fuckin'labrat.

CHUCKIE

It'saway outtahere.

WILL

WhatdoI wanta wayouttaherefor?I wanttolivehere therestof mylife.I wanttobe yournextdoorneighbor.I wanttotakeout kidstolittleleague togetherupFoleyField.

CHUCKIE

Look,you'remybestfriend,sodon't takethisthewrongway,but in20 years,ifyou'relivin'nextdoortome, comin'overwatchin'thefuckin' Patriots'gamesandstillworkin' construction,I'llfuckin'killyou.And that'snotathreat,that'sa fact.I'll fuckin'killyou.

WILL

Chuckie,whatareyoutalkin'...

CHUCKIE

Listen,yougotsomethin'thatnoneof ushave.

WILL

Whyisit alwaysthis?Iowe itto myself?WhatifI don'twantto?

CHUCKIE

Fuckyou.Youowe itto me.TomorrowI'm gonnawakeupand I'llbefiftyand I'll stillbedoin'this.Andthat'sall right'causeI'mgonnamakea runatit. Butyou,you'resittin'ona winning lotteryticketandyou'retoomuchofa pussytocashit in.Andthat'sbullshit 'causeI'ddoanythingtohavewhat you got!Andso wouldanyoftheseguys. It'dbea fuckin'insulttousif you're stillhereintwentyyears.

WILL

Youdon'tknowthat.

CHUCKIE

Letmetell youwhatI doknow.Every dayI comebyto pickyouup, andwego outdrinkin'orwhateverandwehavea fewlaughs.Butyouknowwhat thebest partofmy dayis?The tenseconds beforeIknockon thedoor'causeI let myselfthinkImightgetthere,and you'dbegone.I'dknockon thedoorand youwouldn'tbethere.Youjustleft.

Abeat.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Now,Idon'tknow much.ButI knowthat.

CUTTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

LambeaustandsacrossfromSean,seething.

LAMBEAU

Thisisa disaster!Ibroughtyouin heretohelpme withthisboy,not to runhimout--

SEAN

Nowwaita minute--

LAMBEAU

--Andconfusehim--

SEAN

--Gerry--

LAMBEAU

--AndhereIam forthe secondweekina rowwithmy professionalreputationat stake--

SEAN

Holdon!

LAMBEAU

--Readytofalsifydocumentsbecause you'vegivenhimlicensetowalkaway fromthis.

SEAN

Iknowwhat I'mdoingandI knowwhyI'm here!

LAMBEAU

LookSean,Idon'tcare ifyouhave a rapportwiththeboy--Idon'tcare if youhavea fewlaughs--evenatmy expense!Butdon'tyoudareundermine whatI'mtryingtodo here.

SEAN

"Undermine?"

LAMBEAU

Hehasa giftand withthatgiftcomes responsibility.Andyoudon'tunderstand thathe'sata fragilepoint--

SEAN

Heis ata fragilepoint.He'sgot problems--

LAMBEAU

Whatproblemsdoeshehave,Sean,that heis betteroffasa janitororin jail orhangingaroundwith--

SEAN

Whydoyou thinkhedoesthat,Gerry?

LAMBEAU

Hecanhandlethe work,hecanhandle thepressureandhe'sobviouslyhandled you.

SEAN

Whyishe hiding?Whyishe a janitor? Whydoesn'thetrustanybody?Because thefirstthingthathappenedtohimwas thathewas abandonedbythepeoplewho weresupposedtolovehimthe most!

LAMBEAU

Oh,comeon,Sean--

SEAN

Andwhydoeshe hangoutwith his friends?Becauseanyoneofthosekids wouldcomeinhereand takea batto yourheadifhe askedthemto.It's calledloyalty!

LAMBEAU

Oh,that'snice--

SEAN

Andwhodo youthinkhe'shandling?He pushespeopleawaybeforetheyhavea chancetoleavehim.Andfor 20years he'sbeenalonebecauseofthat.Andif youtryto pushhimintothis,it's goingtobe thesamethingallover again.AndI'mnotgoingto letthat happentohim!

LAMBEAU

Nowdon'tdothat.Don'tyou dothat! Don'tinfecthimwiththeideathat it's okaytoquit.Thatit's okaytobe a failure,becauseit'snotokay!If you'reangryatmefor beingsuccessful, forbeingwhatyoucouldhave been--

SEAN

--I'mnotangryatyou--

LAMBEAU

--Yesyouare,Sean.Youresentme. And I'mnotgoingto apologizeforany successthatI'vehad.

