"JFK" (1991)

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INT.CAR •NEW ORLEANS FRENOI QUAJLTEJL•DAY

:~ilti CREDITSNIIu,countcrpoi.ntth:OYg~17·lOrTLl/luteseauencc01C-OCi..~STA1tY~tAGES>oC:-:!".c thetoneofJom,F.Kennedy'sPTts1de?icya.ndtheumci phereof:.how:te!'lseumc:s.1960-1963An ·...- or..r, 1s.:1ent~ARRATOR'SVOICEmarchesusthroughinold-11meF':-Hhtrie....,srulh.sh1on:

Ja.nuary.1961··Pres1dtn!D.._.:ght0 .Elsenhower'sF~weUAddresstothe~aoon-

t.EISE~110'.II-"ERADDRESS·

EISE:-fHOWEft . ...Theconjunction•:;;a.nimmer.sem.ili:'..i.ryesubf shment~a!argeurnsindustry1s newintheAmeril!a.l,.xperien~.~10,, iirl';yence•· e.con«nic.~lineal.even spiriruaJ..• isfeltj,,~verydty.1rv',;~~y~'!;A~h{;,use.everyofr.ceoft1'1eFe.den! Govemment..lnthect1un.c'ilsotIV'\";,;'\'H-r1~nt~~{".must,uatd~iai.nsttheacqu1sicon of unwarnntedinfluenc;e,whelhersou1:1tc..run~~'.lht.bythEmiliwy1ndusaial~mplel. Thepotentialforthe::iisasterousrisecl!1'US_pl1.~~powerexisuuid-.illpersnL..We mustneverletthewe;jhto(thiscombin!l,,;,.::,.;iendan,~routlibertiesordemocncc proces:i.es.Weshotil.c\w.ienothin&forg7.~Illed...

2.ELECTIO~I'.\tAGERY•·c1rnpaign.in1,the1Vdebates.Nixonvs.Krnnedy,~ayorDale} . Keri.nedyvictorious...Ken 'iedyir:1u3uration

VOICE(2) Sovember,1960-·SenatorJohnF.Ken~rdyofM:.suchusenswinsoneof<he natTO-.r..estelf't"T'innvictoriesinAm~ric~~ti~toryc;/w-~tMYi:ce-PresidencR.ichatriNi.xoa bya lictJ,.,noprhm100.00Jvotes.Rt1"i~'!OrS&t>o\•:.!idtha~hesm1'I.heelecaoninn•inou lM.IJl11~~•:l...:!r~,-aticpo'.sticalmachmeof~ay:orDaley...

3. BAY OF PIGSIMAGERY··onthebead,~b,~11t-a1dmertt.theroundin1upofprisonen. Kennedy's publicapoloc,AllenDulles...

V01~(3) He inheriisaseem...,ar11.ainsttheGx,1.-r1unistC.aswdicutonhipinCuba.a*atrun bytheCIAandanpyCubanexil~outofbasesir.meSouthernUnitedStates..Panama. ~icara,uaandQuaiemala.This...,.,culminates,nthed.isasterousBayofPipuwas1on inApril1961whimKeMedyapparerid~tefuses'~/:p~airc:ovaforcheex.ue bri&ade,Oflbe1600ftftwhoinvld-:i.i14~lai?ed.1200arecapNRd.The CubansandtheClA• furiouswid~Kt:nnedy'sirresolution...Kennedy,takina publicresponsibilityforrhefailure.pri\'lte!yclNmStheCtAmisledhimontheIJ"Ue nllWeoftheoperation.Hevowstosplint~:d-.eCIAil\i!oathcusandpiecesandruts AllenDulles.RkhudIH.sMll&.~OartesCabelLtheu,plwienhipofthe0A

' ·_SECRETWARIMAOERY ..,Cubann.llfas.anyavai1~b!efoou1e~rnininlcamps.espiona,c activities.bom.~d wupons.JM/wave•~theUniv~""SiryofMiami.RobenKennedy..Joh.n Roselli(cin::a1977ifneces.,ary)SamCiiac~..."i~~ancosTn.fflcante.llichardHelm.1(thene•0A chieO.BWfwvey.heado(ZJVR.lft.!.HowardHunt..•

VO}CE(4) ...TheCIA.however,,onatiuesiu~cret...,a,onCastro"ithdozensorYboU&euid assa.uinationanempuunde;•itsZR/Rif1eIndMONOOOSEsnosnmsinvolv,n&au10 or1,niudcrimeelementSSt..Jr,hiasJohnf1Qs.eUi.SamOianeanLandSantosTf'lffia.1ic.e. whosecasinoopentionsinC~baworthrrillliou~ayurinincome.Ca.sa-ohu terminated. ..

S.C1,;8ASMISSll..ECRISIS ..Kroschev.Kennedyon1elevmon.meean1s..,.,u,C1b1ne1.RurnU1 vessels1nCanbbean.t.;SnuclearblSesonuen..C1V1Lians1ou,110unckrsroundweueas.~a-o·.:-.~ R'Jss 1.1nship1urn1n1uound.thecounC")'smiling...

[nOctober1962.theworldcomes10thebrinkofnuclearwvwhenKennedy

/vv·1.rrulesoffAmencanshores.TheJointChiefso(Sw(andtheCIAcallforanuwa.s1on. ~~~ Kenned:-,refuses.Sov,etships\ol,'\U\morerrussilesstreamin&towardstheisland.butat _ !) thelistrmmenttumback.Thewortdbreathesv.,threliefbutbacksQ1einWuhineton, "fv\'\.✓rumonaboundthatJFKhascutasecretde.alv.,thRussianPreauuKnnchevnotto

vadeCubainrerun,forRussianwithdrawalo(missiles.MJnyinsidepeopleclaimthese

Jt~~11~ss1les~veneverbe.enwilhdnwn.Thesesuspicionscont\rmthe110...,;n&feelin1 f,"'\¥ thatKennedy is"softon Communism··...However.Kennedy'spopularitywnJ\the public II soars.

6.NUCLEAR TeSTBAN CMAGERY ...closin&downCubanCMnps.ukePoncha1rain,Louisiana (if(ootAgeavajJable),McSamaraspeaJcing.KhrushchevandKennedy.·thehotline"telephonesystem inaugurated.Kennedywi1hJacltie111dchildrensailin1offClpeCod.defensebues...VIE'rnAM intrOducoon.earlyshots.GreenBerets.counterinsurgency prop-ims. EdLandsdale(ifav11lable), leadin&up10theTest Bansi1nin1s.Kennedy111dMacMillan.Khrushchev...&henJFKatAmcncan Uaivcrsuy,'June10.

...Intheensuin1months.Kennedyclampsdo~onCubanexileaclivities.closin1camps. resaictin&covenoperations.notaJJowin1aunstobeshippedouto(thecouna-y.He ismow,1 inmanydirec1ionsatonce.InMuch'63.hisSecrewyol'DefenseMcNamanannouncesthe dosin1of52miliwyinstallationsin25states.and21overseasbases.Laraecutsaretobe ( madeinthedefensebud&et.InNovember1963.hebepsdiewilhdrawalofthefinelCOO D"oopsolthe16,(D)stationedinVietnam.HetellsscvenJdhisintimatesthathe\\o'\11 withdnwallVietnama-oopsafterthe'6'election.sayin1t0lheAssistantSecretaryofSwe. RoaerHilsman..'"TheBayofPiphastau1htmeanumberofthinss.One.nottocrvsraenert.ls o.-theCIA.andthesecondisthatiftheAmericanpeopledonocwanttouseAmericana-oops10 removeaC-ommunistre,une90milafromourcout.howcanIaskthemu,use1r00psu, removeaCommunistreliffle9.000milesaway?·..Ftnally.inAupsa1963.followina lenlthynepaciofts.rheUnitedScales.OrwBritainandtheScMetUnionsipalimited, nucleartes1binnaty(mt,iddin&theumospherictestinlolnuclatweapons.Thetruryis oppoaedbytheJoinrOiefsolStaff...Earlythatfatefulsonvner.Kennedyspewofhisnew v;sio_naaAmericanUniwrsiiyinWtshinston.

7.KE~DY CONO..UD[NOIMAGERY ...Oipl0fflltSattheUnitedNations...AdlaiStevenson. AmbasudorArwood.Or. Rene Vallejo.UsaHowud- TVjournalist.Cuao...Mirti~l.ulherl(jn1 \ andtheTTW"ChoaWuhin1ton(asna1chofhis"IHavea0ream•speech).:.BobbyKennedyandJirr~v

Hoffago,n&u!!_...USSteelOlairma.1,sremms,nt.hcsteelfaceoff.men&oirl&t0courtrooms-..it.h briefcases. . .TeddyKennedy.Rose.Joe.theKennedyfa.rruly.a.JIteethll'ld1oodlooks...andofCOI.Uie JohnClmpll&nltlf,alwayscampaignin&,shwnghands.srruling,thatsupn:melywazmsrrule11'\d~~~ ofgracea.ridabLlitytocon...-eytocrowdsltlc1tbe1n&one.....-11.hhim..forever...culminaunc1nI.hemore specificTe~a.sshoc:s.......,thJaclc,jeinSanAntonio.andHouston...r.henatFonWonh...thenatLo..,.e Field ..1hclastOoset:pso(theman...on,thewmac:sha.Jcinlhands.srmlin1,intothemot~e. .lhc do-.niov.nscreetsofDallas.mobbed.thepost.enca.llin&for hisatTestrora-eason.wavin&,then:

VOICE (7) Morerumonemer1eofJFK'sbaclcdooreffon.stoestablishd,jaJocuewithFidel~m, throu&hchannelsattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.KeMedyisrock:in1!heboatoa scven.JfrontS.ThreemonthsafterKennedysubmitsasweepin&civilri&hubillto ConiJ"'SS.ManinLutherKin&leads250.CXX>inamarchonWuh.inJton.Roben KeMedy.asAttorneyGenera!.forthefinttimeevervi1orouslyprosecutesthe~wui Americanlife.brinfin1andwinnin1arecordnumberofcues.Kennedyalsowesoa Bi&Business.fo~in&backsteel prices.winnin&45of46anritrUstcasesdwin11963 and.mostworrisome,threateningto end the much-misusedoildepletionaJJo..,anu. Bilchan1esareforeseenafterJFK'sasswnedreelectionin196'.Foremost 1nthe

Kennedyin·68,Teddy Kennedy in·16.InNovember.1963 John Kennedytravels10 Texas.hispopulariry!.al&inlto59,lar1clyduetohiscivilri&hustandforwhichis partJculartyhatedin theSouth.Texasisacrucialstaterorhim tocarryin·64.Wilhhim

November21.theyvisitHoustonandSanAntonio.OnNovember22.inthemomin& hespew inFortWonh.thenrues15minutes10LoveFieldinDallas.wherehetakesa mocorcadethrou&hdowncownDallasonhiswayto~1112:30u\heIn1emarion&I

--t{ TradeMan.Lale..lhemoc~adetakeshimthnN&hDafYP1u.a..1112:30..takes(abear)

AmassiveoverheadshoeollhePlazaasitlaythen.Hold.CREDITSCONQ.UDEunder•·andwe havethesubtitle.:''November22.1963.•

A YOL~G MAN weann1peenarmyfaaiue,suddenlycoH1psesnearthefrontofdooroltheTexas SchoolBookDepository.Heishavu,1aV10lentepilepticfitthatan:ncusunoundin1aaention.The Dall~PolicemanNnninlowr. ,,.

AMBULANC! lcedin1the-YOUNGMANandtakin1otf.

AMBUlANCE VOICE We anenrouaet0Putiand

MONTAGE.;JHE SHOOTING

KENNFD Y inthelastsecondswtvutltumin1thecomeratHoustontramMain...TVFOOTAGEandl pieceofZAPJtUDERFlLMheft(bucbeforetheshootin1)...fnJ11lCntedi.mlacs..•

So~{"dshotJo(OL:'RCROW'DPEOPLE ··lookingon.G~inyima1u1.0matchthel.apl'\ldertene. Pe-ci:-leonrooftops,hollcnnc.Thruopen""1ndo....,s.theJail...,111'1convicts11,uch1n1..TheHcnz~1gr. rud..ing12.30

VOICE We'llb(thereinaboulfiveminutes...

A motortycleOFFlG:Jtpart.ltelin&!heKennedycarbie.stousehis 1'1djo.h'silTnrncd. The soundo(lhejanvneddic:ubeltdrivestheresto(thesequence.

ZAPR UDER.ashonmiddle-acedmanshootin&his I mm filmfromtheOrusy~I.

On JACK.IE JCF.N'NEDY •·f1o1tin1onfilm.her"oice.hiahsoft:

JACKlEKENNEDY v.o.(suaed) Andinthemocoreade.youknowtusuallywouldbeYi&vin&mostly10&heleftsideand he"'U•avin&mostly10lheri&ht.whichisonerusonyou'renotlooldn111uchother i;crymuch. Andiiwas1crriblyhot.Justblindinaallo(us...WecouldseeatuMelus (ronc~us.Everythin&,..asruJlyslowI.hen.And Irememberirunkin1itweyldbeso coolunderthat1unnel...

A ~• onJackie.lntem,1lheoverpass.JF1Cwavina...MRS.CONNALLYrumin&toJf1t.Acrazy

Tben theSHOTS:Avc&ysoundin&likeamotcrq,cleback:ftft.AOUMPSErAaMl.1ZZLE Ft..ASH...smott.

Tbe lcXAS SOfOCl.BOOK DEPOSrrolY - 111inlinewichthe•officiarvenioaofcventS...BUT lHE SCRE~ (OU'lSCR!.EN)OOESOREYu didtheCBSTV ftnlbu.Dainstolhecouncry.,

CBS 8Ull.ETtN{FULL SCRIEM) -"~this propamtobrinJyoutothisnuhbulleun.ThReshots•ereru-ed • PresidenaJCennecly'smotorcade"'dow,nownDaJJ•

V -:>ices,Wida6k.,._ewrywhaecoDldln&laconludonandt.ams.

OH NOiMY 0001HEY1lE oorNOTO IClLLUSA1JJ ItsdlLYc,q're&oin&to beaDdpt,LETS OET OlTI'OFHEU. WE1U! HfflLAWSON, nus IS KEl.LnMAN. WE ARE Hn'.OETUS 10 nm HOSPITALl>AMEDIAffl..Y. Ml. OUT OF 11iEMOTORC.ADIL TAXE US 10THE N!.AREST~Prr Al.

CBSIUUEnN --lbe&strq,onssaythatPresidentKennedihasbeuseriouslywoundedbythe sho0rinc.Maredew.lsjustarrived.UnitedPresas:aydieftt0Unds toPresidem

Jtwiedyperhapscouldberaw.Repeatin&Presi~reanedyhubeenshotbya ~ uswin inDall•

ITCA~tEFRO~ n1ER.E.SEC1.:R.ETI-i.ATAR.EABEHr.-mn<EFE~Ce.ITS 1liATBUll.DING\,;PniER£.OhmyGod.they'"¥eshotmyhusband...llo._eyou Jack...

Si:rens.SCTeeChingtires.Alla&a.i.ns1GREYSCREENrandomlyintem.it..;thVwildlytnck:ln&POV$a \heCRO\1/0li.lM1n1towardstheGRASSYKNOLL.UpthetitLleKtofswn.More(Jces. SOMEONE inasuicstopsourcamer1.SecretSuva?

TbcbriefestGLJMPSEfromlhe7.APRUDERfU.M·•MRS.JCE.NN'EDYisouto(thecarruchin&r~ help,thentheAGENT ispushin&herbackin.Thecarspeedin1a..-iyrinally.(Thesearefrisme,nted m)·sri!yin1shou.themaineffectone ofBLACKOUT•·ornock.nOWVII,orbein1inthedart•·u~ illwerebacklheA.

r.--a.JIM GARRISON'S OFFICE • NEW ORLEANS· SIMULTANEOUS DAY

Pause.Thelovelyoldchinaclockonthewallruds12:35.tick.inssounds.silence.Movin&pa.st framedphotosolJlMasayoun1pi1oc.hissn,,dfathushwn1hindstt1thWilliamHowardTait.ftm u Dachau.nuttopilesor1auncbodies,theyounalawyuincoUese.lawdecrees,afnmedlitroedal. 1-ta.z:naGanison,movin&toathickdeskwithachesssetandac.omp1e1eWorbofWilliamShake~ oait.aNuihelmetwithabulletholeinittheOiSlrictAttorney'sofficeisspaciousanddepnc. dominated01all'ffalls~books.lecaJandother.hardlya=A·sofflc:&.InIJ\isUrdecapsuled time.wediJmverlhequ1aerintelJectolEAJUJNOCAR GARJUSON,"ItM·(orshon.43. u hisdesk.a&le·bonedpaaici&alooldn&manillanele&&ntsuitandIii. C • P2use.A ax,mmtbeforetheWorldoncermNshesinhlsdoerinaDiusoundandfury-chistime• · c::twicehislife(OftVer.LOUIVON.hischiefinvesti1acar,burly,JaL

Tunlooksupfromhispaperi,stunned..J1.elooto(horrorandshockspeaksthesametan,uaaeofall the(ac.esac:rauAmericadwday. .

run aeuop.._., npidJyr«thedoar.

LOUIVONCffMI, (

RADIO ANNOUNCER
..~Pre1iden1wasrushedbytheSecretSer.,icctoPuk.JllldHo5piw,milesfrom

\ 7 ):!.,--I~ ·yPlau.Wehavenofurther1nform~11ononthePrtsidtnt'sconditionbutthereua

eonlirrnedl"'l:ponhev.-asstJ"UCkbyulustonebulleti.ntheh~.AppUtrll.lyl)\r,:e

I buUeuwere~ butthisisuncon(u,ned.Go'Vemo,c:cnn&llyaJsoappean:d10beh.it.

Suraeonsintheemer1ency·room&re...

JlM Maybelhcre'sstillacha.nc:e...

L'T. TORT0RICHl'S RESTAURANT •THE QUARTER .•DAY

Red andwhitetableclew/ThemiddayaJS'TOMERSal1swin1solemnlyutheTVsethi&hinthe comer ofI.heroom.TheMAITRE'DinblackandwhitewithabowDeis&Shen,seMn&JimIndLOU drinks.

NEWSMAN (DAN RA1l{ER)anTV
...wearetoldI.hefatalwoundenteredI.hebaseo(thelhmacandcameoutofLhe backside.butthereis noconfU'fflation.bloodin.nsfusionsarebeins11ven.apriesrhu administeredthelastrites.

MArrR.E'D(Ttalianaccenc) Idon'&believeitIdon'tbelieveiLH~.inthiscouacry.(Tamruchin&10pay)...Oa thehousepntlernen..

( They aJJlootvp,upecutuCRONXlTEinsenupuontheTV,inbisinimitablelhrow-a..,ayuyle.

~ 1V ANNOUNCER (WalterOonki1t) From0aDu.Teau- theflash•~ndyofficial,Presidenllennedrdiedutpm. CtnnlStandardTune.2o'clockEa.stunSw,dardTime.scene31D"Unutesa,o. (chcbdpame)Vice-PresidentJchnsonhasleftthehospill.lillDaDubutfitdoIM:ll DOitIDtthereheWPf'OC'eeded.Presumably,hewilll,eII.kinslhe01thofoffice shar1ly,andbecomethe36dlPresident~theUnitedSwa.

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Soundsolshock.muaaill&.somesobbin&iatherestauranl1.,oQpipsdowahbdrink.runlia,.. stunned. ·

JtM Iio..t umu •• cYU)'lhin1abouthim...TodayrmashamedtobeanAmencall...

LOU
I611'talways•sreewithMm-100b"berllformytaS1eS-bulIrupectedhim. HtWsyll.
JIM
We'lnna-seeanocherPresidentlikehimLo&

He'snur tears.naeroodcomes.Louwavaitoff.111eyjustsitchert..

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EXT. KATTENJAMMER'S BAR •• CAMP STREET· SIMULATANEOUS DAY

( NJ Irishwcm11elmbatIC'rOSS<:analSt.inaseedya.runeartheMmlssippiRJvet,justoffWayert Square. ..

l"-'T.KATZE~JA~M£R'S BAR· S1\tl'LTA:-,.EQtJSDAY

A loudvarietyo(IRJSHWORJ<.JNGMENse.ate.donS1C>0ls..,a1ehin&thetv.Are,.fcrn,Jcauble, ..,,u,cha.in11a.inSlw&Jls.Anunusedpool~ble.