SEAN

--Idon'thaveanyangerat you--

LAMBEAU

Yesyoudo. You'reangryatmefor doing whatyoucouldhavedone.Ask yourself ifyouwant Willtofeelthat wayfor therestof hislife,tofeel likea failure.

SEAN

That'sit.That'swhyI don'tcometo thegoddamnreunions!BecaueIcan't standthelookin youreyewhenyou see me!YouthinkI'm afailure!Iknow who Iam. I'mproudofwho Iam. Andallof you,youthinkI'msome kindofpity case!Youwithyoursycophantstudents

Medal!

LAMBEAU

--Isthatwhatthisis about,Sean?The Field'sMedal?Doyouwantme togo home andgetit foryou?Thenwill youlet theboy--

SEAN

--Idon'twantyourtrophyandI don't giveashit aboutit!'CauseIknew you when!!YouandJackand TomSanders.I knewyouwhenyou werehomesickand pimply-facedanddidn'tknowwhatside ofthebed topisson!

LAMBEAU

That'sright!Youweresmarterthanus thenandyou'resmarterthanusnow!So don'tblamemeforhow yourlifeturned out.It'snotmy fault.

SEAN

Idon'tblameyou!It's notaboutthat! It'sabouttheboy!'Causehe'sa good kid!AndI won'tseethishappento him- -I won'tseeyou makehimfeellikea failuretoo!

LAMBEAU

Hewon'tbe afailure!

SEAN

Ifyoupush himintosomething,ifyou ridehim--

LAMBEAU

You'rewrong,Sean.I'mwhereIam today

learnedtopushmyself!

SEAN

He'snotyou!

Abeat.Lambeauturns,somethingcatcheshiseye.Seanturnsto look,IT'SWILL.Heis standinginthedoorway.

WILL

Ican comeback.

LAMBEAU

No,that'sfine,Will.Iwas just leaving.

Thereisan awkwardmomentasLambeaugetshiscoatandleaves.

WILL

Well,I'mhere.

(beat)

So,isthat myproblem?I'mafraidof beingabandoned?Thatwaseasy.

SEAN

Look,alot ofthatstuffgoesback a longway.Andit'sbetweenme andhim andithas nothingtodowith you.

WILL

Doyouwant totalkaboutit?

Seansmiles.Abeat.Willsees aFILEon Sean'sdesk.

WILL(cont'd)

What'sthat?

SEAN

Oh,thisis yourfile.Ihave tosendit backtothe Judgewithmyevaluation.

WILL

You'renotgoingtofailme areyou?

Seansmiles.

WILL(cont'd)

Sowhat'sitsay?

SEAN

Youwantto readit?

WILL

No.

(beat)

Haveyouhadany experiencewiththat?

SEAN

Twentyyearsofcounsellingyouseea lotof--

WILL

--No,haveyouhadany experiencewith that?

SEAN

Yes.

WILL

(smiles)

Itsureain'tgood.

INT.WILL'SCHILDHOODAPARTMENT--FLASHBACK

Froma child'sP.O.V.weseea man,partiallyobscuredbya doorframe.ThemanturnstowardtheP.O.V.

CUTBACKTO:

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

SEAN

(aftera pause)

Mydadused tomakeus walkdownto the parkandcollectthestickshewas going tobeatus with.Actuallytheworstof thebeatingswerebetweenmeandmy

tryingtofindsticksthatwouldbreak.

WILL

Heusedto justputa belt,a stickand awrenchon thekitchentableandsay "choose."

100

INT.WILL'SCHILDHOODAPARTMENT--FLASHBACK

Alarge,callousedhandsetsdowna wrenchnexttoa stick.

CUTBACKTO:

101

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

SEAN

Gottagowiththe beltthere...

WILL

Iusedto gowith thewrench.

SEAN

Thewrench,why?

WILL

Causefuckhim,that'swhy.

Along quietmoment.

WILL(cont'd)

Isthatwhy meandSkylarbrokeup?

SEAN

Ididn'tknowyou had.Doyou wantto talkaboutthat?

(beat)

Idon'tknowa lot,Will.But letme tellyouonething.All thishistory, thisshit...

(indicatesfile)

Lookhere,son.

Will,whohadbeen lookingaway,loosatSean.

SEAN(cont'd)

Thisisnot yourfault.

WILL

(nonchalant)

Oh,I know.

SEAN

It'snotyourfault.

WILL

(smiles)

Iknow.

SEAN

It'snotyourfault.

WILL

Iknow.

SEAN

It'snotyourfault.

WILL

(deadserious)

Iknow.

SEAN

It'snotyourfault.

WILL

Don'tfuckwithme.

SEAN

(comesarounddesk,sitsinfrontof Will)

It'snotyourfault.

WILL

(tearsstart)

Iknow.

SEAN

It'snot...

WILL

(cryinghard)

Iknow,I know...

SeantakesWillin hisarmsandholdshim likea child.Will sobslikea baby.Afteramoment,he wrapshisarmsaroundSean andholdshim,eventighter.Wepull backfromthisimage.Two lonelysoulsbeingfatherandsontogether.

102

INT.REDLINECAR --DUSK

WillridestheRed Line,aboveground.Helooksoutoverthe landscape.Smallbackyards,laundryhangsfromwirelines. Chainlinkfences,overgrownwithweeds.

103

EXT.SOUTHBOSTONPARK--DAY

WillwalkingthroughSouthBoston.Hecutsthroughapark.A seniorcitizenisspearingtrachforthecity.

104

INT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--NIGHT

Willathome.Not reading.Looksupatthe ceiling.

105

EXT.TRI-TECHLABORATORIES--DAY

Willwalksupto a nondescriptbuilding,hewalksthroughthe glassdoors,intothelobby.

CUTTO:

106

INT.TRI-TECHLABORATORIES,RECEPTION--CONTINUOUS

Willwalksintothelobby.A SECURITYGUARDlooksup.

SECURITYGUARD

CanI helpyou?

WILL

Yeah,mynameis WillHunting.I'mhere aboutaposition.

SECURITYGUARD

Onemoment.

Theguardreachesforthephone.

DISSOLVETOBLACK.

FADEUPto thesoundof laughter.

107

INT.L STREETBAR&GRILLE-- DAY

ChuckieisagainregalingWillandtheguysat theirtable.

CHUCKIE

Ohmy God,Igot themostfuckedup thingIbeenmeanin'to tellyou.

MORGAN

Saveitfor yourmother,funnyguy.We hearditbefore.

CHUCKIE

Oh,Morgan.

Theybothgetup, inone another'sface.Thisisaplayfight. "Yougonnastart?""Yougonnapaymy hospitalbills?"

WILL

Sorrytomissthis.

108

INT.L STREET--SAME

Willcomesbackfromthe bathroom.

WILL

(toChuckie)

YouandMorganthrow?

CHUCKIE

No,I hadtotalk himdown.

WILL

Whydidn'tyouyokehim?

CHUCKIE

LittleMorgan'sgotalota scrap,dude. I'dratherfightabig kid,theynever fight,everyone'sscaredof'em.You knowhowmanypeopletryto whip Morgan'sasseveryweek?Fuckin'kid won'tbackdown.

MORGAN

(fromacrossthetable)

What'dyousayaboutme?

CHUCKIE

Shutthefuckup.

Billywalksinthe doorandgiveChuckiea look.Chuckieturns toWill.

CHUCKIE

(ToWill)

Hey,asshole.HappyBirthday.

MORGAN

Youthoughtweforgot,didn'tyou?I knowI'mgettin'mylicksin.

LaughterastheboysconvergeonWill.He goeswillinglyoutthe door.

109

EXT.L STREET--CONTINUOUS

Astheycome outthedoor,ratherthabeatingWillmercilessly, theystop.Morgangoesintohisown, personalrenditionof "DannyBoy."Noonejoinsin.

CHUCKIE

Shutup,Morgan.

(toWill)

Here'syourpresent.

ChuckieindicatesanoldCHEVYNOVA,parkedillegallyinfront ofthe bar.

WILL

You'rekiddin'me.

CHUCKIE

Yeah,Ifigurednowthatyou gotyour bigjoboverin Cambridge,youneeded somewayto getoverthereandI knewI wasn'tgonnadriveyoueveryday...

Laughter.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Morganwantedtogetyoua "T"pass.

MORGAN

NoI didn't...

Willapproachesthecartotakea closerlook.

CHUCKIE

Butyou'retwenty-onenow,so--

BILLY

--Yeah,nowthatyoucandrinklegally, wethoughtthebestthingto getyouwas acar.