I TV REPORlcRS (atDwyPtw) 1 M~y arrc~uha..,ebeenrNdeheretoday,anyo~k>oki,,Ic..-cnremocelysuspicioos,s J beincdewned.Mosto(thecro-.dhasconehomebutlher-earesaDcnanystuMed peoplewanduincaroundin~P1auunable tocomp-ehcnd..-hachappenedh~ wlier1oday.

ON TV• ,

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EXT. DEATJYPLAZA •DAY •NOV. '63

He ha.sSEVERALMEN.WOMEN. andOiD.DREN 1athered&n>w,dhim.puttin&hismiC"TOphone theirfaces.

BLACK WOMAN (a")'U\&)
It'sallsoterrible.Ijes'csn·tstop~ryin1.He didsomudl.Why?

MAN CBD.J..NEWMANwidlkidsandwife) I•u ju• so....shakcn.Myson•..r...bulleucominsfromcvcryw~re....Isawhisrai ....hcn....ithiL..hejust('brewdown)

MAN2(old)
11camefn:m<Mr&here.11wfence..
WOMAN2
Ilhou&ht,...itcamefromupthere,thatbuildln1

(cuttotheBootOcp,sitmy)

MAHJ
Ille.lldshoesfromovathat ,,.

(cuttotheOiminalC.ounBmldln&)

REPORlll How muy shou1

WOMAN3
A.a 3-t..Jdoe'tbow...(cryinl)

MAN, Inew,lhou&htitcouldhappuinAmerica.

Movi1.~o PATRONS seated".cableby~ ,.enoupDOC"'beheard.GUY BANl IsaSNrdy,lrnposin1ea-FBIaaentinhis6as.ltUIsr9hair,blueeyes,ruddy&om heavy&at..Atml.llrose&udlabislapelJACKMARTIN..Idu.mousymaniDhismidSO'S. bothdrilm&WildTmteyheavily.TheTVblares1oudJyaaoatherocmovslbevoices. l -

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BANJSTER

,- Allthisblubberin&overanoacc:oun1sonofabitch.'They'repie..,.,nc111,elhe)'b e•.i, 1 theman.11makesmev.Ulttopuke. \

MARTIN
God'ssake.chief.ThePresident•asshoe...

BANlSTER AbullshitPresident!I don'tseeany,..eepin&forallthethousindso(Cub&nstJ\at baswdcondemnedtodeathandtorturedattheBayolPip.W'here~&JIthetunfOf' theRussiansandHuncariansandChineselivin&likesla-..esinprisoncampsrun by Kennedy'sCommunistbuddies-thesameoneshe..-urnakin&peaceauties._,th~ rmtellinsyaJack.that's•hathappenswhenyou letthenigenvO(e.Theyaet 101etherwiththeJewsandlhe~tholicselectanIrishbl~&hean

MARTIN
Ouef.maybeyouhadalirtletoomuch10drink
BANISTER
Bullshit!(yellsacrosstheroom)Banenderanotherround...(finisheshisdrink)Here·s 10theSewFrontier.<:1melocinsmithereens.I'lldrink10that
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INT. TORTORJCHJ'S REST AURANI' •DAY

Severilhounhawelapsed.Thea..IENTE1.Ehasl")Wft,drinkin1.Yt'ltchin&thetubewidlthe insatiablecuriositytheeventenaendered.Peoplesw.infn>mthesna....Asilenceintherestaurant.

TELEVlSION INSERT....unaae~IDaJJuPOLICEMANhaulinadieM.annlicher-CueannoR.lF1...E c· withasnipencope~ertheheads~lhePRESS111hcndiJlthePOLICESTATION ·

lVNEWSMAN ...someconfusion.therillewasseenearlierandreportedtobeaGerman-madeMauStt buc...thisistherifle.iaisaMannlicha-CarcannoItalianrille.apowerful•oridwartw• milicary&\IDusedbyinfantryandhi&hlYICC'Ul'lte111dist&neeSof100yaid.s

CMAGES oldiebo1es.thesni,er'snestinchesixthstary.oflheBOOKPEPOSITORY....thcPOV01. thewindow1ooal&do-t.'9IIE2mSlleel ,,.

lVNEWSMAN -• usassinapparentlyftredfromthisperch...buttoruno•ord.muchconfusioc .....

q,1toNEWSMAN 2• adift'emulocadonmillwdio(DuRa&ber)

NEWSMAM2
AF1ashbuDedn..•theDtDasPolicehavejmannouncedtheyhaveasuspec1inthe killln1otPresklen&KennedyIDi.IDanaspoliceofflce:rJ.D.TippelwhoWUshot11 I:Jj,inOlkPart.asubunofOlltu._

TV IMAGt.S- LEEHARVEY OSW AU) apprehendedatthe11:XASTI-IE.ATIU:..abrwseoverh ri&htte~.

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TV NEWSMAN 2

Thesuspect.identifieduLuHar.,cyOswl.ld.wlj~stedbymorethatadoun;x:,uct omcenaf~rashonscumei.naTcusmovie\Jiuenu,OuPuk.~..-,r&.1blocksfrort1 ....~omcuTippetWUappanntlyk1llc.dv.,lhI38rc-voh•crfoundonos...l.ld.Thcri isappa.rencJyatlustoneeyeW'ia,ess.

L'-tAGES·· OSWAll)~in&bookedattheSTATION.asurlyyoun&man,2.4,heclijms:

lVOSWAUJ No,Idoa'tknow•hatrmehar&ed'MdtI don'tknowan)'thin&abouttheP,uidtnl..I didn'tshootanybody.

VOICE FROM BAJl Theyou&htajustshoocthebastard

Tbe ROOM buntSoutwithanaccumulatedfuryattheyouncOswald,acremendousretu.seortcnsia,. E.r.citementon\heTV•·Rather'seyes.CronJdtc'seyes,theyaJIsensel1usisthebreakintheeue they'relook.insfor.

JIM andLOU v.,atchinc.JIMsunds.payt

JIM
Isaw•lotinthewarLou,butnochincusaduthis.TMhopuofanentire&enmtioo snutredouainaninstantbyoneIi~manwithacheapritle...Comeon.rvehad enovp. ·

L · ~ heluves.nctift1catotheima1eofOSWALD.

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EXT. KATZENJAMMER'S IAR • TWILIGHT

Tbc sunisseain&thrau&hthundcffludsover1hcMississippiJUveruIANlSTERandMARTINare leavin&,wobl>lin&drunkdo-..111hcscreet.BlueNeoain&hebackpound.cheTVNEWSMANblarinl outthrou&bthedoarabaul-os.ut•

IANISTEJl~mpu,1 Manift) Wt.II.thekWmosuac,ne111111ri&hl1(Maninsaysnodun1.1oobcroubled)1Jlid_I' Oswald...-Wfllpped.,Jut161chiscruytllin1befortanyonecouldStophim.ript?

MAJl11N Itiu.rDeacoutherechief.I,ona&ethome..

IANlSTEJl \lei~~ UL We'reaoin&totheofflcethaveln0Cherdrink.Iwantsomecompuy IONiak,(IIMSU'Cftllrml1daiila)

12

INT. BANISTLL'S OMA • NIGHT

RAIN pouriDJ~wtomside531WayeneStreet.uBANISTER.opeMsevenl1oebonthedoor. tams onthel&JltL1111fn>aed&Jassonchedoerhu·ouyBanisterAssociates.Inc.•lnvesticaton· 11t'TinenoniLAt)'pica1deteciive'sofficewi&IIsparedesks.simplechairs.tarpftltn1abinetS,cubicles intherear. . · l

t,,. JI~ G;\RRISON-'SH0\1£ • THAT ~tGHT

ro, '11dh,js...;re.LJZ.averyanncu-.,e,bubblyblond"-'Omaninhere.uly3o·s.ail/'lc11homeon 0-.ensBoulevardinNewOrle111s,wa1ch1n1theTELEVISION.Aspacioust""o-storybnckhouse. subwta.n,.,,reeJ

1cL,EVlSIONNAG£·· On thetclcvtsion.RE.PORTERSarcjammedintheAs~mblyRoomofthe0alJasPoliceH~dquanen u OSW Al.Disbrou&hclhrou&hthecorrid<I'.officersoneithersideo(him

REPORTER (overthedin)
DidyoushoocthePresidenr?·

Ididn'tshoocanybody.nosir.rmjustapatsy

Movin& ontoTIMnestled..,ithLIZandtheam.ORENaJIwatchin&ennpt·• JASPER,theolde..st11( holdinghis Dad'shand.OnLiz"slap,SNAPPER.theyounaest.isasleep.VIRGINIA.lhe2yeuold pesterin&lhtBoaerdoc...

LIZ(warmTexasace.enc)
My &od.helookslikehedidit

ON TV •• OSWAU) infrontorlhecameris,OftIplad'orm

mwALD ...Nobodyhastoldmeanythin,ucepcthacIamaccusedotmurderin1apolic.eman.I

l - knowncdun&morechanIha dorequestsomeonetocomefor-.ardIDpnmele1aJ·

usisiance.

REPORTE.R
DidycukilllhePresidau?

mwALD No.Ihave1101beenchuaeiawilhthat.Inractnobodyhusaidthattomeyet.Theftnt INIIIM.lldaboutiiwas•heftdienewspaperrcp:,neniDlhehallaskedmethat,. q~tioe.

REPOR-raRS W'- "" youinRussia?Whathappened10youreye?

CY;WAU) Ap,llc••M1\itme

Officcntu.e~IWIJ.

OAJWSON
HeseemspettycoollOmeraranusassln.

t.lZ . Cokl..comeonit'swaypUyourbedtimes.ut's&etsomesleephoney.(nses)

( 0 N TV ••TensD.A.HENI.YWADE &ddrusin&thejournalistL

WADE

There1snooneelsebu1him.Hehasbeenehar&edin1heSup~meCoYn-.ilhmurder..i,hm.aJi:e."'."-< chu gecJJT1esI.heduthp,ena.lry,..,hichmyoffice.....,IIask.1nbothcise.s.

rUD movitlcIO0~phoneULizSW,,Slf'leudsuptheswn.The1Vcutr:i,,Itostillso(OswtJ<fsWe UM:i

TV NEWSMAN
...sosevenJhouna!tutheassassination.1disturbedpc,ra-aitisemerJin1ofLee Hll'VeyOswald,themanchar1edwiththemun!erofchcPresidenLDescribedusby andintroverttd.hespentmucholhischildhoodinNewOrleans.Louisiana&nd'tlr'tnt10 hi&hschool~.AlterastintintheMarines.heapp~llybecamefascinatedby Communism&ndin 1959defectedtothesov;aUnioft.Hecocmanied10aRussian ·WOfN.I\there.had Ichild.and.thenrerumedtotheUnitedSt.alesalter30months.But heis stillbelievedtobeadedicatedMtnistand•fanatiwsupponuofFidelCa.stroarid ullnleftv.in1causes.HespentlastsummerinNewOtunsandwasazrcstedin1 bra..,.lwithanti-CueroCubanuiles.Os,..aJdhadbe.enpas.sinsoutpro-Ca.stro pamphleuroranor&aniutioncalledFaitP1ayforCuba.aCommunistfronthe reponedlybelon&sto.MarinaOswald.hisRussian-bornwife.hasidentifiedlherifle foundintheBookDepositoryasbeloncins10herhusband.

TEL.EVJSJ0NIMAGESplayundertheNEWSMAN ofKennedy'swketcocnin&otrthepla.ntu Wuhinc,oeD.C. ..Jaclciestandlnathereinhablood-spoueddrus...acuttotheLBJphocoptph cakin&dieoelhclofficeearlierthatday.•.RobertKennedyruction(IIpossibleroouae)••• 'J'\-~T14,il"'l}vtW1D'f\.t-7JIM

~ ~ tiU""-(onthephone)Lou.rm10nytodisturbyouthis1111...yeah.webetter,~onthisN~ l .. ·~I\J. OrleansconnecuoaolOswald'sri&ht....,y.Haveacoupleofinwsti1uoncheck~ f)IVr.:·, hisrecord.lwlanyolhisfriendsorassociatesfromlastsurrmer.Let'sme.ct...;ththe ;v::~)1' seniorusisianuandinvesticaconday&tiertomorTOw.Sunday,yuh.ac11...Thanks j~~ Lea...

LVT. JIM GARRISON CONFERENCE ROOM (OFFICE) - TWO DAYS LATtR

JUd ...;thbiskeyplayen.LOU IVON.SlJSIECOX.ayounaefflacnaD.A.• late20's.ALOSER.. 'O's.serioaS.specucled.NUMAIERTELL30'sinvesti11tor.chubby,friendlyandSEVERAL,. 011-IER.S~ acanfennce•blcwhhablackandwhiteporubleTVonasidetable,showin&the c:urrentSandayNoYember2,ne-..sfromDanas.

1V ANNOUNCEJt -IDlhDprlalfn:1mON,ald1wnowbeenconl\rmedIOhavebe.enfoundoachi ~ aldaepa banel.Aaftrstthere.-assomeconfusionabouttheprint~,the nL

IVON
(1ookin1ur:c;r"">AstaruOswald'sassociatesBoss.&heonename1h11keeps c:cmn1upII Ferrie.OswaldwuseenwithhimseYalltimesluttW\lml'.

he&ctcannedalteran&Deaedhomosexualincidentw;thami.nor.Nocrimirwdw&es

( tiled.

OSER

( IthinkIn:memberU'lisguyFerric~puldngatameerirl&o(some-.c1eunsiroupHe

...,ur.ntin&a,a1ns1Fidel.Eu1cmes1uff.

NON
AppVtnllyFerrieranaCivilAirPatrolurut(CKte.ena1erswhoweretooyoonato~,'11 upfofthemiliwy.Sorto(asoci1.l1hin1.Hehadasimulatedeo:kpitintheapan:mcnt lhaithesek1dsusedforen.in.ins.Andauesswho...asintheUNI?
JIM
TheINninOallas

Oo thelV·•thetinrima&eo(lhe..backyardphotos"ofLEEHARVEYOSWAl.Dholdin&I.henJ'le.

1V ANNOUNCER ...thesebackyardphotoswereroundyesterday&mon&Os...,aJd'spossessions inthe ,anaeofJanetOsmond"shomeinIrvin&TcuswhenMarinaOswaldlndherch.tld~ livin&.Thepictureapparentlywastakenwlicrlhisyw.Policeuytherit1e,achup WorldWarDt1a.li111-made~licha-Cucano.wascrderedfromaOiica&orrwlin1 housetndshippedtoOs...,aJd"saliasA.HideU ataPostOff,C~SoxinMuch1963.

Movin&backtodieMENwho Yt'atch,obviouslyinffuenced.••

cox nu riaitup.••

NUMA
Justlikethat&UYintherowa-inTexas,anothernut.Jen~anyt;,gdycanactarille.
TV NEWSMAN
We10backnow10thebasementolpoiiechudqull1a'Swheftchey'reabouttotTWfer Osnld.,CountyPriSOll.-

lV cun:in&backIDdieBASEMENTolthe-oatl&sPoliceHQ-wlidnl-Matrnillinlas:

,.

BD.J..BOXLEYbra.tsinaotheft>OCD.w:i1ed.He'syouna.handsome.JO'S.outspoken.volatile.

ry\J!~,Jv~~fr\ BOXLEY \'f'JJ ._! I)Ill~Iprettywildlad.(TheyaJII~)You1\111listenin1?

J1M
Qme OI811,S&YeUSthedaaics.
BOXLEY
DavidFerrietootoffdrivin&liteabatoutdHellrorTexasenlhedayoflhe assassinatioa.Nowholdonto~chain.MysourcebelievesFerrie"assupposed10 be&hepway piloc(ortheISSISP'I.

Thereisapause..Moreabanusedspeculadonintheair.runsmiles.Theochensharealook!hattells UStheythinkitsridkuJouL

JIM
Now1101dyourhonesheft,am.\Vharkindo1~ Csthil7

\ BOXLEY \

Heinsistsonanonymity.butmycontactsayshe's.,,eryreliable.

ON THE TELEV.JSJ0N.• . AIU'lalmoment.oswALOisbcincledOU(orthebas.ementbylV/00EPVTIES.JACKRUBy rushesfor.i.udoutofI.heCROWDasidintohistory•·puttin&hissealinlbulletint0Oswald.Tow cb1oserup11..:Jackyousunu{abirch!"

VARJOUS
Holyshit!Lookatthat...Lookatthat...ldon'tbelievethis...Ontelevision!What1s &oin1oa7W'hois this1uy...ohJesus..etc.

nm silent.

tvON Sevenrycops inthatbasemcnLWhatt.hehellweretheydoin1!

TV NEWSCASTER
JackRuby..whoisJackRuby?Oswaldishun...

t.ma1eso(Qp.,aJdontothescretcha,intotheambul~.t.heNEWSCASTElctouchin1..,hisperinc.

EverybodyUltheroomm,nnedstill.

IVON
Well.nolrialnow.LookslikesomebcdysavedtheDallasDAapileol11tart.

They look10run.Apause.Heisdeeplyctisturbed.

JIM~ iedy) 'I.Cl.....Iletl"'VT1C~----=-1ft•·-~•qu

INI'.GARIJSON ornc1 • NEXT DAY

Tbe poNbleTEL.EV1SIONplaysaloneto11Minhischairsm:>lcin1apipe-surin&ima&esofthe F\J?lt'ERAL-mwivecrowdsofmourners.thewketdrivenwuthescreetS.thehon«au,arclt.the bones.\heclpitlrieswalldlllbehind,Jackieveiled...focusin&brieffyonLYNDONJOHNSON

TVNEWSMAN
~ swon illPresidentLyndoeJohnsonwho1wjustcomefromtheWbit.cHowe IDdwlillwearetoldttuaseriesofmudn1sonfomppolicyisruet-

Tbe (aceo(DeOaaDe,Macmillaft,RabalICennedy•••

As thedooropensroDowin1theknockandDAV1DFEIUUEisbrouahtlnto!ms'so~by~o POLICE andUXJIVON,breu:in&Jimoutdhlsreverie.HestandsupIDbisfuDhet&bt.cordial.

LOU
Oief..DavidFerrie

JIM(shakeshV1ds)
ComeinMr.Fcme.Hivea seJt.ma.kcyourselfeom!oruble.Coffee~
FER.R.CE
~ meDave.EveryoneallsmeDave.

Thede;;"IC..lflor1hatofahun&TYrodent..-ilhtar1ee.an.Hesuf'renfrom&lopecia..adiseasethathu rtmoved~ hisbodyhair,andlookslikeaHalloweencharacter--penc,lledeyebro..-s.onehieherth&n ~ oc.hcr,scruffy1'.dd.ishwi&pasre.donaskewwithslue.SalvationArrayclothinl,buttheeyesare ~"11andbrilliant.thesmilewarm.inv;tin&iuell.

TIM(u,1eza,m)
Lornine,couldyouple.uebrin&meinsomeeofTee7
FERJUE
DoyouremembermeMr.Oanison?·rmet)'OUonCatondoletSaulrishtafterYOU/ election.Iconsratulatedyou.remember?

JtM HowcouldIror&et?Youmakequitear11s1impressi011.(Ferrietaushs,pause) rveheardoverlheye.anyou'requiteIftnt-rarepiJocDaw.l..e&endhasit)'OUW\&et inandoutofanyfteJd.nomat1.erhowsmall...(cotr'eecomesin.Jimindkatinclhe picturesonhiswall).rmabilorapi1ocmyself,)'OCImow.F1ewpushoppenrorthe fieldanilJuyinthewar.Istillha-veacommeraalllcwebutIdon'thawdietime...

FEJUUE &limpsin&thelow-volumedTV -iml&esofthefunenl.Heloob1way,jinery,iuesouta C C'i~a.e.

FEUUE
DoyoumindiiIsmokeMr.OarriSOft?
JIM(1loldsuphispipe)
HowcouldI'?DI~IbadyoucomeinbecauserdB:l:etoutyouafewque.stiofts.I see)'OUhavea'tbtou1htyour~wyer(F~nods.waits)Dave.uyouknow,PruideJst KennedywuassassinatedOftFriday.Amann&ml!dlMHar,cyOswald'ft'Uam.sted ua su~ and~ "' mwdued yesiudaybyamu wnedfactauby(oaeactlaa 1ft'ltchinlFarie'1ructioa)Wt'teMIidreponsthatOstt1Jct ss,attlhesummeriaNew Orleansandwe'vebeenadvisedyouknewOs'lilldp,tayweD?
FER.JUE(jumpy)
No.ao.lhal'snoctnae.InewrmeaanybodynamedOl'&llld.Anybody•hotoldyoo ...has.,t.ecruy.
JIM(handshimICW'ftlltMW1pl~
rmsw. you'veseenthis.Mapsyouknewth.ismuunderanochetname?

f:EP_IUJ! No.Inc41ersawhimbefoninmylife

JIM
WeD thatmust'vebe.enmisukcninformationwe&ot.TIJanbrorstraJchteniD&itoutra u1.(inhalesonhispi~DavelookJ~ueved;iml&esd_lhefunenlcontinue)

13

1LM

Then:is oneotJlerma1terlhai'sco~upDave.We..,m:10ldyoutooka11"\ptoTex~ \honly~1ertheassass,nauononFnday

FERRIE (surprised)
Yeah.nowI.hat'scrue.Idroveto Houston.

11M ~ wusoappwina aboutHouston?

FEJUUE
thadn'tbeenthe~ic.esbtin&inmanyyun.andIhadaeoupltofyow,1mendswith me.and'lt'edecidedwewanted1010iceskuins.

11M(bitShis brow) OaYe..mayIaskwhytheur1eto10icesluMIinTuuhappenedtostrikeyoudu.Ml oneolthemostviolentthundentonnsinrecentmemcry?

Ohiwasjustaspurofthemomentthins...thestormYtasn'tthatbad

JIM
ttee.Andwheredidyoudrive?
FEJUUE
We wtntsa-aj1h1toHoustcr1,andlhcA&hatni1ht"drove110CialvestonandsuyedO\'ff dw:11
J1M
My Ci&Jve.st.Oft?
FEJUUE
Nopanieutarl'easaft.Just110Sosomewhe~
JIM .-
,
FEJUUE
11..mcmift&M MIit&oosehuntin1.Tilenheadedhomebut Idroppedtheboy,o! e• tcmereladwsand1suyedinHammond.
JIM
DW ,oa1q anyawe oadllslrip1
FEJUUI
IbellMlheboys&otacouple.
JIM
B~ lheboystoldIdtheydldn,&etany?
FEJUUI
(l'aqetins,U1hdn1anothercicarene)<JIyes.well.cometathinkofft.they'~,t~ Weaot10"heredie&eese~ andtJ\en..,erethousandsoflhem.But )O'l·, appoechdlan.Theywenawbebunchofbirds.

( .rtM

Youryounafriends.als.otoldusyouh.adno""c.apons1nI.hecu.O.a"e,1sn1 111~ 11 c:Wficuhcohuntf0t&ees.e-.,thou,ashotiun1

FERJUE
Yes.no....,Ire~m~rMr.Garrison.rmsorryJaocconfused.We101outtherenw the&ee.seandIIwasvnlythenweruJiud....,e·dfor1onenoursho1runs.S1up1d.n1h1~ Soo(C:.OW'se-.edidn't&etanyause

11M lsee(inhalespipe,s~nd.sup)Dave,thankyou(oryourtime.rmsorrythishuu:,end inconveniently(oryou,bucrm1oin1tohavetohaveyoudewnedfor(u.nhe.t questionin&bytheFBI

FcRJUE(shaken) W'hy?W'hac'swron1?

11M Da-..e,Ifindyourstorysimplynotbelievable

LOU andthe1'\'0COPSescortDaveoutoflheof'ftceas1lMrums10lhem..EVlSIONIMAGEd KeMedy'sftnaJmomenuorrest.TheBuslerplaystaps.JOHNJl.,3yean old.inani.ma&eto becomeramcus.saluauhisDadfue..,eU.TheriderlessWthitehoneswwis1ondyaaa.instthe Washin,ioasty.

DISSOLVINOTO:
14

INT. FBI OFNCE • NEW ORLEANS - NIXT DAY

A smallPRESSCONFERENCE. TheFBISPOICESMANrudsa statemen~

Oendemen,thisaltemoontheFIireleasedDavkiW.Fane~NeVtOrlun~AJt1:r uleMiYequestionin&andalhclou&hbackpoundcheck.theBwuufoundnoev1deocz ~a- . ~

~T. GARIISON OFFICE • SIMULTANEOUS

The FBISPOICESMANIsbein&bn>adcutowrthepcrublettl.EV1S10N.LOU:BoXL.EY.st.~ a.adJlM~a.

FIiSPOICESMAN( ONTV) . -.Mr.FerrieknewLeeRarYeyOs"'aldorthat1'ehasllad11!1connectioa.,;~dlie ISMmnadonolPresidentXalnedy.TheSpeci&IAi:InOW&e-..ouldQt10make clarthatMr.Feniewasbroupainrcrquestionin&lheDIS1riccAaomeydOr1ew ParrisbnaebytheFederall..aaottnvesdaadoa.81Raurepeuany~blethis

'IVNEWSMAN . ...illochernewt,PresidentJoM.toahasannouncedthemadoaofablueribbal

( praklendalcommissionIDprobedieeventsiaDaJIIL

IvonlookiD&uJtm.anpy

• i1

LOU
Correctmealrm...,.~nc.IlJ'iou&hl""''""ereonthe~s,de.',1,,"hJtlheheU~1..is 1neH isito(theirslOsayI.hat.
BOXLEY
Prettyrast""'asn·tilThewaytheylethim10.
JIM
Theymustknowsorocthin&.,edon't(dismissesit).So.let's1c1onwithourLive.s, &cnllemen...we101plenryofhomepowncrimestoprosecute...

Re.achin&toclosethe1Vand&etbacktowork.Thelastimaaeon&heTV.

15

TV NEWSMAN

TheCommissionwillbehudedbyO,iefJusticeo(theUnitedSt1tesSupn:meCow,. EarlWan-enltldisupected10hudoffseveralConJT'SSionalandTuuinquiriesinto heaswsination.OnthepanelarcAJ1enDulles,ucrudoltheCIA,Represenr.10..-e GenldFord.

r..m·shand·OicisitoffastheOvertureends.

SLOWDISSOLVE TO:
16

EXT. AERIAL SHOT· WASHINGTON D.C•.• DAY (THREE YEARS LATER)

r A plane'sPOV.dow9atdieWhiteHouse.SUBfflURE.ADS:nut.EEYEARSU1cR..1966 (Oc-tot,u)

SENATOR RUSSEU..LONO
(lookin1outthewindow)That'samessdovmlbaefun.We'vebinenotfmore Vtetnamlhan1teWIchew.Newtaon,,&&etOUIwithcucai1sintact.

JlM,now 46.iamncthefrontpaceoftheWcUltbt11011l'ondewlin1dielaaestbanlein-Vyeawn·. He isnexta,SENATOllLONO,,o't,.flamLouisiana.1tho'1drin.kul1awhiskey.They'reona aowded b~'s sllaak. - - ,.

LONO (c:ondnuinl)
Saddunaisit'sscre....;naupdliscouncry,allthesehippiesn,nnin&aroundondru&s,1k "" ~ p_ec,plelootyouClft'tteUIboyfromIpianymore.Valuet'-'e&oneto WLen.. itnaures•heayoupsomebodyttidldievaluesotlhatsunlabitcb Mlt.taeialbeW'hiieHoua

11M(naeflal) ItometimesreeievaythlnjsaonedownhiUsinceJobaKennedy1tukilled.SeaatCl'-

LONO
Don'tIdmeswud ooIha&.TholeWamnc.ommissiooreDOW1weftblinda'nabe.Ir iaabeeaann.Noone's&OMIteDmedw ldddidtheshoodn1jobhedidtiomthat damnedboobtcre.

( STEWA.RDE.SSbriapmoftdrinks.runissu,prised.

- J'IM fthou&>-ttthe1="81rest -fired1hennetomuesureitcouldbedone~

LONG
Sure:.aft.eitheyadjustedthesi&htThey'rettllinausQs,.,aJdwhowasabadshot &otof(U'\IUshouwithaccuracyfromaboltactionnnein lesstha.nsi•seconds. A"engcmvi wouldbelucky tosettwoshouoff.hdon'tmuesense.Therintshoe shouldbeannema.n·sbes,shoe. Youknow,butit•asn·t.thesecondmined.andI.he lhird•upcrf'ect.Thudosdon'thun.

11M Yous.ayin1,Russell,therewereothermeninvolved?

LONQ
Youbeenduckhuntin1?IthinkOswaldv.,ua&oodoldruh.ioncddecoy.\Vhat'dhe say?"Trajustapar.sy.·Outo(themouthorbabesfa.stme.

11M Russell.you sound honestlylilceoneortherakoolcycriticscoinsoffthedeepend.Aie youttUin&mewhaatheGovernmentconcludedisnotthatway?

RusselllooksarJim.amuuJbyhisnaivete,lau1hs

LONO
HeD,you'redieOiscridAttorney.Yourt.adtheW11Ta1CammuionReport--andthe.a reUmeyou'resacisftedLeeOswaldshoediePresident&Jone.

C riml~s backinhisse.a1.silenl

LONO
Honey( totheuewardess)Anotheroneofthese.nusone'su"'wascricketpie.rm &oinltoanoiJawl'sconvendoninNewYen.IO(Qle!mydepletionallowanceready
(llushs) .
17

INT. GARRISON STUDY •NIGH1' ,.

laa SnrDY.linedwithboobhelvaup tothewans..photosoffamily,cheuset.JIM,smolcin&his pipe.rudsiiaredJulhctchairfromone~theduck26WUT'fflComrnissicaVolumespiledallova lhcplace.UZtllta'LJASPD.aow7.drawsonthef1oor11fun'sfeet.

·, LrZ Jim.diDna'sjustaboutready.

JIM(JoaInthoupt)

a.ssa.ssinadan.wirJaoolawyerpruenc.andnobodyrecadedawordclic?Ican'tbelie'tt it.Apoliceofflce:rol30yeanexperience.hebowsthatanywnathatOswaldsays wouldbeinadmissablebiccut...

lJZ run.dinner?(toJaspc:r)Whltare)'OUdoinain.._,

JASPER
Daddywdil""asa.11ri&hl1(rWUrel.Iqu1e1.
JIM
(risin&todinner)Sureiiis.IfIeverleiaminorfelondothat.it'dbea1lo..,erthepapc,, rdcau:hhell.Andthisisthea.lle1edmurdererofthePresiden,~

L'•~-r.GARRISON DINING ROOM • NIGHT

Two yearoldEl..LZABEnlwuchin1·a-uwerR.abbit•0t1TVuthenewONEYEAROLDsiuin dia.penwithLIZatoneend.1tMattheother.ThereareFIVEKIDSnow,7,.5,,,2.t...111dthe BLACK MAJD MArnE. 35,hc.avyset.They'rtpusin&pl11es,lhechildnnhorsin&around...the boxerdo&,TOtJO{[)OWN,be&Jinaforapieceolth~acaon.Jim,nocabi&uterfeedshim.

11M A&ainanda1aintheyi&nC)ftm.dibtetestimony,leadsareneverfollowedup,iu conclusionsareselective,there'snoindex,it'soneo(thesloppiest, mostdisor1111izt.:d investicationsrveeverseen.Almosttwo1hirdso(the..,;cne.ssesinDuleyPlwth1t daya.resayu,1theythinktheyheMdshotseoauncfrorutheGrissyKnolluu,notthe BootDeposilorybutia'sallbrokendownandspreadaroundandyouruditandthe point&etslost... •

u.z (politelyUsteninl)Unhun...Matrie,nrdothedishes.youweEb up now.And Elizabet.II(\he2'ff·old)ISND.

C EUZABETH J1l.

uz Honey,yoa'retheDAolNe'liOrleans.Isn'ttheKennedyassassinationabitouuidc ywrdormin?Imeanalldaoseimporuntpeoplealrudystudiedit.It'shistory.•

JIM.
F-, IIJel.Ican'tbelievea111111u~celliaencuEarlWamncvurudwhat'sinlhosa \IOIIIIDIIL.. U'Z (dftdothisincenslry) WeDmaybe~•re ri&htJim.luch's,r.,aitedthreeye.ansoitcan"'litabitlonaer.th Saa.daylia,a&honey.

A carinlSotlMICMrmI>dusaeelyTeuswornu..

TIMEa.rrTO:

Alterdinner.•Cnmdcrlabbia•11oeTV.

LrZ Comeon.everybodysay&ocdniaht10Daddy~

JASPER (showinahisdnwhll)
DidlootwhatI drew.

11M 1\ats101DW\in1Jasper.Whaliii&?

JASPER

VTRGr-.·lAandSNAPPEReach&eloneofJim·sshoesashedUtces...,lhthem.holdin&each"' 'thone ha.nd. '

fL\1(da.ncinc) Pick.leandSnapper.myrwofavoritedancin&pa.nnen.

As theydance,theyfalloffhisfeet.lau1hin1.&iulin1.Hethrowsuchintileairandkissesthem.

IM Goodni&ht,mypumpkjns.

KIDS
Goodni&ht,Daddy

uz You cometobedsoon,youhut?

JtM nljustreadalinlemoreandberiChtupEQhead.

lNT.GARRISON STUDY •LATER THAT NIGHT

Mantelpiecesayt3am.JIMalonesmokin1his pipe•·inthesa.Jlness.hismindcnwlirllalloverthe p~. Dm=tlclosinaonlhewckly-v.ordedpapsoftheRepcn

We FUSHIACX vnththinner,echoeySOUNDtotheWarrenCommissionHewsastheanomey1 questionsomer:ItheWitnesses.

18

INT. HEARING ROOM •• WASHINGTON D.C. (19") •DAY {FLASHBACK)

A MR.BAU. isquesdoninaUEBOWDS, the,...;cchmanintherailroadyard.tnlSNiOnhy.worlcinr manface,crewcue.e.arly'10's.· ,.

BO'NER.S
...sealedoffthearu.andIheldofflhea-a.insuntiltheycouldbee:x~ed.andthere· wu 1C11D1tnnsiencsmenonarlwtonenin.
BAU.
Mr.ben.-is thaeanythin1elseyoutoldmeIhaven'taskedyouaboutthatyou ... tit
BOWERS
Nochin&dlllIcanrecall
BALL
Wicnasise1cused...

Tu:nupset,rudinaOft••.AnotherwtnlESS,SGT. D.V.HARKNESSoftheDaJlasPoliceinresponse 10AacmeyDAV1D &El.IN: · •

SGT. HARKNESS

( ..wellweioeaJonamighrlhu-.asanthere.tnd""C;,1,;l le.ds.umcpeo~ leoffof:~e ~e

uadIOOl!Mffl10lheSt..lOOn

A..oorherFUSH"BACX TO:

19

EXT. DALLAS RAIL YARDS • DAY (NO" 22, 196J)

The THREE HOBOS bein&pulledoffthefrei&htbylheDA~SCOPS.

BElJN(OVER) You meansomennsienu?

SGT.HARKNESS (OVER)
Trampsandho~
BELIN(OVER)
Wt:reaD1hosequestioned?
20

EXT. DEALY PLAZA • SAME DAY

~ hourorJessaftertheassassination.The1liREEHOBOSarem~hedbysholl'Jn-10tin1POLla to theSTATION. Wemaynocetheydonotmuchlooklikehobos.(TheypassMANY,hisbackto us.tobeintraducedlaw)

SOTHAR.XNESS (OVD)
Yes*• cbeJ.-e~taken10thesudonandquestioned

C

BELIN(OVER)
(S'Mtchin&tubjecu)IMIit1010becktothisAmosEuins(voicesdribbleoff')

Tun,readi.nJ,astounded.'Nbete's&hefollow-upquestion?FLASHBACKcontinues...

BOWERS (OVER)
...yesa6al•eretJftecanthatcameindurin1lherimefromll'0W\dnoonunalthe rimeolllllshoocin1- ,.
21

EXT. RA_ILR0AD TOWEIL ••RAILROAD YA RD • DAY (NOV 22)

Founecn t•offlhep,anrl.overlooldn1thePAJUCJN0LOTbehindlheOrusyKnoll.

80W£JtS {OVER) ..Jawtwomen1a.ndin1behindIpicketrence...dlqwaelooldn1uptat1tlldsM.liA &ad.... ,andf0Dowln1theCUIVIIIuitcamedoM.OneofthemWUmiddl• •&ed.MftJ·ICI.Theow::rmanfilSyoun&c:r'ltUMIIplaidshiftandjackL.

INr. RAO..R0AD TOWER • DAY (NOV. 22 19'3)

BOWERS &I~& CUI.1,aywiththeMainboard,fluhin1U&f,ts.bincomesin.

BOWERS (OVER)

( ...theftwaerwoomumenontheustemendotthepaitin1lot.~~hhidUN!onns..

-2.A

22

EXT. PARKL~G LOT • DAY (~OV .196J)

( 80\1."'ERSPOV..atadis1.1nce .butasenseoflhec~.lhemenatadJsta.nce.t-Nour.1:cr.r,ed:7e:, They.:ouldbepolice.lhec1-.u1.lllmen cou ldbesecretservice.ThesebnefUTia&es.iree '.lbor.t~or, la~r.

24

ATTHEAMEOFTHESHOOCINCTHERESEEMEDTOBESOMECOMMOAON...L JUSTVNUNABLE

descnbe~therthanuwassometh.in1outo(theordinary.whichattractedrayeyefor somereason.whichI could no, idenafy...someunusualcx:cumnce•·aflashofli&h smoke~somet.hin1whichcausedme10(eelthatsomethin&outoftheordinaryhad cxcurredthere...

Growmaintensity, music,dNms--butallblurred.Apuffo(smokebut no sound~cause ofthewu,dowhe is1tancin&throu&h.AMOTORCYCLECOPshoocsuptheincline.PEOPU runn1n1,blwrinaincoalaraermosaicofconfusion.

BOW'ERSconfused.secin1this.rNTIRctrrwithJL'A'sheartpumpin1uhereads11.T •,1o,·0layer watchers.

BALL (interrupts.OVER)
Mr.Bowen.a.fterwardsdida&oodmanypeoplecomeupthereon thishi&hp-ound·

tNT.GARRISON STt.:DY

JIMsitSback.amazed.AbeatHeplunaesonin.therudin1.

25

INT. GARRISON BEDROOM • LATE THAT NIGHT

C LIZstinawakeushehe.anJIMtakin1his clothesoff,hisbi&fnmeaukin1thewoodenfloor.

uz Jim.dammit.It'sfourthirty.

JtM Eghead.llstentodu.s.-AlieutenantColoneltestifiesthatLeeOswald...,aspvena Russilalan~,eexamupanofhisMarinenwn1onlyafewmonthsbeforehe detecaIDdieSovietUni011.ARussianexam!

uz (sininlup,pissed)Icannocbelievethis.Myoulosin1yourmind.It'sfourthiny . Oanisoll.

JtM Honey,inallmyyanintheserviceIneverknewasin&lemanwhowulivena Russiantest.Oswa.ldwuonanci•aircntlduty,aradaropentor.He'dhaveabouti muchuseforRussianuacathasforpyjamas.

uz That's•hatyouneed.Apairofpyjamasonyou.Thelasetwoweeksallyou do is radthesedamnedbooks!

(

1™ A"ndthenthis.Coloneltriestorr..tlc11soundlikenolhinc.O\walddidbadlyontJ\e'.t";l.

/ ( heuys. ··Heonlyh.1d,...,omoreRurn.1n..,.ordsn1h1thuiWTona.·•Ha!ThusII.kc

me s.ayin&Touchdownhe~(po1n1s10lJ'ledo&)isno<"eryinteUi&entbecauseIbe11h.itll WU &a.mesOU(offivethellSIllme""eplayedchess.

LIZ·(&ivesup) Jim....,hatis1oin1onforhuvcn·swe.Youconnasuyupallni&hleveryni&,hcell youaetthrou&hthosebooks?For..-hu?So you'llbetheonlymaninAmen~*ho readlheentire26..-olumeso(lheWarrenReport?

1tM Euhud. dotha..-etospellit out(oryou?LeeOswaldwunoordinarysoldier.He W&.Sinmil~c.aryintclliaence.That's..-hyhewutrainedinRussian.

LizOopsbackonthebed.hopeless...

J1M
Euhead?...
26

EXT. LAFAYETTE SQUARE. NEW ORLEANS• NEXT MORNING

A Sunday,early.Ar.emptys,qu~excepcWlNOSsleepin&onlhebenchesd\heli1tleleafypaninthe - ce.nter.CameraCDOYin&to1lMbyhimselfstarin1,Movin&nowuaSEDANpulls.updis10t&inl LOU IVON AND BD.l.BOXLEY• .

JIM
Mcminaboys,readyfatIwalldn&tour?

(

At7:30Sundaymomin&?ll'snotexactlyfreshblood•e'rcsniffln1heri.boss.

11M{J,outl) Oldstains.Bill,butjustutellina.54'C-ampSa-ea.