Morelaughter.WillinspectstheNova.

WILL

You'rekiddin'me.

(a beat)

Thisisthe ugliestfuckin'carIever seeninmy life.

Laughter,abeat.

WILL(cont'd)

(serious)

Howthefuckdid youguysdo this?

CHUCKIE

MeandBill scrapedtogethertheparts, workedonit.Morganwasout panhandlin' everyday.

MORGAN

Fuckyou,I didthebodywork.Whose fuckin'routeryouthinksandedoutall thatbondo?

CHUCKIE

Guy'sbeenupmy assfortwo yearsabout afuckin'job.I hadto lethimhelp withthecar.

WILL

So,youfinallygota jobMorgan?

MORGAN

Hadone,nowI'm fuckedagain.

WILL

(toChuckie)

Sowhatdo yougot,a fuckin'Hyundai engineunderthere?CanImakeit back tomy house?

CHUCKIE

Fuckyou.I re-builttheenginemyself. Thatthingcouldmakeitto Hawaiiif youwanteditto.

ChuckiegivesWillalook.

CHUCKIE(cont'd)

Happy21,Will.

CUTTO:

110

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

WillsitsacrossfromSean.

SEAN

Whichonedidyou take,Will?

WILL

OveratTri-tech.Oneofthe jobs ProfessorLambeausetmeupwith.I haven'ttoldhimyet,butI talkedto mynewboss overthereandhe seemed likeanice guy.

SEAN

That'swhatyouwant?

WILL

Yeah,Ithinkso.

SEAN

Goodforyou.Congratulations.

WILL

Thanksyou.

(a beat)

So,that'sit?We'redone?

SEAN

We'redone.Youdidyourtime.You'rea freeman.

Abeat.

WILL

Ijustwant youtoknow,Sean...

SEAN

You'reWelcome,Will.

WILL

I'llkeepintouch.

SEAN

I'mgonnatravelalittlebit,so I don'tknowwhereI'llbe.

Willsmiles.

SEAN(cont'd)

Ijust...figuredit'stimeI putmy moneybackonthe table,seewhatkind ofcardsI get.

Willsmiles.Seanhandshima pieceofpaper.

SEAN(cont'd)

I'llbecheckinginwithmy machineat thecollege.Ifyoueverneed anything, justcall.

Seansmiles.

SEAN(cont'd)

Dowhat'sinyour heart,son.You'llbe fine.

WILL

Thanksyou,Sean.

Theyembrace.

SEAN

No.Thankyou.

WILL

(re:embrace)

Doesthisviolatethepatient/doctor relationship?

SEAN

Onlyifyou grabmyass.

Theylaugh.

WILL

Seeya.

SEAN

Goodluck.

Bothmensmile.

CUTTO:

111

INT.HALLWAYOUTSIDESEAN'SOFFICE-MOMENTSLATER

Willcomesoutof Sean'sofficeandseesLambeauwalkingup.

LAMBEAU

(surprised)

Will.

WILL

Hey,howyoudoin'?

LAMBEAU

Youknow,you'renolongerrequiredto comehere.

WILL

Iwas justsayin'goodbyetoSean.

LAMBEAU

(a beat)

Samcalledme.FromTri-tech.Hesays youstartworkingforthemnextweek.

Willnods.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Well,that's,Ithinkthat'sterrific. Congratulations.

WILL

Thankyou.

LAMBEAU

Ijustwant youtoknow...It'sbeena pleasure.

WILL

Bullshit.

Theylaugh.

LAMBEAU

Thisjob...Doit ifit'swhatyou reallywant.

WILL

Iappreciatethat.

Amoment.Willstartsto go,Lambeauwatcheshimfora beat, Willturnsbackaround.

WILL(cont'd)

Hey,Gerry.

LAMBEAU

Yes.

WILL

Listen,I'llbenearbyso,if youneed somehelp,oryou getstuckagain,don't beafraidtogive mea call.

LAMBEAU

(hastosmile)

Thankyou,Will.I'lldothat.

Willsmiles,turnsandwalksaway.

112

INT.SEAN'SOFFICE--DAY

Seanispackinghisoffice.Lambeauopensthedoor.

LAMBEAU

Hello,Sean.

SEAN

Comein.

LAMBEAU

Sean...

SEAN

(a beat)

Metoo.

Amoment.

LAMBEAU

SoI hearyou'retakingsometime.