[ndjcatin154'CampStreet.seedy,faded.Theena-anc:.e~ontoasetofswnleadin&toasec.ord Door.

J1M
1'1:1wudieofficeaddftssswnpedonOswald'sFairP1ayferCublCommineewhee ..WU aneaedAul\,lll9hanciln&outle&netSonCanal. ....
FLASHBACK
EXT. CANAL fflEIT •NEW ORLEANS • DAY (SUMMER lMl)

OSW ALO wiG1'VO YCXINOHELPERS hawk.in1leal1etstoP!DESTRIANSlnhisdunde.shin sleeves.TheaJBANSledbySEROJOARAotA SMITH appear.Afl&htensues.

JlM(OVB) Hewasarrestedthatdayrmft&htinawithsomeanti-C.ucroCubans

COPS comina.. (

I~,. POLJCE_STATI0N • DAY (Su,t~1ER l96Jl

OS\\·.~LO1ik:ln&"",tl'IFBIAGE~T'w'TLLLA\1QLlGLEY1na~m.

JtM(OVER) Bui._henhe10110FinlDi~aictJail.heaskedtowktoa.nFBIacenlSpecialAgent WiJliVTIQ\Jigleysho.,.,·e.dupimmcdia1elyasidI.heyhidapn...uesession.o~...,aJd1s releasedandQu11leydestroyshisnotesfromI.heinitMe'ili...

27

EXT. LAFAYETTE SQUARE· CONT. DAY

fQ..iwillcin&themaroondthecorner.pa.starest.aunnt10anotherentnr1cet0thewnebuildin&,thisont ..,;u,asirn\hatsays·531Lafayette:

rvoN ...so?

J1M
~ow comeoverhere.Samebuildin&.Differententnnccsboth&oin&toI.hesameplace - theofficeonlhcsecondfloor.

Boxleysrudpn&the~resentsi1n."Crese~~Clcy.~"•~La~ratory.•Loolan1puzzleda.tJim r fl--vvv\//1_L-ji,trtQ~e,Lfi/1t'vtH(1,,-1t,z.,fA~v/;f,i,l(_

BOXl.EYi i/ . Oswaldinone?Andintheocher?

Pause.JimsouinlilLouIvonsuddenlyaeuit.stancesup.Atrompd"oeiluwe FLASHBAC~ TO:

28

EXT. BANJSTIR OFFICE •DAY (LFFL)

The samedoer,clearlylabeled.•011yBanisterAssodates.Inc.lnvcsri1a1m1•.ltopens.and B AN1S1c.Rmmesoat.nw.lydressed,roMiAhis1apd-thesamemanandotricewesawthruye.an beforewhenJackManinwaspistolwhipped.Banis1aseemstobesmilin&ri&hl11us.C,Uti.nlus.

.. IVON(OVEll) ,,. My0mlt(]vylanisler1

11M(OVEJl) Jea,ember1um1Iusedsohavelunch't1fithhimonceiaa~

IVOH(OVEl)
ledndFllript1
JIM(OVER}
HeadedtheOucaaooffice..WhenheretiredhebecameIprivateeyeheff.Usedto reauitcoDepSNdentstoinftltnlendicaJCl'&UiuticnsoawaplS.he.adedtheAnt:i• Comnuni•Leasueolche0,nl,bean.Thisoffice.'

OSW ALO comesinloframeonthestreet.Banista'sellpressionS0W1.Hebentahimonthes~ OswaldheJdsbid:arau..tlhecomer.

(_ BOXLEY (OVER) .

SofthaawasaC.ommunistlikeLeeOswalddoin&wa1da&outclBanisters?

• - 2-,.

1™ <0\/cR)

( Y'c-.erhuido(adot...~ lca~entBill"'rmbcg,nn1nctodoubtOs·.,tJd1o1,uevera

C.Ommun1st..1f1crU'lcurest,5,4.AumpScrectne..,erappuredonIN:punpt-Jc:s~,wi

Ba.,,is1erulk.inc10·somebodyLnacualon1thescrecL

BOXLEY (0\/eR)
IsButisteraround?
TIM (OVER)
Hedied•· inJune6-4•·he.anaruck.
29

EXT. LAFAYETTE SQUARE • DAY (1966)BACK TO PRESENT

J'I}.iwallcinathe1WOMENaloneLa!ayeneSquaff.

JIM
~owhere's111olhuoneforyou.Matwouldyousay1( I 1oldyouLuOs..,aJdhid beentt1.llledintheRussianlanaua&ewhen~ewuaMarine?
IVON
rdsayhewasprobably1enin1in1elli1encenininl

1tM

______ z1___,Lou,youwereintheMarines.whowouldbeNMin1thatninin1?

IVON

C Tbe OfficeolNavaltnwU1ence

--~~ 1tM

TakeaJookaa,:,ssthesuat

The PostOfficeBuildinl

IVON
PollOfflcL
JIM
Upmin. la19631h11wulheOfficeofNavalJnceUi~-Andjuscbycoincidence. luisla-befontheFBIwasONt. Don'ttheysayoc,ceONl,alway,ONX-?
BOXLEY
Well.lie&esIO~ neartaboldpals.Boss,\hisls1emn1weirdfora.Matare ,aa~,.,

runcomesroastop,rmtesIaesrurcencompwin&thewholeSquare.deeply1roubted.nocatall exult.ant.

JIM
Gendcmen.we'rest.and.insinthe!lw,orthe.UnitedStates~emment'sintelli&enc.e eomnNnityinNewOrlw,s.That'stheFBIthere.11,eCA.SecretSeMce.ONl-all wilhinandluso(afew.blocks.Doesn'tthisseemcoJO'I&nchascnn1eplacefor•

(

mu plannin&tokilllhePresidenttohavechosento~hislplfftime..

30

FVON

( \a.1'1a1ueyouu, 1nlun&Jim~

31

J'IM

We'"'coin&backintoI.hecaseLou•·themurderofthePresic:knt.Iha"ealist.I·•ll :,ou10u.kesomemoneyfromthe rwfundlnd1010DtJtu-·11Uc10somepeopleI ...,.an,you10setOseronI.hemedical.lhtautopsy.Susie onQsv.,&JdUldRubyl'ustor.c ture.cords...

BOXLEY
Lordwakemepluse.Imus1bedrcamir,1.

JlM No.you'"'awake.Billandrmd~dserious.Andwe're&oin&tost.tr1...;thyour u.on~s sourcefromlhruyursaso.

L,,. GARRISON OFFICE • DAY

A scare,:SJACKMARTIN,threeye.anolderthanwhenlastseen,sucksupcoffeelikeawormdoes moisture.Theredpuffycheeksofanalcoholic.deeplycin:led.worriedeyes.Bo~eysiuinacome -.·a1ch.in1.Thefan•hirrin&intherOOf'D.Hut.handkerchiefsout.

JIM
...pleaseunderstandyou'renocunderaoss-euminationhe~1ack.WhacIneedisa liClleclariftcationaboutlhcni&htOuyBanisterbe.a&youavaLhehe.ad...;thhisMlp,l Pa•rmbfld\at?

MAJl11N HowcouldJroraetit?

JIM
Hat'smyproblemJack.You101dmeyouandOuywere&oodfriendsfotalone tiale? '
MARTIN
Mcnlhlatenyears.
JIM
AidM anerhityoubdan?
MARTIN
Ncwr11,achedme.
32

JIM

Y•oa November22.1963-thedayofthePresidenc'1murder-hemaol•biP$'0 yoawilJta357Masnum.(Manill'seyesfbedonnm)ButthePoliceRepansaysy• hadIIqumanovez thephQocbi)Js..H~takea1octatic.(Manin_1oou•~the Paticelepon)Now,doesasir11>leusumentoYtrphonebWs90Undlikeabdicvtb~ apllnadon10you?

FU.SHBAC• mddell -lheru&htofthepistOIwhippin&,AsharpanaJeonBAN'lsraltlAy\n& MARTINS budapea.

_ . MAR.TIN(shahsh.isheadslowly.almostdrun'uly)

(

No.Irinvolvedmorel.hu,thu.

A took.BOXl...EYto Jim.

Hov.-muchmo~?

Thefan.Jack,..tits.bre.at.hesdeeply.

MARTIN
Idon·1knowifI shouldwkaboutlhis

JtM Wellrda.sitGuy•·wewerefriendly,youknow•·he.anatuck.wasn'tit?

MARTIN
l!youbelievev.,hatyoureadin&hepapen

,tu( vn y h -·~-' . . .

33

, IF (JI[ OU~ YOUIVEUUL'L:FVVONNAAON

·V()/VliJ ~ bf'1~~tv,£'~ MARTIN ~ti.~A \,vL'1/11'1,f"'Ididn'tsaythat.All IknowishediedsuddenlyninedaysaltertheWamnRepon Y.Jll~fft'vt1_.,{,,Vi.c-~ameout.Hispanna.HupWamrtdiedabout 3dayslater._Youaddltup.

I~1 ~~ Off"- JIM LL~ yvl># WIiydidOoybaaycuJack? ·

Jackpauses.ASECONDFt.ASHBACX••thebearinl,thehumiliation,Jackonlhepound.ancry11 Guy,yelliD&backIIhim(Ml.Tm)

MAJt11N WeD.Jpu nowlhatOuy'sdud,itdoesn'tre.allymaner.Octanymorecoffee? (Bodeyaeuk)..Jtnsa&outthepeoplelw\sin1aroundI.heoffice\hatsummer.1 'fttUll'trallypanoftheopenrionyouknow,Iwuhandlln&lheprivatedetective..at rarOuywlladialcamela-•muchdid- butthatswbyIwuthe11...Jtnsa cimll-1'1amMnaDtheseCubanscomin&andPl•lky alllookedaliketoa,e__

FU.SH.ACZ TO: .,

CNT. IANISTD omcu. DAY (lHl)

CUBANS laNde fadpes.combatboots.dufflebaplyln1an:,un4DAV1DFElllEillfad,uesis ~Tinl dw:m•dlcycar,aata~ammunitionand9teaponsintoabackroom.MARTINobseM11 fromanccherdest.

MARTIN {OVEJl) 'Thatwa-eaJltheS&ochetcharlcier1around.Da~Ferrie-youbowabouthim7

JlM{OVEl)

( Wuhc~veryoflaa1

MARTIN
·-Of1.tn~Hepraco~lylivedthe~ .It...,asrulcloua.,,ddauer~ruff.Theyc~ :c.c;t

( Open11onMongoos,eTheidea...,as10in,n1.11lheseC:Jbane11lcsforanoli1er:r.~is.-:,

o(Cl.Iba101e1ndofCurro.Ban1~1ersoflic.e~~s~orasupplylinethatr111frol1l Oa.Jlu.thmu&hNewOrluns10M,vn1.stcxk'pilin&&rmsa.ndexplosives.Theyuie-. KennedyafterU'leBayofPieswouldn'tletthemlaund1aninvasionfromthet;S~ 1.11._~e sk.JMy...,uitwas&01n&10bedonefromsecre1bastsu,Gua temalalndt-,; icva&·H.

34

EXT. BA~ISTER OFFICE DA\' (1963)

A DOZEN CUBANS rono..;n1FERRIEdownsu.irsintothesa-eer.pilin1incoseve~can.dutries throwninwiththem.Ferriedrivesthele.adcar.

35

EXT. LAKE PONCHATRAIN BRIDGE • DAY

CARS coin&overthelonebrid&eon theWe.enterin&a~moteGUERJUl...LAn.AIN~GCAMP. bayouandjun&letllaround. _

JIM (OVER)
Allthisri&,hrunderthenosesoftheintelli&encec.ommuniryinWayeneSqum
MARTIN (OVER)
Sure.Evaybodyb\eweverybody.Itwasanetwork.Ibeywere..,.oricin&fortheC1A. piJoa,blackopscuys.civilians.miliwy,everybodyin&hosedayswuruMin1swu socnewhen...BayouButr,Mor1anC\ry.Houma...McAJlen,Texas•uabi&,un n,nnin1ap.

C. ) EXT. GUERRILLA TRAINING CAMP. PONCHATRAIN. DAY

i .,~ Scene$ofbasicninin&-shoodn1,obstaclecounes,calisthenics.ledbyFerrieandother~- ~' . Scj:a~ u:,na&heOlblASaresevenJwhiieAMERJC.ANMERaNARJES

l¼4·\Gt'l-rCi,6cr~1tJ,tfj MARTIN (OVER)

~J\,, Jvh \ivr,0~/1BanisterTtUrunnin1hiscampnonho(LuePonchanin.Fmiehandledalotofdie ~ /1J/P.-'~ ll"lilunS.11mlwuashoodn1raneeandalolo(1r0pica.lteminlikeinCUba.Arew

v0-0t1t}k·~}~ ~vl-1== W:.:=.:r3!u ~c::"~~ 'o:e'~.!!~~! ~l 0'~·r~ fvJt(;,1·r,on•ScMumbaJerplantdownIIHoumaandstole•bunchtAlandminestrom'em. o}(~v\Jlj1~V\\N~;i[Qt_•~-f\bu1liesaililttUn'tstealln1·causetheCIAhadtenShtumberJet,thisF~nch, \ ~V ~);flA~,J ,vrt·'c:aq,uy,Illlhe.sev.,aponsdurin&theAl&eriaftar.soheQIJUSt&effin&the

•-'(VI\,'{/X-'~(f• MlpOllt'-cJi:fottJleCA.. , itJ;

fl~ \Jv';Mr;.EXT.TRAININGC00t. NIGHT )/rt~ }rLtv~ ·J11ih ~tp f-j \JIAvvi'·«,'.~\ _ 1-u* ct lw'Jt .fvtr;til!Y'Ii.e+,~..

t:~1r,\ l'~, 1~~~¥:~~~1~;;-;~dM~ um~::;~:,~

{J~ 1 f \ lY : WV\;D.Lv'~vl.tA,\/ fl{,MAJt'J1N(OVER) / \ht ~ AlaywayiiAusu•thepanyended.Kennedydidn'Iwwanocha'BayorPipmess., · ·, /,,,~~w'J.Jk·heOftkndlt,eFBI toshutdownthec.ampsandconlhc:atelhesupplies.TheRwe~9 ,~ili'tI.I~t-0.tfOibansand2Americansuresaedthatni'ht.onlyyoudidn'treadaboutitinthepapen. ( .::::'~t'j/\VI~ .Justtheweaponssotmentioned.ItwuJustpanot&heein:vt...

- f FBI AGENt'SloadinSap110Ciofdynamite,bombcasin&s.suns.ammo,155mmartilleryshells.~

MAR Tt'1(0VER) TherU"Stonebehindbus..,.,ould."cbeenBir'llstcrlfldFemc.butI1h1n.xtheGr.c:i ..,~just1oin&ttvouahthemouonsf0tWuh1n&"on.UICU'hcU'\.S1o1rcre.,.,H.htJ'lcu-old buddyBa.nister.

I~,. GAR.RISO~ OFFICE DAY (PRESE~T)

J'D-ilistcnin&,eyesmovin&tothechessboard.

MARTIN

~ Lae Isaid,acircus...

~•flr,,·tvt1~~~vJ~_,,,.,.,AntLeeHat\leyOswald?JIM-

,_, )1/'M.artinhesitates.Theranwhirrin1.theendlesscoffeecup&le.am.in&uhesucks on iLBoxley

VN .-~n.. .FinaJlyManinsaysit,almostuifrelieved~nillytoactitout

l)li k 11 MARTIN (ft), _,tvp Yw. he...,astheretoo...sometimeshe'dbemeerin1..;thBanisterwithI.hedoor shuL f)/t~~~ Ohettimeshe'dbeshooc:in1thebull..,ithFerrie.ButhewuthereaJtri&ht... J\'.A.r_!~'JJ

36

'\1/!'R)J~\' JIM

AA)'\hin&morespecil\click.it'simponant...

FUSHB.J.Cl TO:

37

INT. BANISTER'S OFFICE • DAY (1963)

BANJSTEl andMARTIN sirtin&lhtftuthesni&ht-lacedmiddle•&edSECRETARYhurriesin - DELPHINE ROBERTS

SECRETAJlY . Ican'tbelieveit.Mr.Banisier.LeeOswaldisdownonCanalSautJivinlout CoarnumsaJeaneusvppaninaCu1r0!. ,.

BanisterjusaJocbealierandlaups.

BANISTU
Inokay,Delphine.llc'twidlas
38

INT.GAUJSON OF'FICI •DAY (PRESENT)

J'IM
WasKennedycwrdiscuuedJtck7
MARTIN (ti&htens,theMODIciucstion)
Sn. Coursetheytitteddiesunfabitch,bat.-
39

JIM (PUSHINL)

,_daeusassinadoa1ack7

(

~tARTIN -- ~ever.Sot.,..,,u,mesir.never.Ica1,t10in10tha,s1uffata.11.Listen11.h,rufd':>e-.! ao.IYidenuffIYidallt·m101ng10s.ay/r.5-essuddenly)

40

ITM

Hold onJack.\Vhat'sI.heproblem?

MARTIN
\VhafsI.heproblem?\\'hat'slheproblcm1DoIneedtospellicouc.Mr.Gamson?1 could1e1kllled...Ibener10...

Shaken.hel~ves.unste.adybalance.

t"fl'.CAR • FRENCH QUARTER • DAY (PRESENT)

JL\finI.hefront.NUMABenelldrivin&,BOXLEYintheback.

BOXLEY
Well.it'satcmlic:yarn,butManinwon'tevensirnastatement.letlloncacrona -,,.,.jtnesssWk1.Andevenifhewould.theman·sanobvwusalcoholic:-,,.,.jlhashady reput.ation.

JlM Ial'4'ays""onduedincounwhyitisbecausea...,omanisawhore,shehu10havebat cyesi&hL

BOXLEY
We1JneverbeableIOcallhimJim.Iknowtheman.He'sscared.

C

JIM
W'bensomedun1stinksBill.it1enerallyisn't justoneftsh.we'll1ercorrobontion...
BOXLEY
...andthesisatus,withalmostnobud&etandinseem.are1oin1tosolveacasethaJ theWamn C-ammission~didoz.ensofsu~staffandmillionsofdollarscouldi,t tolw.We caa'tkeepapwithchecri~intheParishuitisCud ,,.
J1M
Themurderal•President.Bill. isacrimeinOrleansParishtoo. Ididn'tpickyou • becau•at'fOAJlle1&1sJdJI,aw._
BOXLEY
0..thanbboa

lbecarpwlla1owrIDpat.LOUIVONis,.,&ir:inlfCI'lhcmonthesidewalk

J1M
...butbecauseyou'reafl&hter.Ilikeamanwhoisn'tscaredorbadodds.
41

EXT. FRENCH QUARTER SIDEWALK •DAY

JIMandcheoraERS1enin1ou~meetin&LOU.Headin1towardsANTOINE'SRESTAtJRAJ,.,. ( _

1™

( WeleomebackLou··how..,asDaJlu~Anymoreon1hosehoboes~

t.ou·sbeenwajti,,I,exci1cd,&i..,esJimiblowupoftheHOBOPHQTCXjRA,PH,.h1chhe srudiesuhemo-ve.s.

IVON
~orerordofthembcin&questioned
JIM
MyOosh IVON ...butlookatthis.Aphocop-apherfromTlwDalllllTi.nvsHtrald101a &oodshoeofthem.noneo(lhesee-verpublished...

<:.merimov;n&inonthePHOTOGRAPH

FUSHBACK TO: -I.he'HOBOS•bein&esconedtothepolicestation.putMA.~Y.. u perSet.Harkness·descriptione.arlier.

IVON (OVER)
...takea&oodlook.noneofthemlooklikehobosIremember.hobosused tosleepintheirclothes-r.oofemarerouna,haircuts.shaves,their shoes-loot•-they'rencw...Onecophuanearclip.somekindorradio receiYU•hichIbeydidn'tusebackthen...l&ottJvuwitnessessaytheyran intoSecretSer.icep)'Sa/racheshoocin&but1heWamnlleponsaysail S«7etSaviccwentonwi&hJF1Cto&heHocpiwandnone..-ueintheuu.
42

INT.ANTOINE'S RESTAURANT • DAY

They enterabusylunchtimeCROWD,anelc1anteatay.SUStECOXv.raitin1forthem. They"reshoW11to&heirtable.

11M HiSusie.(toLou):n.cepilcpoc?

,. IVON 0euIOdiehospi~andvaniskS

FLASH.A Ca TO:

43

EXT. PARKLAND HOSPITAL •DAY (1963)

44

1-

,'i1-f"'L IVON(OVEJl) ...maybeadlYUSionhctpin&theaunmeatoaetintopcsidonutheP1&.za?

JIM
How 'bou&therailroadman.LeeBowen?
IVOH
He'sdead.Aucuathisyear.(Jimcunes)AlonecarICC'identonantr~P"Yre; MidlochiaaTuu.Ooina50MPH. (pause)

(

J1M(sharesalook.paute)
We needmorewitnesses,Lou. •

rvoN Only..,.a'."101c:1more,. ,O"esscsboss 1s&o•n&public,.,,h1LThen,.,Cll'1~1o Ruby,Femc...

IL\{ (shueshisheJd.concerned)Nocyet,il'llblo..,upinourface(toSusie)Susie.-..hat doyou&OConOswaJdJ

SUSIE COX
Ne1ativeon hiswrecords.C1assiJied.F'"inttimeIknowaDAcan'tle!1wre.coni I puttocetheralistofallllleCIAfUesonOswaJdIha&v.-ercpa.rto(theWarn:nRepa, andaskedrortllem.(livesitt0Jimwhoreads)Osv.-aldintheUSSR. inMuic:.oCiry. 201f\le.1 memofromtheDirectOronOswald.rnvelandactivities··can't1et~o( them.AUclassified.h'sstran1e. ·
BOXLEY
UnlessthectAhasinformationitv.-ants10keepsecfflfromourenemies.
SUSIE
Yesbutv.oe'rtwkin&aboutanitinef1J'llwarehouseemployeeofnopolitic.alsicnilicana si1yw,t.arerandhe'sstillclassified?~saveushispmmarschoolrecmts.a srudyofhispubichairs.Putitincontest8111olYihlt..,,knowaboutOs'tilld.He's lrlinedinRussian.he'sdischat&edfrQmf.heMarinessuppos.e.dly~useJusmod)et's sick.Hestayshome3days.thenwithaS1500ncketfroma·S203bwaccount.he aoesIOMose.ow...

C FLASHaAC~ TO:

45

EXT. MOSCOW • DAY U,ST)

ShoesoCthecrrt.

46

INT. US. EMBASSY •(L95T)

OSWALD, '1sblct.,as.11theRICEP110NLSTDESK. ,.

SUSIE(OVER)
.•.renounceshisddzenshipandsayshe's'°'"I10tellallhekno..,saboutU.S.r2dat. TheRussiansaresceptical.want.,sendtumbeck.maybetheysuspectsomelh.ina.He slasheshit~as.,makebispoint.theyshunlehimIOalowlevelndiofacuxyin Mlmt wt.athemeetMarina.spendscwoyears.1wadau&htcr...
47

INT.PRAL CONRRENCE • MOSCOW

OSW ALO din& ~diacovpleRE.PORTERS,mmn1hisannowamen&.

48

INT.PHOTOS• MINSK

Photoso(LSandMARINA •thenewOID..D.SheuofhiminMinskwithvariouslOURLSTS.

DOCUMl'JffARY SHOTS (_ . TbeU-2sbaldoWTL0aryFnnC'isPowenanesled...TheSUMMITCONFERENCEcanceUed. FlSU>howerandICM.ishchft

SUSIE <OVERl I don·,uiow,rit'sco1nc1dencebuts11monthsafterheun..,esGuyPo..,..er,1naL .: spyOi&hlfromJap1.n•..,hichOswaldknewabout.1e1sshoedowno"er\heSo....1et Un.ionandthePuceSu.mmiciscu.celled.Ike.epthirwn&o(thatboot-~..,enDay,lr May·,maybesomeoneinourmiliwydidn't....,ancthePueeConferencetohap~n. maybeOswaldwa.spanoftha1.ftcetsweirder.From1945co·59only 2 USsoldJe~ defecttoRussia.From·59to·60.IUM-,defe.ct.fi..,eofthemUSArmyfromWest C,Cmw,y,1~Navy,oneo(themanotherMarineamonthbeforeQs....,aJd.

JtM (lnpresent) GreatworkSusie.

SUSIE COVERCONTI
Soundslikeaspyprocnmdoesn'tic.somechin&outorJamesBonetmaybethafs,.b, theRussiansdon't0'\1S1Oswald,they're1ettin1coomanyofthese&uys.·

l'iT.t,;SEMBASSY • DAY (1961)

Os waJd.shaded.aettin&anotherpasspan.

SUSIE(OVER)
Whenhedecideshe's1cttin1nowhereandhewants10comeback.doesthis·dereca· ha...eanyproblem1emn1backintothecounc:ry?TheSweDepanmenclowhimlhe moneyandissuesane..,puspor,in41houn.alocfutathanyouorrcansetone. He'snevercharaedartriedaruruu..,eknowdebriefed.Whenhe1euback10 NewYart.he'smetbyaleadinJmemberotanADA1DDJJ1UDiBcr1aniz,tion.Y°". ftc,nIJlatone...andthenuttlunaweknowhe'slivta1illDaJJu•FortWona. tratin&11aJagers-0\ilds•SIOVaJI.aphocosnphicftrmthachascontncts10make mapsfortheus-Anny.
49

INT. MAP FACTORY • FORT WORTH • DAY

j • SUSIE(OVEJl) · ,,.

,t..,-,~d\_equallyinc:onp,,ousisOswaldbec:omin1chummyft'idltheWhiteRussiu

50

:N'~~ ·CAMMNIRYOFDALLU-ADRABIDAND<.CMMUNIM.YET,R,EKNOWFROMMARINAAND

) odlcslhMLeeldcredme.HisclosestfriendisanoilmanrwnedOeaaede r 11 , , ~ ~Jdt "'ho'sabout1'yearsolderthanOswald1rtho's23andbn>ke..

1 11 -1.k.,t,t,f(i,vv·DeMolrinldliJdtmean'ttf\iJeisamanbuofcheDaDuPea-okumOub.~S

51

''.T~TTL'\L;~1/>,.L,_J_.V)I'(IJ'=ANDWUINFRENCHLNCEWSENCEINWEDDWSTWO.YOUFTPIT.DE

•f 'Jl}'v).,£,iti,IJJ•~.:1 1d11dtdrlwtapia\nofOswalduIIIintell«Nal.weDread.eie.eDut

·:---'1/fCti[j'IYVl\A)!,A.,iAMi)lusiaft...probablyhe'sCA,orc,bablyhe'sOswlkfs'11andler".Theonlyltussiua ,n111t-1{,, JJ\,1,,,{bV-c,,1.6edlnnetpartydi.atsuspecuOs-.,&Jc1AnnaMeller,CillslheFIiinD111uandis101d \.,'V'(:'[\i.I[_,pp.Ii,·•·•aJIria..•• , ~-iAf'VJttL1ittn~11vt1 . , fio-,.f'IiA FEMALE GUEST 1lancvl1inho.acxaaacopyof"DuKapicarIllapileatboob._Talkinc10

()JVV LEE andMAJUNA anJANET clBIU..OSMOND \\ I ;. / ,J{) .,/'1 ')\vt"tr,(vt,,P,,/tt,lt'f/!41?){T'L-vv1~SUSIE(OVER). (.._ f) .Ji{!r~ ..healsoceufriendlyv.,;tJIJanetandSWOsmondwhowheohequiuthemap 1 wit ..l-Vvt'1,.-<.i.D\'a:,mpany,1e1himawarehousejobatdieTexuBooeDepository.ptUUmablysobe

tv,t'_NVwr\~- p'JV cu nowuucisehisintellect1tackjn1,chooltuaatSl.l5anhow-

(11,{r

l"T.TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY· DAY (1963}

OS WA.LD andAl-'OnlERMANhauun1ltldst.1ckin1school1u1boo«s.anobviouslyto.....er- lc-.el,μ, forOs·.1ra.ld&tierthemapfactory.·

SUSIE(OVER)
0on·1askmewhattheOsmondsSiUintheOswa.Jdseithercause8111Osmond's classifiedror'NOrk11~llHelicoptera.nd&JItheirwreturnsueclus1fiedas....,u. JanetOsmondspeus&oodRussian...

~- OS~0ND HOME •IRVING •DAY

:,.t/<-Fl'l,}J,- SUSIE{OVER) v\".r✓i.,,,,Jlt~...herfatherv.,orkedforAID,andshebecomesMarina'sbestfriend.Muina...,ho l-1\l~v "v fic}\1sofienMthLuabout hissecrecy,livesathuhouseinlrvin&v.-hileLu~nc:sa )M .~,..,,V) serieso(smallroomsinDallas...

f\;# v ~T. OSWALD BOARDING HOUSE • DAY ' OSW ALO ~ntin&aroomfromaLANDUDY andthehous.ekt.eper.EAJU.L~ROBERTS.

nM(OVEJl) ~.anychancedwldnatodeMohnrcnschildt?

SUSIE(OVER)

L Notyet.Hesayshetoldevc,yihin110theWanenCocnmission.

BOXLEY (inprcienl)
You knowwhatshe'ssayu11Tun?
J'IM(inpresent)
She'ssayi,11thatwhen°"'1.ldwen•10Russia.hewuno1aruJdefect«,1hathe-.-u anintelliaenceacenaoaaocmkindrJmissionandheremainedonecillthedayhedied. thatswhat1he'1sayin&- . · ~

,, IOXJ,:V

J.pr~ thereforebeauseOswaldpulledthetri11er.theinr:eWaencecommunitymwde~

·,v;,~,<tLtheirOW1Icommanderinclud.That'swhatyou'res&Y\ftl! ~l .;/crtti10,~~l;Jir.~L- , ,ll-~(,vt' f'1 1.Vt-/r- JIM 'ic<'~.,J;\'-(Kl~ti,~t: Idoll'lCYtftbelieveOswaldpuDedlhetrigerBm.ThenilnaetestindiCll~bedidn't [;\;,.r~~yvil Ir~~,if/\.nea&I apn anNCMmber 22nd.MySUCSSiiheWISc~y wt\11besaidbeWIS Ii.I/,\.•M{:J!:t~1,~"\}vf'apmy.(111ec1,ootScaatarLana's~l ,vi( 1,r-; BOXLEY ·\rJv a.O\rist.LouforOod'ssake.brin1thesepeopledown&ourdL

' IVON

rmju•aninvesti&atorBiD,1leavethetheories10youlaw,,at.

BOXLEY
YouNuma?

NUMA
A""etkagoI....,ould'..,eacreed""llhyouBillbutno~.(shaltcshishead):.r.c:re1 alotofsmoke!here.bu1there·ssomerU'c.

·80Xl..£Y rjustwantsomedoseo(Louisianasrylemothersensehe~.Arealitycheck.You·rt t.1lk1n1abouttheUn.iteds~~sGo-.em~nl!You·~wk.insaboutamajorconspt1ac-. HowtheheUcanyoukeepasecretbetweenallthesepccpleyou·rewk.in&about...h~ you&oddamnVieJIk.no"'three(uckin'peoplea,,1evenkeepa&odd1mnse.crel

JIM
Youmayrindlhishard10believeBill.butIhopetoGodyou'reci.1h1.Irve-.omu:. uniformoftheNationalGuardforlIyean.Icherishd'liscountry.Itrustrny GovemmenLItrm wron1,nochioccouldmakemesadder111dnothioLcouldma.kt meancner...Nowtee'sactbeneror1anize.d.We1onaloto(basestoco-.er...

~T. DALLAS JAIL CELL • DAY (196')

JACK RL"BY.truckfud&eofana.naryface,nu-ridden.confrontsaDOCTORand1WOGUARDSl hiscell.

·~ \hf>)JJ,lf,"'-l~'v,~\ RUBY r ,fvJ';\~-+-~.A\//·).'t,.'Olrist.Ijusthaveacold. Idon'tw~nlanyshoa. (\JJ'\,rJA·1~'~·1};, _ · }.v\.' \1{).y, to: IOK

· lr-+.'1-va; Pleaseretu Mr.Ruby.TI\ls1Jcalmyoudo'MIandclurthis·up. rw• \Jit'\ \v~,_v-,v- RUBY

Doc.rm1emn1you.Idca'tneeda.nyshots.

to:IOR Mr.Ruby,I don'twantIOinvolvethecuards.Jt11justwearewseconds.

Ruby looksrr,,uIIlhelWOGUARDSwhoeyehim.Hesubmits..chapined.TheOcx10rJiveshii theinjecac:a

INTERROGATION ROOM • COUNTY JAIL •DAY (196-1)

Ruby talb.,ma~ theirbacksto111.UWYERS,POLICEcluautheroom.maJan1Ruby doublyDe:r¥OaS.Hisnuhuworsened.TheCHlEfOFFlCAl:s•bitehairandavuncular..-oic.ear allwebarladteeofhim.hisbackID..

RUBY
FramthemomentIstanedmytestimony,ha-..e 1soundedulhouch•...;ththeuctp: olbecomin1emodonal,uveIsoundeduthou&bIndesen~•huI•u spea.ki.D abou&1

OFflCAL Yes.youhave.

RUBY
TheadoyouundentandthatICll\noctellthell\lthhae.InDa.Das.Thatthtte~ peoplehue•hodonocTt'lntmetotellthea,uh...fr'bodonott.iantmetoh.a\lea reml1

OFFICIAL
~1rR.uby.Ireall ycantseewh yyoucan11e llusno....,
RUBY
WMn ~ you&oingbacklOWa.shin110nsir?
OFF1C1AL
Iam1oin1back"cryshon.Jyafter..,efinishthisharin1•·ram1oin110ha...esome lunch.
RUBY
CanImakeas~1cmen1?Ifyourequestme1010backtoWuhiniton...;thy~n1h1 now,thatisifyouwanttohearfunhertestimonyfromme.canyou dothai~C1nyo. Wtemewilhyou?
OFF1CIAL
:--:o,thatcould notbedoneMr.Ruby.Therearea&oodmanythinasin"ol-..e.dintha·
RUBY
Whatarethey?

OFFlCIAL . Well.thepublicanentionitv.,ouldinnct.And"havenoplaceferyoutheretobe sale....e·renoclawenforcementofflciaJs.anditisn'tourresponsibilityto10u,io any,hln1olthatkind.

(_,

RUBY
Ju1h1nowIwantto1eDyouthis.Ihavebeenusedforapurpote.No..,maybe somelhin&WIbesaved.Itmaynocbetaolate.whateverhappens.iiourbelo-..ed PresidentLyndonJohnsonktlewthe11'\JUIfromme.thatIamtellin&thecrulh.and wllrIwasdoiwnin1hebasementSundayrnarnin&,andmaybesonstnscofdeunc wiJccrneoutandtheycanStillfutruld\eirpl111.u IswatbefOft.wi&houtmype091, &oi111wouptcnu:tudcnualadoft...8111iftamclimillateltthere.,,.on·,beMy...,,, olaowio&-ConsequendyawholenewformfApcmmentis1oitl110takeov~ oarCOlfttry.andIknowIwoe'tUvt10se.eyoulll0lhertime.DoIsoundkft..-y'?

Theneivousrhywns.thehidin&,\hebeliefintheri&htnessdwassassinationarestilltheftbutcht suil•isIUria&athim-lhcncxbein1understoodaspect.Hispeople-thesaippen.lhe..,llirus.e.s wa-ctheODIi~ •muta111edand10n\nd•-but·theycansrillfulftDtheirplaft•

OFFICAL
Weitdaa'tbowwh11cu bedoneMt.RubybecameIdon'tknow•haa)'QI udcipl&eWCwillenccantlr.
RUBY
Theayoudon'tstandIcha,a.EarlWamn..youhavealostcause.Theyfulabout youlitetheydoaboutme..
OFFIOAL
The~kient willknowevuythin&chatyouhavesaid.evuythin&1h11~ha-..es.a.i

RUBY
Allf...:antisIliedc i ectO(test.andyourcru~e10ll"CII10meBea;.isea~;t~ ; u~~ now•·a.ridthetruthsen.Jmhowdoyoupronounce11 . •Pentot.h&J··""hatc,er111s1 .they-.,.iJInoc11ve1110me.becaus.eI""'an1totelllhea-ulh...AndI.henI,.a.n110lca,c 1h1s..,orld.

Paus.e .On hisface.TheMESrisin&111dleavinain!heshado..-s.

1 1,1y'Y\ INT.DALLAS PRISON • DAY (1967) 1 ~ ·y+.- ·-,!vi,ii}\~fvl.Ruby isesconedoutoftheINFlR.MARY,deido(cancer.

:~.tt l~T.BR0USSARD'S RESTAURANT• NEW ORLEANS . DAY (1967)

\ i ·\1"" Thepuffy.smilinlraceofDEANANDREWS,framedbyhuaeblackclass.es.wkJinaLouisivia (})J;' h.ippicaraoroftheSO's.AfancyFrenchrestaurantdecor.mirn>red..-aJJs,marble•· theCTumof Louisianasociery.

ANDREWS
Hey my man.webeenfriendssincelawschool,.,..hyyoukeepdancin&on myhead ror?YoutheJollyGreenGian,?

11M Be.causeyoukeepconnin&meDean.Ire.adyourtesamonycotheWurenCommisn and... ·

( ANDREWS ....... Thereyou10.Grainolsalt.Tv.,osidestoevaycoin...

11M YouaeU&hemlhedayafter1heaswsinaaonyou•erecalledonthephonebythis·c Bennnd•andasked10ny10DlllasandbeLu~aJd'sJawyei. ·

ANDREWS
Ripe. ,. JIM i=-n)IOUtelltheFBIheWUSUre.ectwo.T'henyoucendieCommissionhe\\11$r~I footei&flt.Howlhehelldid&hefflll\shrinklikedillOwl?

·~ ANDREWS l\eJpu&thebwonmy man.justlikeyou'redoin1.I&•~emany1hin1thatpoppe UIIOmyhead.TNthis.Incvameslhemu._

FLASHIAC~ saddn.

52

INT. ANDUWS OFFICE •DAY •(1963)

C1.AYSHAW issiffin&there.backtous.taWn1toANDREWS.Amaneo('Nhitehair.

;yvt''{\ ANDREWS (OVEJt) '11'-}J'· rdon'tknow..,hatthecatlookslikeandrdon'tbowwherehe'sat.AUIkr,owi.s "\ sometimeshesendsmecases.So.onedayhe'sonthephonetalldn'tomeabout&< (_ -

1~DaDuandrepr~ntinJOs~ ...(.~~a~) Hey,pipe·thebimboinred ,',_·• !•:\,tt,{;'"J\,1/Mi/hi ~L,,t,i~~t;,{;1vWlt~rj

Jim. in~sent.look.in&briefly ··aprettypr!wlllon&ill.

mi (uaspcrited) \1/hendidyoufirstdobusines.s...,ththis8enrand1

' ANDREWS (bcftd) Oh Ifusehevdlhcs,esourcatsJi"in&abou,himbackin'56,·57,..henIli"edo-.· I.heQuan.er.

J1M
Sa-eeteau?
ANDREWS
Swishes.Younsracs.)'OUknow.They'dO)fflCinto myofficene.edin1help.no bread.andrdsay,well,whocanbackyouup7Thesekidswenttothephonear.c dialed..•

FUSHBACK. A &limpse.Faces.Mouthtalkin1.Theyoun1SWlSH intheoffice.But nor on Shaw.justapresenceonthetelephonetoAndrews.

ANDREWS (OVER)
Tbedudeontheolherendsays.

a-AY BERTRAM> rmC1ayBennnd.Whateverlheyoweyou,nl su,annteetheypay.

ANDREWS
How do I&etinIDUcbwidlyoq?

BERnAND rmaround.

• ANDRFNS (O\'ll) Aadthat'sbowIrincheardofCaylennnd. ,.

J1M(inpresent)
~ WU his\'Oic:elike?

-~ ANDREWS Youmew you.-em1'twkin&tosomelowlitefas.youknow.Hebadeomman diekiill'tEn1lilll.

Didhepay7

ANDREWS
Thekidsalwayspaid...likeslotmachine&.1MshIhadamillionofthosekids.
JIM
AadOswaJd1

• ANDREWS (justasliihthesiw:ion) Likefsa.id10theWashfogtonboys.BertrandcalledthatsurrvncrUldas~edmetohe.. himv.,1u,someciciunsh1pproblems..,11,his-wue, "

11M SoyousawOswaldhow ma.nytimes~

ANDREWS
ThreeCl'four.Hec~in..;thafewCubanos..;shcsonetimeIremember.

FUSHBACX ·•toOswaJdII (2),alookalike,eomin1intheoff"teewiththeYOUNGBOYS.