SEAN

Yeah.Summervacation.ThoughtI'd travelsome.Maybewritealittlebit.

LAMBEAU

Where'reyougoing?

SEAN

Idon'tknow.Indiamaybe.

LAMBEAU

Whythere?

SEAN

Neverbeen.

Lambeaunods.

LAMBEAU

Doyouknow whenyou'llbeback?

SEAN

(picksup aflyerfromhis desk)

Igot thismailertheotherday.Class ofSixty-fiveishavingthiseventin sixmonths.

LAMBEAU

Igot oneofthosetoo.

SEAN

Youshouldcome.I'llbuyyou adrink.

Lambeausmiles.

LAMBEAU

Sean...

Abeat.

LAMBEAU(cont'd)

Thedrinksatthosethingsarefree.

Seansmiles.

SEAN

Hell,Iknowthat.

Bothmenlaugh.

LAMBEAU

Howaboutonenow?

SEAN

Soundsgood.

Theystarttowalk out.

SEAN(cont'd)

It'sonyou though,untileighto'clock tonightwhenIwinmy money.

Seanpullsouthis lotteryticket.Theystartoutdownthehall.

CUTTO:

113

INT.HALLWAY--CONTINUOUS

Ontheirbacksas theywalkdownthe hall.

LAMBEAU

Sean,doyouhave anyideawhatthe odds areagainstwinningthelottery?

SEAN

Idon'tknow...Gottabeat leastfour toone.

LAMBEAU

Aboutthirtymilliontoone.

SEAN

You'reprettyquickwiththosenumbers. Howabouttheoddsof mebuyingthe firstround?

LAMBEAU

Aboutthirtymilliontoone.

CUTTO:

114

EXT.BANKOF THECHARLESRIVER--AFTERNOON

Willsitsalone,thinking.Weholdonhim foran extendedbeat untilhegetsup andwalksaway.

104OMITTED

115

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--EARLYEVENING

Beginfinalsequence.

Awide,establishingshotofSean'sapartmentcomplexasthesun issetting.Thelightsareon inone unit.Atightershot revealsSean,inhisapartment,packinghisbelongingsin cardboardboxes.

116

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT,STREET--SAME

ThecameracranesdownfromSean'swindowandontothe street, wherewepan torevealWill,sittinginhiscar andlookingup

atSeanas hepackshis things.Will'scarispackedfullof clothesandbooks.

117

EXT.SOUTHBOSTONSTREET--SAME

Chuckieandtheboysdrivedownthe streetintheCadillac. MorganandBillyridein theback,leavingtheshotgunseatopen forWill.

118

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--SAME

Willholdsanenvelopewhichheslipsin Sean'smailbox.Heputs theflagup andsmilesashe looksupat Seanin hisapartment whois stillunawarethatWillisthere.

119

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--SAME

Chuckiepullsupinfrontof Will'shouse.Hehonksthehorn, waitsabeat,then getsoutandheadstowardthe house.

120

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--SAME

WilldrivesawayfromSean'shouse.Seanhearsthecar pullout andlooksoutthe window.SeanseesWill'scarpullingaway. Curious,heinvestigates.

121

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--SAME

ChuckiewalksupWill'sfrontsteps.

122

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--SAME

Seanwalksoutto thesidewalkandlooksaround.Seeingthe mailboxflaghasbeenraised,hewalksoverto it.

123

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--SAME

ChuckieknocksonWill'sfrontdoor.Thereisno answer.He waitsabeat,looksin thewindow.Anincreduloussmileslowly startstoform.

124

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--SAME

SeanopensthecardWill leftforhim.It reads:

WILL

(inwriting)

Sean--IftheProfessorcallsaboutthat job,justtellhim,"Sorry,I hadtogo seeabouta girl."

125

EXT.WILL'SAPARTMENT--SAME

Chuckiewalksbacktowardshiscarunabletocontainthebroad smile.HeknowsWillis gone.Heshrugsin explanationtothe guys.MorgantakesWill'sseatastheypullaway fromthecurb.

126

EXT.SEAN'SAPARTMENT--SAME

Wepan upfromthe lettertoSean.A broadsmilecomesoverhim. Thisisa lookwe haven'tseen.Seanistrulyhappy.

127

EXT.MASSACHUSETTSTURNPIKE--SUNSET

Willison theroad,drivingaway.Aswe pullbackand credits roll,thecardisappearsintothehorizon.

THEEND