JIM(OVER)
Recallanynames.
ANDREWS
Gee.1wbhI could helpyou.
JIM (inpresent)
DidyouspeaktoOswaldinOallu?
ANDREWS (Meejerkrucocn)
Hell no!ttoldthisBennndwri1h1off,'thisisn'tmysc.eneman,thisisbis,tdu! widlmunicoun.rmahackmy~. thatDIneedsahocq.

JlM

I . ThenhowthehelldidyouptintheWarrenCommissionDean?Excepcthroo&httae "--· phancncadsintheDaDujliJ? .

ANDREWS (nervousmcmem)
Therewa-enophonerecords.

11M (°lftlftic) Olcounetheffweren't.<:autetheywendesaoytd.Orelsethey.,.,eresuppressedb FBIwhoinaervie1lfedyau? ·

AJ«>R£WS . Idon'tknowhowthey1oc10me.MaybeciuseI~ himhere.TheFe.ebeesrun back~ checks.Scouuhonorman.that'sallI&at.(puuhishandoverhishe.attl W'hodapessedchatsootyOswaldlddwouldnckoutaPrez.Ifiuerhimror1 fftilcllhiaer,ybow,hatedthecountry-amatJo'.

AsheTIPPWtwlnlIdscnbme.aaLouiewhhpno,nmreaches~andpabslhefeninmid-air.

J1M
Dan.Ithinkwe'rehavin1aconwunicldonproblem.Nowstoe,utin1thatdamn cnbmeaaforaminuteandUsaa(letsDean'sauendClll)rmawareofourtons friendlhipbotIwant11?'1'°knowrm1oin1tocaDyeainfrontofaan,ndjury. Ifyoule.,theP'l"dJuryuyou'vebee.aIyin&.,-.rm&<MltocharpyouMd! pcrjmy.NowamIccmmunicaan1widlyoa1

Andrcwtputsdowntherort.silentroramoment.

53

ANDREWS .

( rsthisofftherecordOaddy-o,(Jimnods)tnU'latc:.ueletmesumitupfory~ruJ

quick.IfIans.,.crthaiquestionyoukc.epa.skin&me.1f I1weyouthena~y~re tryjn110cet.I.henifsbon-voyaaeDe.a.no.Ime.anlihpennanenLImunlikeabwla inmyhead.Youdi&?Doesthathelpyouseernyproblemalittlebe.na7You·rea mou~ fi1h1in1•aorill&.·Kennedy"sd~.You•anttolineupwithad~man?

At anearby~ble.aWAITERhasjustpouredbrandyonCrepeSuz.ents.Abluen1meho"eru,ILI\the a.irasJimtunsforwardacrossthe~ble.spuk]n1delibenceJy.

1tM R~ mylips.Duno.Eitheryoudanceintothep-andjury..;thlheruJmonikero<ttw cuwhocalledyoutorepresentLeeOswald,oryOAJtfatbehindis&oin&tothe slammer?Ooyoudi&me? -

Andrc...,sfreezes.shaken.Hesundsup suddenly.

ANDREWS
Do youhaveanyideawhatyou're1emn1in10,mya'\111?YouthinkJackRubyjus1II? anddiedofcane.et•·fourwuk.safterhecetsareaia.l,thal'sanewlcindacane.ermy man-)'OUwanttodance-.iththecovemment?Isthaawhatyou*&nt?Thenbemy ,uest'auseirtheJollyGrunGiantdon't&etoffmyback,that1ovemment's&OMa Jumponhisbudand10•coct.Jedoodledoot•

He embellishesthelulcn,w,di,:,ppin&hispinknapkininthecnlxneat&ndwheeUn1out.Tunis tlXft thanalinlesbum•-lhewamin1s,lhefurinthepeople'seyes-uvetokShimaa,,thhenowfeels iinotlalowi.

54

EXT. STRIIT •FRENCH QUARTEI •• DAY (MOMENRS LATER)

OEA.'lANDREWS ds anpilyinlOIpayphone.

ANDREWS
.••&hataoddanmcocksuclcin&sunufabitchdroppedchatinvesti1ationyema10.That's ttlwIthou1ht.TIUtoday....yeall...·
55

EXT. BLACKSMITH'S IAR •FRENCH QUARTER• NIGHT (1967)

Aback-sueaMU~lays "JusaI0oserWalkWith111ee•anIclarinet..sweetandsadlSJtM~ withNUMA and ,.,Ilksdownthem,wdedthorouchlarepastaHOOKERwhorec.ocruz.es himanda,,es&'Wly..Jncoanopen-aired,predominatelysaybatwhaeconvenatioftstop1.

56

INT. BUCXSMRTH'S IAR • NIGHT

PEOPLE recocni,ze11MutheD.A.,etpedaDyinhisBprwei&htsuitandtieandshathaircut. NUMA andBOXLEYuchanaeuncoml'onable&lances.1111famousbabuilt.durin&lheWu_of 18l 2,an:,undahucetlreplaceandchimney,11fidllow,chicknftal.buanairofJeanWuepu-ue intricueabaala. .

57

JIM

Youbow tusedtohQuentIJlisplacebackinmyta,.,schooldays.DeanAndrt"'1 ttUalwayshere.The~ widremembet.(todienervousBARTENDER} Good

(

cvcnins.

BARTENDER
£...,cnin&Mt.Gun.son.Socof1cn,.e&cttoseeyoudo..,.nlhis...ay.\V'h.a tc1.nt,~: you?

,JtM OryBeefeatermartini.please.ontherock.s.lime!'Wist(Bodey&ndNum1makethe: orders)tstheo...,neraround~Mr...oh,anlwiltlnameIbelieve.

BARTENDER
OkimanBi.a.ncalana?Hediedacoupleye.an110.

JtM Ohthat'sashame.Niceman.Who'sthenewowner?

BARTENDER (protective)
He'snotherenow.

JlM Well.perhapsyoucouldhelpus.We'rea-yin&toflndamannamedBennrid•·~Y Bennnd.We thouahhemi&hlhaveadrinkherenowandthen.

BARTENDER
Nope.Neverhe.aidthename.
JIM
Whaaabout)10Utboss?Thinkhemi&htknow?

BAll'EM)EJI Idoubtit.

11M What'shecomein?

58

BARTENDER

rdaa'tknow.He'ssonoliftandout.

JIM(sippin1hisdrink)
Well.dwlksfo,yourawb&e.-'Mlatdoweoweyaa?"
59

BARTENDER (511\UIC)

FardieDA.it'salwaysoediehO\lte.

60

EXT. ILACXSMITH IAR • MOMENTS LATER

Asthey1e:avePEOPLEraumetheirconvenadoft.APANHANDLERspouthem~~~ a., asdoTWO 11t.ANSVES1Tt'EHOOKERS.AnodlerfriendlyNwird•lootin&OENTZD' approaches.

MAN ON STRE.E1" Heywhae y'atMr.D.A1

BOXLEY (walldn&himaway) •·
Loot.Boss.You'reapopularD.A.D.A:1ybQw-somehowwrecktheparty. lhiatyoubeaerjustle.avedusopentiontoal.

: \,'.IllI' V *' r·v,~I\ ••1(\"vW\J.,\\ ~T. HOTEL Sl:ITE•NEW ORLEANS • DA y J'VI\/•/~~/\' l ~ i rut.lAANNE MERCER,21.looksatJIM...;ththesinceresteyes.HerHUSBAND.arnsperou \vJ'f'~ ~~ Republicanbusinessman,...,atchesfromthecomer.JlM-aJon1.;diOSER.•·hasherlamn ' (lirY" J)11CommissionReportinfrontolher.

rll \J ~d~~ "£\ '\})),f\f\J~.U_i1:~f\\"Lf....inth~reponMn.Me~.itsaysyouwere11DaleyPtuarwohounbeforethe ~ y\~lfr (\,\" assass1na0onbutthat... \l I~\fVV1

MERCEl Yes, itwasabout 11inthemomin&,Iwasdrivu,1weston ElmStreet.to-.i.,ardthe

t•:J11V\

TripleUnderpassinarentedcar•·awhiteVaJianL11Jneverror1c1thatday.

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FLASHBACK TO:
61

EXT. D£AL£Y PLAZA •DAY (1963)

A normalscene.Cm,nfflc,peoplesWtin1to.arrive,

A &limpseolM..1AANNEMEJtaJl,23,drivinl,stopsintrafflr:. C ~~ ~~n 11 . {}Jv()fa,yv'JliA1«.'\ MERCER (OVER) vlf;vl,~v.·,...theseYilSquiteabito(cnfflcandIWUStoppedaJon,sideaIJ"eeDpickupa-uck. <\\,\μv wasverynoncubtebecauseitwublocldn&trafficandatwasparkedwith_r..-owhe -~~\' upOftthecurl,.

ShestancesOYerItJACKRUBYln_aa,eenjacket.inthedriventatThennodcesaYOUN0 WHITE MAN ialli1midtvitntia,iapayjacket.brownpanes.plaidshinandM:ds&acldn&bat. &effinlOUItithepuiellltrside.=IOdierutcldieVIII.~ml!:!complnmat.rtmlf5vi packa1erhallooblibarifleMlillpaper.He-..albuptheltllncintheduecdoftdt pickesfence.

RUBY illdiedrivel'!satlooksoverandswesatJuUaAnne,whocv.msaway,nooce.s:

111e11IREICOPSIWldin1nearamotcrqdeantheove,pusbrid,e.

Hereyes1octwilhRtJIYasecondlimeanduthecnfflcmoYtS.shedrivesoa.

MERCER (OVER)
111e_nutmcmin1,Saturday,I""'tothentofficeand1heaaenisshowedme phocosnph1..•
62

INT. FBI OMC1 • DALLAS • DAY (LFFL)

MERcrR sinin&111tablelooldn1atphoux.1WOFBIAOENTSandnearherplaci.n&ph()(OI shakesJ\abud•no•se"ual~. untill_hcyputashoeofJACXlll}\Yillfrontofher.Shebot

op. yVv~·tvi~l'tfnDJ,t't{~.-~~:1~-v((4,.(,H:~"" 1'-{chv-~~t~-t_/

/VvlJtA.Lli\O JAU~ '.Jvvv'(?;Urv~v1f.,J(f'f\Jl.JD,~Yuff.' J

~RCER <OVER) Ipickedoulthreep1eturesthi1lookedcencr&JlyIi.kclhedriverofthetrueItlf'ld:hc:i

·MERcrR Thu'sthemart

FBIAGENT (to2ndaaenl)
JackRuby

2NDAGENT Whatabouttheseothen7Youwd\heymi&htbehim.

MERCEJt Theylookalittlelikehim.But no(holdin&uptheRubyphoto)rmsw-ethisuthe man.

~T. HOTEL SUITE NEW ORLEANS • PRESENT

JIM(inpresentintercut)
Youmun youidencifledhim onSanuday.chedaybcfon;RubyshotOswtld7
MERCER (111presentintercua)
'That'sri&ht.WhenIsawhimon.TV.Iwushocked.Isaidtomyramily,·t1,11•a theman1sawinthewck.•

r

nM(s~dcal) . ...butyoudidn'tseemnearlysoSURinYfN1statement10theWamnCommis.sioa.

MERCEJt('beaucitullysincefteya) na,·swhatbothenme..Mt.Oarrisoe.Yousee,they'vebeenaltered.My statements.••

runissileffl.MeKGpicksuptheNP..0ft.10thepeninencpanpiphs:

MERCD ,. nussays9Merc:a.:ould1101idenatyanyotthephotoplpltsubeinJidenacalwicb · pencnshehidobservedslouchedoverlhe'ftheelotapeenFordpickupwet•.

~ llw'sDOCll'UI.trea,pizedhimandIIOldthem.,__(radift&on)TheJtlhis~pc a)l ~ uamt dacribin&thepeenpickupnetuhavin1asiponitwiththewont.s•Ai, \ lfl,~.Af( Coedldoftifta•.WellthatsJust1101neti&hcr.Ialwayssaidtherewunosienol \f\J~Ajv~,· ldndoatheINCt.Andhere...(Joestoanotherrcpan)...OftdieDtlluShtritrsreJ r\~N\ NV 1 \~IW11mlareallyID'lllae-s.lhalnowizedsipanftoolhebonomo1uc:hpace.n '\~~~rl J' · L(~I'\7W 1101mylill"•tn.Alldtherenew,..uany~~t dunn1anyofmy ~~v'- ..•j!(-lv-1·--,quesdoniaa.(handsdiepapenbacktoJim)Ipasthatsall...

,·1)-/(vv\./~rvfl. JIM ~\1}J'..--._v, MissMercer,uaronnerFBIman,it'sdifflcultIOac:cepcthis. y• ~ · MERaR

( '\J'J" IknowbutMr.Oanison,lheFBIisjustnocdolnltheirjob.

HUSBAND
rma RepublicanMt.Gani.so~andIdon·,10inforthislendorGo-.,en,~ntbLSh1ric

\

butI&O(to1eUyousome1h1n1snocn&ht..,henI.heydontevenbothertoca.IIJul.11LIi fronroltheWarrenCommission.

rtM Theydidn'tcallalotorpeopleMt.Mercer.Ithinkifsno..,safetos.aytheWUTen Comnussionisaworko(fiction.

MO~ AGE DISSOLVE TO:

63

INT. DALLAS ORRTCE • DAY (1967)

~ BEYERL Y 01.JVEltspeali:stoJIMandLOUIVON

~v\:,J:V/\~~lI,tnAv.M OLMR . ,_).vf~,\}W~~_/t';lv, JwasonthesouthsideofElm.sw"1in1closesttothePresidentrtookthe.,.,hole ~v fV~1 ~)Jlri1, th.intont\1rn...Imustahadthekillerontheftlmbecauselheshouwerea:>rnin&from fiV :t.,X;,'1/ thatpicketfenceuu...theFBItookmyfilmandIneversawitaclin,butIw,11aJway, r~: .AJ#'· believetheman.,..hoshoe.thePresidentdjdsofromthepicketfenceandnoone...;u l\j,/ \rf\ e"erecovincemeotherwue..

··,-\\v'\ FUSHBACX TO: \.J'{ ,~- ~ imasinaryImm.pc,votwhathuc.amenmi&hthavecau1htSHOT'Srin1out...theblurred \.».V"'1AkJ.shadowofthe"BAOOEMAN·IDOYina...GORDONARNOLDshocdnah.isrllm.Noneolchis ,4-1,~y uplainedno,r,.J~asJimpte. ~ -~ ~ \ '--·~:'~Ami".{_,_,,. JJM(Oval> ,..,~'\Jv~.,~JJ' Why didn'tyousay·anydun110thepolice? i~"'·v✓\J \~-~ aJVEJl Ll Sir.Ida'.lYilllt10becomeanocherstadsdc...JikemyfriendJada.Shed~at

Jack'sdub.SMsawchesamethinpIdid...andshe'sdw1.Orsotheyrellme.

64

INT. DALLAS HOMI •DAY (IH1)

,.

JEAN HILL IWM 3ClsllIUCher,talksto11MandIVON.Herdane.ancrhasarocksolidTew backeou~uyconvic1iol.,it.awomannoteasilyfri&hteMd.

J!ANHDJ. _Jnt aandl.n&OftdiesouchsideofEm.nell.,myfriendMaryMoon:nanwhotoo tbe~ ,r,JlaheWUkiJJell..

F1-ASH -theMOORMAN PHOTOORAPH. B~ polwd ot6ePU.StDENT'Inchi rorepow,d.lhepick•renceinbackcrow,d.WewWmmn.,thispho(osrlpllInmeredetail1am.

Jf.ANHDJ.(()Vat) Shereltolhepoundri&htawaybatIlhouptIIwuaftrecrackuanddldn'tmow· bear.IMl nmn1 toSetcbcrtohim.tol0UC!aMmClutethedmerhadstopped. thebntali&hts,r,aeon.wheeIsawthetutshot...jasltakehisheadoff. (SOUNDSofshotsetchhaconvcnadoft)

FLASHl.tCI TO:.

65

EXT. DEALEY PLAZA · DAY (196))

J"E.A~Hn.L'SP.OVnow-

·Hill.<OVER) ...I~....,aman··shootin1frombehindtherence.Heranav,,ay.Heh1don aun1ror

FLASHBACK TO:
66

EXT. THE KILL

Blurryima&e·•we'renocatallsurewhatorwhoorit.Butjustaseedisl&MI.NowaRUNNtNG CAMERA POV asJeanHilln.instowardtheKnoUtlonssideOnlEltSnmrunc,yells,shouu. confusiOfL

HD..l.(OVER) rwurunnin1uptheGrusyKnoll.thinldn&ourcuyshadshotbackandmaybe...,eI oneofthem.I don'tknowwhatIwouldhavedoneifIhadcau1htthem,but Ik:no~ someth.in11emblehadhappenedandsomebodyhadtodosome1hin1.

At thepicketfence•·weseeblunyima1esofPOLICE,RAnJtOADWOIUCERS.ci1aretttbua.s.. muddy fooq,rinu.confusion... .(]1J./ :r)1...

-'y\-1•o:I,.,,.'' HILL(OVB) ~,J,u_ AD Is.awinthatparidnaa,u-..ere~wcnenandpolice.

1WO SECRETSD vta typesappn>1ehhersuddenly.

HILL(OVB)

C

Thac's.,henthetwomenwhoicknaftedthemselvesuSecresS~aaentSc:oroe~ behindme.

AOENT'
SecretSerncemam.You'iecormn1withus.
HILL
OIinorm aac.Idon'tknowyou. ,.

SECOND AOENr Iml you'recomin&w;dlus.

Hll.L(OVEJl) -.heputdushoniblep;poamyshoulder.IcanstillredthepainwheaIthinkabout k .

HJU.
tbaveto10backandftndmyfriendMary.

The lWO AOENTS 'Midipipsonhershoulderhusdeheraway.

FIRSTAOENT
· ~eepnnilin1andkeepwaDdn&-

CNT.COURTHOUSE BUILDING • THIRD FLOOR • DAY

( K'D-L.32yearsoldthatday.isshownintoa4thnoorofficeoftheCOUNTYCOL'RTSBlrt.l)t'- ....,thama&nuic.en,viewo(theen~uws1nat10nuu.QTI-{ERSECRETSERVICEAGEYTSi ll'lere. ·

TIM£Ct.rrTO:

Tw'OMEN areinu:rro1atinIher.

/\..t~,- ~~\ ,___.~t-ta HILL (OVER) ~ ,vvi),v«~c.J/~1.,'W""', 'W"lThey.must.a~nwatchin1thewholelhinccausetheyb-.e~everyt}li.n1~aryandct ' \V: l }J,-~~.JP'~ti.'had~ndosn&thatday. Iwun't~hard10find•·we.ann1thacredr1.1ncoa1._ WJ'IY'"r'if1 ' ~lf.lliI A \•l. (lt'I.JtJff,.-k1A,r,,!W MAH t · ~k;_II_,1/1.,l/,•,,vf~·~~Hownw,yshouyousayyou_heatd?

~ ~~- t~ (J) ~ \aitvL HILL •~vi·Ji,._~).L'1\I)!i•,)_Four10sil

i fa· ) ~Y' \\yY~~-·-3/1. MAN

~Jr ~"iV!)~J ~ \Yo~~- (our10sis.Th11'simpossible.Wehawlhreebulletsandthreeshoes.i.s ) . ..tJJ\,,- 1,111Lwerew1lhn11osay... /~' ~'(v\_, JU}'VA_'yJ.r· \J)IJVVv•s'j\/v1,\(~~\JI',~1~ ,

(;{t~ L/{(Vo"1,~~tJ\V~~..whichisscnn1ecau~islessthananhouraftertheassusinati01L

\}F •.!8v\,,lft'~i, ( ()~"-~,DJ}'V\(\"{'l-Ji.,il-\\·.. MAN I ',j,~1'_\t\'II·,·~ ~Y ...YouonlyheudW.shoesandYollIIInottorepeatthiJoulSidellusroom._

~~ \1t¥u-~ 1i/_\/:)J.fo\.._ HILL (OVER) X\' ·--<(V~,A\J \ f Iwu scand.hwuallt:lndaqueerbucits1nfeltlikerwoandrM>\\'Ucomi/\1up \}\ ·Nu ~}J ·v three...andthentheytootMary'ssixsnapshouyouknow,andtheykeptthree..

67

11{ SATTHEM.,WUHINLLDFTAND,A,HEN&HEYRETUMEDTHEMWEEKSLASER,TWOOLTHEM

\,/{\ \, ~ , · haddieblckpoundsmualued...ldidn'twanttaao.,Wuhinp:,n•henlhey \r \. o ,1l• IU~ me...toCMlawyercomedownhereandinterviewedmeICPartland' ~ \ ~Q. /l''J.\J" HolptllL Ai... l J l. I.,.Ii.L I.-:v} 10.;~l:w.'<~\. . ~~ t ·:rw-?.atiPv~ .,0'J\.L.,{l{.£)1e:.1-·TJ.-tr,tt;twYl:., '\,..xJ\.\'Vt'IN~.P~RkLAND MEMORIAL H9St,ITAL. DAY (1'64)2:'7P!·v11.1111 l, \ \" .)I\l'~-~i~i,OM!.v,.lr\{-f.:./uti£n~ V~ ALAWYEll ~. JP.ANHlLL"11111FEMALEm;NOOIW'HElt.

68

HDJ..(OV!JL)

Heuked mewhy IlhouptIwasindan1crandIsaid:

•HDJ.. WeltiftheycankilllhePresident.Ibeycancer1linly&etme.

LAWYER
11\atdoesn'tmakesenseMn.Hill.Wehavethemanthatkilledthe~l

(. HJU..(UcauinUrain)

No youdoa'tf

(

HD.J..OVcR He kepitryina10&etme10chancemys1oryabouttheihou.He""U1e10nca andu,pier.but1ellin&lhc..,oma.nnoctownte...henhe..,a.nted.

HD.L
Look. do youw111tthetrulhorjust...,hatyouwantmetos.ay1

Iwant1hetruth.

9/J\ HD..L (}.;·ThetrulhisthatIheardber.,.,unfourandsixshoes.rmnot&oin&tolie(ory< J> . 1 (r'--P . HJU.OVER . ;J'/'x~p Sootrthcrecord.heswuswuwkin&aboutmy(amily,.andevenmentioned

69

~~L \I: MANIA&EV.-ASINTROUBLE.HE&OTANCNERAND&NCRIERANDTHEN:

\~~r•Jt'~ LAWYER ~ Y;"~O Look.wecanmaJceyouucrazyuMarpriteOswaldar.deverybodymows • I~ CTUysheis. '\}

Ib,ewsomcthinaWUnocrip1aboutthis.cau11noonewhoisjustWdn&ade 1eadW invol~ andanpy.••whenIftnallyreadmytr.samcayupublishedb· Wana C-ommissiaft.icwuafabricationfromsuntoftnish.

On JIMlist.mini,deeplytroubled.

70

JIM

1\w you.Mn.Hill.AltyouwillinlIOcestifyiineedbe10th.is?

MIU.(withouchesitadoe)
You'redamnedrilbtIwould.Somebcdy'saoc10\elltheinnharoundhmU\l sureain't.theOovemmeacdial'sdoi111ic. .,.

MOKTAQE DISSOLV1

71

EXT. DEALY PLAZA / INT.TEXAS SCHOOL IOOK DEPOSITORY • DAY

JIMlldlV0N wlDdn&thef1oar,lootift&-.

OSWALD'S ~ POV clthelimousineubepuDedthetrigtr.Farnow.innccuousn 1oesbybal1be-dUSclthecamen110HTENSlnt0asnipa's100p1.

J1M(OV!Jl)
Toup shat,_foraaoodmubnu.

8aidetwhich.there~~~ therebeck1be.awtuchwub1ockin1hi! h shcJIatthetime.

(

DISSOLVE 10:thedlicketbuihesof1heTREEblocldnldieslmC-

-+-'i("'vv.if/t)\,f/\1./!- • r ,.a\~f\A:\. ll,~, wt v1...{ 1 50 V\.;_,}.,v1,t,{tVi,.μ,Jfi~,1;JJ.J '"'v~f\ '1",1ij'VV''.11i:f\μ, , ' J \.,;yv~.JVfYv(_ fYON(OVER) ,~< \jJt,lf Your:rftotutamovin1u.raerat88yards'4'iththatcheapboltaction clipfednne.N ( --rfV(r-,t hadI(our-p:,wertelecopucs1&hthe'dnevereven&djusled.ItWUome&ndsk.JU1t " adjustasi&ht.Hedidn'te..,enreinforcethebulle~IcellyouO\idil'simpms1blc

·1hooan1.Andeven1fhewereablecodoic.

S~GCNG ?OVS- solharOswald'snneispointedsouthri&hrvpHoustonStreet.F0Uowin1i iMoc\JoUSCAR.maybeaconvertiblewitha,,unknownWOMANdrivin1.

/:.'lvJ..~.'., . lVON (OVER) · ..VJ&, \Vhynocjustshoothimcomin&atyouupHouston.Oean.plenryofrime... Lf113.1}(JJt-1u ··.A/i.,1..,VJ.-lUyui1·1. 11M(OVER) w1v~f{Y'\}\I•Didn'tHooversaysomethin1aboutl.ha1? .

~ r ~I.~ lVON (OVER)

72

;JA_ HEWD THERE..,UATREETHEREORSOMETH.IN1.W'HKHISHORSESHILTHEONLYRUSONRE

v-fa).f ..,aitin1ro&ethimonElmisifyou1e1aiat11utated&eccmin&athim.Putaman

· lhere...there...

SWlNGINO POVS ••theCJUMINALCOURTS BUlLDCNO krOU thesa-eeL

The GRASSY JCNOU andPICKETFENa u seenfrcmlhe6dlF1oorBookDeposiuxy·•allow ourau@ncetoundentandchepossibleaiansuJarionofftre.

'l I-✓ yW'(\-

·':-;IA.~~tvi,r:. IVON

~'-v1N~·jTheIricktJIcouneis10seahirn10slowdowt1.Howdoyoudoth11?(s,oinu) y1(\flfA-("nearipwPlllden,uteinthepaperuwmc,nun1sayshenssupposedII)eontilfur C 1 ,"l"./(v''"'."-~.1OftdownMainStreetthen.Tou1hshot.Impossibletohithim. 'J,'\,~1(S~'ll We seeboltf•MainS1ree1ls.

,JVON Sometimeinthemomins.theychanaedtheroutecomin1d\isway.Mo-.in&ua ncrnl2SnlesIIIhour,Ibeyknewlhemotoreadcwouldh~etoslow.,abaut 10mplllOmakethisnnJwn..ul'ssay~•reLeeHarveyOswald.alonenut.,.· Howdoyoabow atmelulseccndtheyre1oin1ebrin&lhePresidentripe pu&yaarwvldow?

11M WIID~ &hepulderw■?

IVON
.......CkyOffldala.SecretService.DaDuPoke.

11M WhoWU tbemayor?

IVON
AreDowMmed EarleCabell.IcheckedblmoutOuesswhll?

( JIM

rvoN HetW'TISou1 tobethebrotherofCharlesubcll&l\dyouknowwhoOlvlesub(

ItM QA?

IVON
DeputyQ\ie(ofOpenaonsincharaeoftheBayolPies.Kennedyr11edhimin·, andhemadeseveralsuiemenuciticaJofKennedy.HtmovedbackIOthePent.a,
J1M
Jesus.DidlheWanenCommissionevercallhim7
IVON
No.Maybecausehisbosswastheone ontheWarrenCommissionv.,hohandled \heleadstotheintelli&enc.ecommunity.

AllenDulles?

IVON (nods)
Heado(lheClAsince·53whenKennedy(iredhim.Cabellwuhisdeputyferr yean.
J1M (sickefted)
Talkaboutthefollinvcstiptin1thechickencoop.IIMsubpoenaedlhemnow, blowounelvesri&htoutoftheWIierLou. .

Heww to&nO(herwindowlookisloutCMttheP1a.zaw;thalliu&hosts.inthee~tyBoot DepositorywhereOswaldsuppcsemydidhisdittydeed.Twomai-w;monlyNt-ocnen·spo, terriblealonenesspervadeslhcarmindt.

JtM(cone.) Maybewe shouldjus&callnaday•.Lou.Oohome.Whilewe'restillIlinJebe " IV0N Yoa.boss...quit?That'llbetheday.

73

EXT. BL.NCH QUARTER • TWILIGHT

BOXLEY WIikin&aJonasideaJA:12.FUNERALwithILOCALOAMBLERtype.

M0BSTEI
Benrand?SureIknowhim.HecomesaroundlheQ\,anera1oc.
BOXLEY
Who ishe.Ben?

MOBSlEJl ItoldyouruncleInevermetalawmanwhowasn'tapunk.Even you Bill. bu family.He•sabi&shotbusinessman. I seeahimoetheTVnewsak>twitha o<hc:rbi&shou.Araa.youknow.Oocsby~ wne doW11hae..

BO~Y (Clciled) \l.'ha1·shi s othername?

MOBSTER
Shaw.h'sClayShaw. .
BOXLEY (stunned)
CbyBennl\disClayShaw?Thedi~a o(theInternacionalTradeMan.
MOBSTER
Ye.ah.what'sthebi&mystery?Everybodydownhereknowsthecuy.
BOXLEY
·SowhydoeshecallhimselfBennnd?

MOBSttR W'hoJivesashitwhathecallshimself'?

74

INT • .GARRISONHOME • THAT NIGHT (1961)

LIZ issemn1corruIDJlM,LOUIVON,OSER, SUSIE.NUMA·•theroundtable,afterhoun CXln(erence.TheKIDSNnin&ndoutoftheroom.ptayin1.Susieisdoin&thetallin1.new paperwork.phocos.

SUSIECOX
Thebi&questionisWhoisLeeHarveyOswald7He'sbeenseenevery-...-herc.w NO't'trnberaDalludownt0wnUncolnMercuryDwmhipw.,hefeheeUs!hewesi Albat8o&lld- .
FUSHIACI TO:
75

EXT. LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP. DALLAS (1963)

OSWALD 0.hislookalikeimpenonatcr,isdelibcnletykeptinhallorthreequa.nushoes.backtc amen. ashadowedmysaay.Kickl,chetiresOftIusedredMercwy~

OSW ALO D(cocky)
Let'stakeltoutforatestdrive.

The saJ.esmu.lOOAJlD,hesitant.Thepydoesn'tlooklikehe's101adime.tohisrwm.

OSWALD D(sensin1ii)
..Jky,IaotaJotofmoneycomin&inthenexttwoween
76

INT. MERCURY (FREEWAY)_• DALLAS• DAY

OSWALD drimalheMacwy a&(JO.70mphuptherampoltheFR.EEWAY,lerrifyin&BOOAJU me passenacrsell.

SUSII! ...despitethefacthehunodrivin1licel\SeandfromwhatMarinasay,,doesnot howtodrive.hehitSthecinalikeMarioAndmtiulheIndy500.

BOGARD, lerri&d.,mocionin1(orhimtoslowdow,a.

£VON(OVER) Boca.rdliter told his boss.'Hedro..,elikeamadrrw,"

77

EXT. RESUME •DEALERSHIP • DAY (1963)

' BOGARD 'Threehundredbucksnow,do...,n.youcandri..,eouruhere...,ithit

OSW AlDIJunhappyle.avin1.

~WALDO Who youk::iddin&!Ferthisheap,Cor&etit...Nohonestworkincmvicantfl'CKdae anymoreinlhe&oddamncoun1rY!Mayberuhave1010backtoRussiatob1.1yac

SUSIE(OVER)
...reallydumbdialocuelikehe'sa-yin&todnwanenciontohimself.Arealrmror, Hewalksout.Thesalesmenrememberhimasaboutthefoocseven.Oswald's Marinerecordss.ayhewufiveeleven.AnocherrimeheshowsupIISilv;aQdjo·, aCubanladyin Dallas... ·
78

INT.SILVIA 0D10 APARTMENT • DALLAS • NIGHT (1963)

OSW Al.DUdn&Jin&behind1WOOJBANS ••they'llimporunc-onewe'Ucall'i'HEBUU. causebe'sbi&andhuascaroverhisleftt)'e.TheOther...·ucalli1IEINDIAN·causehe'sq, thin,udhe1wthelooko(deathinhiseyes.

IVON(OV'Ell)
...wort:inain&heuri-Casaounderpound.TherwoCubansina-oduutumas1..c ~wild• ·

~A ACuc.sollheMENtalkin&10aconumedSU.VIAuOSWALDDhan1sback.watchina..

~A l .l~v\ MEN ,JJ'I':\. . CUBAN OiATI'QADUB

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AF)L \IJL-1~ .

,•1-~-..A:N~i\ SUS1E(OVER) ,,. -;-2."\k~'\~-~ .••lheywk.dieCubanswtncSilviawholefathertheyknowfrcmMiwt0httpl V'" rai•moneytoolfCasa,,.Somethinaaboutthemeebothenher.Shetellsthem

•."r-~'-- doaD'twaneanyd\in&u,dowithv;oJence...aboul'3hounlacerTheBulluilsbf \J' blct. .

INl'DCUI' SILVIA011thephoneiaherapanmentwidl-

, EXT. GAS ffATION / INT.PHONE 100TH • DALLAS• NIGHT (19631

\.~ ·~W\.<

1HE BUU..(Oftthephone.inOabln)

~· \y <(\1~\

Thispy'spat. he'skindanut1...hetoldIIIwedoe'thaveanycuts.youCuba

~)-,~~ \-A\jiJ' causeKennedyshould'Yebee.ftwackedafterthePayrAPip,andsomeCubu.s \,\,V o,J}J'\(6\; \)J\~-0J\\JJ\ should'vedonethat.lc'seasytodohesays.youbowhe'saMarine.uupert

shooter.••

{{ \ ~~f\; Hiseyesoa-OSWALDO• outsidetheboochwichdieINDIAN11&heOASSTATION.~PJJI Talma toIMYS'IcRYMAN. -SISI-IOP9.~ 1/4J;/'~,I•·l .,(),, .:·A.j)

,,vlie1vIf/JI,/lvr.·,..wyvJ,,,vt-'. V t- .

( . SihiaOdiosurprisedIOhevthisinfomiacion"oluntured.

IL~( Y'... . . . SU~tE (OV~R)

~-vt,"0,.11/l1...Jrslikehes&1V1nIher1nformauonshedoesn'tevenukror.She'sscared.docsn Oc,,, ,.'f'...-~,..erse.ethemaalintlllshesusOswald'spicrureinthepaper.TheWln'!n ~ (/Y,J_QV,,iCommissionhasOswt.Idle.avisi&NewOrtw,sto10onhisfamousMu.ico!JipdYl'\11

·i ;yt,1, thistimeperiodsotheyconcludeoldSilviahasbadeycsi&htOswlldpopsupa111n r ardacainlikeabadpeMy.A1mn,ran1einDallas•heft ·

80

EXT. DALLAS FIRING RANGE • DAY

osw A.LODshootin&utheotherman'sW&et.

SUSIE(OVER)
...hedecidesheneeds10practiceonthew1etofthel"Ynuttohim.S,yssomeuiin1 ru.!Jydumb totheIUYwhosaysOswaldwuapatshoe.
MAN
Hey,watch&doin1boy...that'smyw1eL

OSW Al.DO(lau&hin&) Heysonybuddy.Ijustchou&htitwasI.hatsonu(abitchKennedyy'lcnow.Icouldn't helpmyself(siUle.s)

-niE INDLUr iswidlhim.quietinthebacksround.. l I/1/1,1

-h, ,n vv vj_ J1MOn pftsellt)D,I\11\)1\,,( •.aboutusubtleuaccclaoacllcnwlinaIC1'0SSa•lutenas.

Lizlisrenin1-inausinalywarriedby*hatshehe.an.

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/VR'\F\O~TRM..\:1HLLL1 SUSIE(CONT)

~ ryJ;i.;,1,'...1oin1alt&hewaybeckto1961lhereseemstobewwwimpenonatin1Qsv.,akJ.

L~'\-- InHe,i,Orleans111heBolsoaFordDealershiponJanuary20.1961.lheffwasanothe

;.,vl-~"~tM111111asu11lhlname-osnw•....repruend!l1TheFriendsofDemocraricCuba.-" ,j~lv'

FLASH8ACI TO:
82

EXT. FORD DEALERSHIP • NEW ORLEANS • DAY (19'1)

TWO MEN,- dieBtJLt..theocheradunyounaANGLOtooldntlibOSWALOID.lnO(hef wJPCiS0-WGf..abcMS.--uelflWIIIprice.;diTWOSALESMEN.

BUU..(Olblftacceat)
...aenhebmistall.lsaloClamoneyforus.ryoubclirteinfreedomfotCuba.you shouldpveusthesenetsatCost.youra(Wemmentwanuthis.theylikeus.•hat's wron1wi&IIyou.eJl'P_.

0SW AU) m (1ooldn&IIthe~) ·Ustenyoubeuerchanrthenameonthis.Yoa~9Moan•here..itshouldbe •Os•aJd•-•0-s-W--L-D•.That'smyname..rmdie&UYthat's1onnapayfor

( thesea-ucks.Somynameshouldbeonlhebid.

SUSIE(OVER)
TheuJesmenne..,er~....,I.hemaelin.butauess..,ho·sonthearticlesofincor;,cra:c TheFnends ofDcmcxuccCuba"Guy81.nister.(inpresent)The<J1,.aJd•eL-.o · o(co\A'SeintheSovietUnionuthistime.ButB&rus&ahassomeoneusinatherwn .·01wa1d•tobuyD"\Jcks.EvenHooverattheFltwriiesamemodatedJune).19(,j thattherecouldbesomeoneusin&Os...,.aJcrspuspanandidentity;oneintellurut crossin&another.·

IlM ...soOswald'slikeanidentityyouputtoaether.likeapostofficebox...;thanurcbe

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'.1>.,TVV'1 IVON (INPRESEN1)

"'l,~.rJ\l\~f\it"...IalwayswonderedaboutthatHere'sa·tonenut•whocan10intoanys10~in \1V'"<'i~·Teusandle&allybuyacheapnne.Whydoeshebochutoorderatraceable*~poi

\ .1 ,.~ ..1\toapostofr,ceboJtwiththefakename'li.iddeu•andcarriesthenamein his-.,tllet.

84

.FL"''DO:VT~

~ ,,·~·l\,J IlM

,,~ fv-~ ..,,\ Maybeheneverorderedthe•eapon.Somebodyelsedid. ·

85

V,;~~\R(V"'I~) .

J'Y .~v~~NvU1ff .·\~'. suslE -\\N/\Jf \fJvlj.N~·/..i'..I'ItfeelsliketheyputthisIUY101etherfromdayoneintheMmnes.Ormaybewue W .,u,l.~_;JJ'•\·~ -.1v--\,;lf',..henhewuinFerne'sOYiJAir~•crol•·hue'sasecretiveldd.inteUiacnt...,anu1 -ir\~ ,N ,\~JJ~,1.,\_vlbeasv,.ThenameOswald1oesintothecencralcompu~.Likeadummy f ,~\. ·l\J ·.,\;vvJ"'.c«ponciOft.Send himroRussia.inandout.nopusponproblems,the'ltUd

·\.__w-Nl0"\V- --yvJ<.~~ ·micmdou·inhisnocebcok.&he~•cameraand'eleclJ'Ofticdevic:atheyrindiJ\I J ~N lfjJ··;! f'I""~k possessions.thesuJedCIA201fUe.Andthenthis ~-rf'JV',.;iJ,"\V", e.nrinlyweirdMeskobusiness.chief.

C \ f'J'Q~ Passesramaph01oplpllclOSWALDIV-ahuvysctoldermanloalclnlnochin1libO.,o,aJdL·

~. ·tJV~),.\k I U,~~ IVON r-t~t-},~·v-v\~t?'~\J, Oc1Dber'63,lheCAsaysOswaldWUinMeldcoCtyaabodlchcCubanand rj.'-~'NJJft"V·'}f· SOYiaEmbassies.sv~ hewainsto10backtotheScMetUnionviaCuba.ll μJ ( \l--'·-J,J~❖\J\ 1ocsintothetwoembissies,-Nkesascene.. oJ Ir1\[). \kef\Y"\

;<t y-, ~ \ [NT, CUBAN £MIASSY •MUJCO crry •.DAY (1"3)

,.

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,1.,~\~\)\~~~ ,OSW AU> IVASDIEDESK,LFLLLINLWITLLDIERECEPNONIST,TLLENDIECONSUL

(v,;..tJ-~i..,,\ osw AU>rv . ~\lvN~ Jneedlhe¥isaNOW._TODAY...Jcan't'Nlita,r.,eet. IwannaseetheConsul ~

·, SUSIE(OVER) SwprislnalytheWarrenCoavnissioft.usurmn1therewas2Ahourphcco SIIMiJlaricioltheseembwiesbyowpys.utedfermenewSenc:e.The CIA's~ afteraIonadelaywasdw!KaeameruinbmJL,embassies waedowa.

DISSOLVE TO:

ThesurwiDancec:amen.OSWALDrvconferrinawiduhea.rs.ANCONSULwhoisshak:in&hi be.ad.~·,. arsuia1, (

OSWAlD I'V Irolcfyour.hcEmbassy..,ould&i..,,emeaV'l\a.I'mafriendofr.heSo....,etL":i1on Theypayforyou.You·rcJus1arudancburuucn1!Yousuys-.ouldbeou1of business1(.. .

· aJBAN CONSUL Sisnor.apersonofyowtypeIthinkishurtin1OW'rc11olutionmorethv,hclpin11l WedonotfranklycrustyouOfthiscud.Wechinkyouareaninfih:n1otofsome kind.PleasleaveorIwillcall..

OSER
J1uessi1makessense10chansehisname.buthe'spliyir,&w1thr1te.Blacli.~u.

I \ anythin,...

LIZGARJUSON isthemostshaken,ushepounafTuhcup. , . ,.A;t,~i 1J.£[__,

·'.rJtJitrf✓J.. w$- 'BOXLEY p (U..)t.ttfl\~;,.tlf/!,1/"(_ \1/hacdowedo~ i,(.f~ i.\t\i-',-Y JIM tthink"Mvehiminforalittletalk.

LJZ (suddenly)
Jim.youcan'LOayShawisoneo(themostpowe,:ru1meninNewOrluns.honey.
JIM
It'llbeofftherecord,euhead.rnbrin1himinon aSunday.QuielA,inJechat betweenaentlemen.

Shewalksou1oftheroomsiJenLApause.Tension.

88

F\/0'.'\.ONCEYOUBRIN1HIMINCHIEF,PEOPLEARE&ONNAJAWBONELIKERMEPIES11ARW.

· /.t.t/·.~~t( NUMA . _

89

}.J.\ ,)TN~-1 ALREADYHAVE.FMIE.MANINANDANDRE'LT'INTHREEA-0'4'1INAA,,E.

~;JJ \. \\JV· [V\.1 .All'(~1v1 . . nM . C · t-JVvv /v',.,/4/\tthinkFeme'stheloosecannonhere.Lou.let's&eta2Aho.JIsurveil1ance101n1·o ".kl'l' 1)/)·~:~ hisapanmenc.Photosofeveryonehe'smeetin1.I'ft'&fttaDofyou.,conwunceoe vJ W \ v\J ,i{l,,JAanyonewho'sseenShaww;theitherFerrie.Andn11t1,Manin,arBanister.Any y0--.1j{U. ccmaclIIalL -x:fi,~'0__:-1}(,~\,. NUMA

x\. ,.~~ .JvVJl~ You'retalld.ftaseriou,moneyheftboss.Wealrudyspent'boutS9000.The ,jl~ \j,"W3JY.~t_~ otnc.s1lfflsswua..: . ·

,.

t\)1/~1<.\-{\-~\:''{J'✓f JIM(risina.themeean1isc,yer) IJ \;~JU'· Jm&doi&N1m11.Polidciansarealwayspumn1theirhandinthepublicall• ~ t./ ~ Iduttislsonecasethat1C1Uallymeritsa. --ifr<\JV

90

, INT. GILJUSON LIVLNG ROOM• EASTER SUNDAY (1'61)

The 1VIICIIIDlbelataaVietnamltepx,s-combllfootase,:

ANNOUNall 1nheavyflahcin&inVietnamtoday.sevenmareAmericansoldiendiedand13~ere ~ lhebodycountforthisweeknowstandsIIS7Americansand2.S4 V°ICICOnlkilledinICtiolL

UZ ptay;n1wichcheIClDS-looldn&forEasterEu,.Thedosisbuidn&.coau:nodon..Tunis&et re.adyto100G1.

JlM Youknow I don'tlike.theseaibaJrituals.euhud.rminter-.icwin&OayShaw thismomins.

TV ANNOUNCER
(u TVcvutoPR.ESIDENTJOHNSON)PresidentJohnson1ru1w.,ruteuaninfOf'ml pres.sconferencesaidherec,wedthatthereisnoel\dinsi1hrtothe,.,.,inVietnam. "here500,<XX>Americana-oopsarcnowf'i1htin1.-Weracemorecosc.moreloss.u moreaaony.• In hisproposaltorlisewes.Johnson...
UZ (s~rised) ·
Butnm.it's~sterhoney. Werewd'n&thekidsrorbrunchatBrennan'slikewe alwaysdo.
JIM
I toldyouIwas1oin1towktoShaw.

Lrl ButwhyinlheLord"snametodayofalldays!Wbenyouknewwewere...

11M Beausei1'simpon.ant1hat's~hy,tmsony...(1dssesher,aoes)

LIZ
Ohnm.it'saboutmeonlychinaIcansetyoutodoft'ichthewholeramily.Theklds are&oinltobesoupset.

Tbelcids'll'IIChiAI,

J1M
Loot.rDbethereby2~ Ipromise.Cothudwhhoutme.
(heps) . .

uz SometimesIdon'tknowv.,hyIbother.

91

INT.GAUJSON ORNC1 • DAY •(1'61)

~Y SHAW,1111Cs.abla.whitehaired.handsocndysaikin&maniAanclcaant..tuiesurtme1 swr.issllow911.

Imperiouslysmoan1Oaulois.behasaboutbimanairofauthorirymatchedonlybyJim'1.Inthe room&RSUSIEandBOXLEY

a.A YSHAW (b&sSOCG-voic:ed) Mr.OarrisoD-whatcanI dororyouOftEast.aSunday1

J1M

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rmsanyMr.Shaw10inte:m,pt1'1isholidaybutIfeddusisaconverwioa•emil

.......

bcuahaveout~thee-..erydaybustleinthisofflc:a_·

92

SHAW (S11TIN&)

/

rm no1sureIundern.2nd.

(

nM (brin&in&somepapersrorv.-ud) ·Wei!...inaninvesti&alion11,e·~conducti1'1yournamehascomeupanumberor times.

SHAW (cold}

wZ''Nt)>11L10Uldn'tima&inewhere. , A))-v.;J.J.~ JIM

~ ~)yil'~ \IJ·\Y.~We ,.,.,ndytall<ed10ayow,1mannamedPhillip/acbon.DoyoubM:,whirnl

_Jj,.A/tv:Afv,va,t~}(~./\.Jr~~ SHAW . ~{ l (1~--"'v·h~•zi No,I don'tbelieveIkriowanyonebythatname. rv v:~ \ t JVI~-~

;v.\f'/11_.~1\)vNJ ·Rj&_htaway,Jimfeels1hemanislyina.Aholdinsback,aninabiliry toloseh.imselfin...,.hathe's ~:IA Al.\)J SoaY\111 ,\,~\,1\)./.Jlvt\r)-. '.. t.Jt;,,"'\AFUSHIACX TO: T\~<~\Y'-~~lJ,,INT.DIXIE'SBAR •FRENCH QUARTER • NIGHT (\j"1'-I~v-. .ki-#1,

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:...L\1· \ TIR./\\ JLM

~ /V \ ''("\ C\J"r'J·Mr.Jac:ksoft101d11Shemet)'OUatDi,tic'sdO"#t1IonBourbonStreetandseven) 'k11i,~9.),rt--l '•,.,v'Vnieninplati:ryouhadtumover,~dinnerIIyouraplnl'DenconDauphineStrut.I:)( '-Pli/'\(i-1\\IN\JV" )QIrecall1hac1 . \tfl'.}.}),.,r.ft' \ t\l~:11i--vSHAWandPHILUPJAOCSON, ayouna.suy,sauc-burnedchicken.chan:inaitupata&aybar ,}v~ \}I ",\\ 0-~'.•t t'"EXT.DAUPHIN£ STREET •THE QUARTER •NIGHT \}-!\f ·/\): JACKSON admittedtothetownhouse.'TheBtm..ER.ope.nin&chedoor,SHAWappe.aru,1behin -~-JvV~ him. If '-'A~ ' -~\

SHAW (OVEJl.inpracnt)
OfCIU'MICK.Idoa'tkaow&tutman.Obviausly&henIwouldn'thavehimtodi.a.at ~ I donotlM1ftan1puune11LIts•camaaehoute.tlthcenmryfren& dailllrwre.scoreditfahhf'ully.YouknowIamquiaeanad~ateofresr.ontioe.
94

INT.SHAW HOUSI • NIGHT

·,

DINND k.,_ •1lon1tablebytheB~CKBt.m..ER.asumptuoussettin1otsilverand c.andeJaln.

JlM(OVER) Maps a fewmoredetailsaboutthec..-enin4willrefreshyourmemory.Mr.Jacb toldusdinnerWUservedbyIunifonnedWIIW- •blactman••Ion&emp«ytlb~ Hepanic:ulartyrememberslhatyousatuoneatdandheIIdieoma -..-tuch-hef01 ratherunusualbecausethetable..-assoJons.Doesthatbrin&beetmemoriesofPh: Jacuon?

(

SHAW (inpre~nt)
~O(a1~I.Bueonlheotherhvid.I dohavealovelyOiippencWedininetable1r-dI 0(1enhaveamendovers110n1atoneend,..h,letsitat,heother.That1spruis.e lv:. pointo(aton&dirunat.tble.Thesplendoro(theme.aJaddstotheen,oymentof ,~
95

JIM

Iwouldimaaineauniformedwa.iccrhelps.

SHAW
Itaddsausteo(elecanc.eforVfh.ichImustconfessawuknessnow~then.I~ himSmedley.Hisruln~ isWillieJenkins•·butIcouldhardlyimaJineanyuw, man:u~uth durin1dinnerttianmytumin&cowardchekitchenandhoUe:rin1 '-Willie!·...Whereisthisletdin1to,Mr.G&trisoa7

PHilllPJACKSON,inda.AY SHAW le.avin&thedinin&table.

11M(OVER) Afterdinneryoupa.idhimtohavesex...,;lJIyou.

96

INT. SHAW BEDROOM • NIGHT

x 1,i.i·~(JSHAWisbein&whippedbyJACKSON•·aleathermuleonhisrace;handcufTs,minon,ropes ~,.TY,}l',,~completetheill~ '.·,."'°""'\ ,~-v./\t~Af.lf SHAW (0\'.E,R) .

0/ \jrr· · Pflft!Absolutenonsense.11leQuanerisftDedwilhvividimapationsmydearM: 'f" GarriJaD-younamen-11o11sayanddo111)1Jun1- ( _.

JtM(OVER,lauahshe.anily) ...inthecourseofthatniplMt.JacksonwdamannamedDavidFerriestoppedb tbehouse...alon1withanocheryoun1maa...•

CNT. SHAW'S £NTREE • THAT NIGHT

FERR.IEcomin&in,widlanotheryouo1OGCJCEN.

,. SHAW(OVER) Whot

...DaniFerrie... ....

SHAW (OVEJl)
Ho.I1aaYenever1cnoWftanyonebythatname.Of~M°'cthavin&metMr. 1a.• tcouldhltdly~ ma Mr.Fe.me...

< ~-1,.. JIM(OVER) • tJ'-1~·I\.~J.-,, ...anddwthefourolyoupaniedearlyintothemonun1houri... ).()•\},'U~ ~. ru~·"I.,fThefamoussnapshot~theFOURMENInctns.smilln1rarchecan,en.cha:mpac,,e~esinh. 'Y.,. ✓\ Fernelookstruly~ue withaIon&blondwi&.hisarmcuddlln&lhe&wtalsofhisyoun1 ~i.r chicken.Shawdirnifwd.withhisMounianw;I,

• 6 \

- • JtM(inP"senl) ut meshowyouhispicture.(handin&•&enenlphocoo(reme10Shaw)

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SHAW (INPRESENC)

No.rmsurefvene-v~metanyoneo(suchabiz.arreappearance.

JtM0,andin&anotherpho<ovaph) AndMr.Jackson,ofcoursenoc?

SHAW (srudy;n1it)
Iamquitecertain.HeappearstobeIanmyyow,,hoodlumwhowouldhanily bewelcomein myhoaw.
98

INT. BRENNAN'S RESTAURANT • SIMULTANEOUS

LIZ andallF1VEICIDSlooldnlatmenus

SNAPPER
rmhunlJ"Y!When'rewe1onnaeat!

uz We're1oin1tosu.nwichouchimandhe'llbeheftt«dessert.Snapperyouputlb.at bact!

VlROINIA. IwantaShirleyTemplet

SNAPPER
Metoo.
JASPER (disappointed)
W'hen'sDaddycomin&Mura?

l1Z Som. He'sreal1CffJ1'ecan'tIWtMthusbuthe'spromisedtobehere... ,.

99

INT. GARRISON OMA .THAT DAY

JIM
DoesdieumeCay 8ennndmw1 any,hln1toyou?
SHAW (an~a teCOIJec1ioft)
Cay8a1nnd? Cit Bannd? Ibelieve111mWUImuwithInamesimilarto1hr wboworkedattheQamberofCommerce.IsthatNmanyoahidinmind?
J1M
No.thatwunoc1hemant!ladinmind.Do)'OUbowanattorneybylhenameof DeanAndrews?
SHAW
Ooemeeu tomanyanorneytinmybusiness.No.Idoe'tbelieveIknowDean Andrews.

lNT. B8,ENNA~'SRESTAt;RANT •LATER

AU I.hefoodonthepla1esisutcnutheWAJTERt.kesitaway.AlullinI.helcd"sfaces.Lu.loo«.: thecheck.Mos1o(theEasterCrowdha.sllre.adyleftthercs~wuc..

100

EBB

Where'sDaddy~

MOM (snaps)
Hushnow!
JASPER (pause)
ShouldwewajtM0n2?
MOM (aJ.mosaCT)in1)
I don'tthinksoJasper.I don'tthinkyourDad iscominatobrvnchthisyear.

ShepayslhebillMththedollanfromherhandbac.

~T. GARRISON OFFICE • LATER THAT DAY

Everyonelookstireduthequestionin&dn1son.Shawsud:in1onendlessOauloises.

11M(h&ndinI IphocoIOShaw) Mr.Shaw,canyouidentifyI.hisman1

SHAW
Nannlly.(1oobup)AnyoucJaimin1Mr.Oaniscntha.rMr.OswaJdalsohaddil1i widlme1
JIM(1nunor1ess)
Mr.Shaw,ctidyouevermeetLeeHarveyOsMJd1
SHAW (d,htens)
yOUreallyhavemeaMsaninlWlt.hIWIofl0l'didchanctcndon'tyou.Mr. OarrilO&. ,.
JIM
Pltaseanswerdieq\afflion.
SHAW
Of ccunenodAnd Iresentdlisinte.rro1ad01LInfac1IadmiredPresidentKenned; A mu ..;chtruepanache.andawewidlimpeccablew.

JIMshowshimaDCWlplpc:rcUppin&-

· •:J,✓l-·rv0"'~ .J JIM 0 ,.0 \I)\r~l.~ Mr.Shawthisis1ftItaliannewspaperanic1ela9PlaaSen·sayin11ou~I "~,('['~(\~·-¥\rv(•·\Jnmberoflheloudo/C-entroMondoCommerdaJeInItaly.thuchiscocnpaay...,, 1~· (\!}>l}~\J aunn ottheCA rorthennsferoffundsInItalyfariDe&aJpolitical--espionqe O ~-~~~ aaivida.11SO)'Ilhlldllscompanywueipelled""'9IWyfor!hoseldlvities.

0· ~

SHAW (stony)
Tm...,ellawareth isUSioioc.an:,cle.AndIamlhink.in&very~nooslyof~u1n &\J'l1 ~r; o(anewspaper.

'JtM ItsaysthacthiscompanyhasheavilyfascisttiestotheFrenchsecrerarmya-&l/\Jz.acc thataiedtoassassinateDeOaullein1960.

SHAW
Nonsense.
J1M
...andthatthiscompanyislinkedtotheSchlumberJerarmscompanyherein H<Mlml.Louisiana•·whicholcourset.tUbrokenintobyOavidFerneandhis Cubans.••
SHAW
Mr.Oanison.you'rereachin1.Iamanintemation&Jbusinessman.I0'1de evuyv.,here.Iamaccusedasareallbusinessmenofalldunes.IsomehoVt10about mybusiness,makemoney.helpscxietytothebeSlIcanandrrytopromotefrua-ioe inlhis"'Orid.
JIM
Mr.Shaw,areyouorhaveyoueverbeenaconcnct11ent..-ithlheCenD'IJ Iacell.i,aaAaency.

( Shaw 1Jaraahim.Suence.

SHAW (..-ilhpowerfulcont~)
AM iiIwuMr.0arriS0ft...doyou&hintIwouldbehtn10day...talkin&tosomebee Ubyaa.
JIM
OfcoaneDGt.(Standsi,p)Well.Mr.Shawthat'sIDdiequcmonswehad.Thanky1 rar~ honary. . ,.

Sbaw leaves,loob1-tIIdiecloar.

SHAW
Iajoyldnetin1with)'QIcendemcn.It..-um011pleasant.Iwishcou,~to~ at,-- and10eachol'/fNIladiesandyourramrnes-mybestwhesraraHappy !lillr.(Uheezics.weft0dceasli&htlimp).
BOXLEY
Wbew.Whatdo youthink!
JIM
Hi'slyin1downtheline.

BOXLEY

( Yelll-andwisrun1usaHappyEastertoo.Rubbill&itinourfaces."!..a.t'fOIIhear

oc.Mr.DA.You can'tJayIfin1uonme.• . ·

J'tM We'JIsee1bou1thu.

SUStE I1on.a10,JefTs&o.tlhe(amiJyover.

JlM Go Susie,thwsrorCivinlusthetimetoday.

101

INT. GARRISON HOME •THAT NIGHT

JIMwalksin,distr1cted.LIZ isshuttinsdo\\lftthehouse,someoftheKIDSstillup.somein~

· JASPER Daddy!Whereyoubeen?

JIM(lc:issesLiz)
HiEg&head.
LIZ(seellun&)
Hi.
JIM
Touahday.

l.1Z

C Mysympathies.

J1M
'Mlac'sWTOn&?
LIZ
We 1taiicdroryou,_houft.Jim.Don'tyouremember?
JIM (cona-iw)·
011OodtItJustslippedmynnd.rm10117.

l1Z Itslippedy04amind!YoupromisedJim.ror(jod'ssakesit's&ster!

JIM
rmscrryEuhead.tJustdoe'thaveEastaBunniesonmy1nind.rmthinkinca punin&JduilKennedy'smurducnbehindban.
U'Z
YoucaremoreaboutJohnICennedythan~familytAlldayIon&thekidsare -where'sDaddy..,W1wamIsupposedtotel1matidsJlml
JIM
TellthemrmSantaCiusandoneolmymndeercau&htpneumonia.Tellthel1'. theToodlFairy.Idoft'tcaiewtlaayoutellthem.1\etrvd\iirmdoin&myjob

( makesurecukidscuarowupinacountrywherejusdce11f011'tbeanarane..

vanishedideatheyradaboutintlistcryboob.,Jibdiedlnaaunorthelostcoo ~ Atlantia.

t..lZ Thifsda.ndy,bu1iisuredocsn·1replaceaf~thert/\dahusbandonEuierDay

ITM(&nlTY,turnsaway)
It's1oin1cosetwonehoney.
102

EXT. ANGOLA PRISON • LOUISIANA COUNTRYSIDE •DAY (1967)

APPROAOiL'IG CAR POV··theprisonloomsOYetthes..-amp,daispa1r01Jin1thewire.

VOI~OVEJl OisaictAnomeyGanisontoseePrisoner237B.WardBlock237B.SendrumonUL.

At theeare,theearisle:1throu&J,.

~T. PRISON DORMITORY· · DAY (1967)

One ofthe·GUEFGt.:ARDS""allcsJlMandBOXLEYdownaweirdcircus-Ukeatmosphere.In LouisianatheprisonencanwuranyoudittheychoosewhichIN.ke.sthisprisonlooklikeMardiGru. MAilyTRA.~SVESTTT'ES.

GUARD (proud)
...wedon'tneedno1a1e.soutlhue.They1ocdie•s"'lmp•(chuckles)IJW\yolem

&oneintherebutnonecomeouL•.HeyVernon!·

VERNON BUNDY,a la&etv.,entiesblackhcn>inotrender,shufflesova-.

OVARD
You101somecompany,wants10talkwidyou.Youbehavenowboy,y'hur?

TIMEarTTO:

Bundytalks.indifferent.,theeffecthiswardshawonhisliuencn.AdeepSouthernblacka~0t. sleepy.rural.

,. BUNDY Jt"'haJyol'63,itwuhactoo.aboutI 10depees.twuonihetopo(thatconrntt seawallIILakePoncJwninwilhmycooker._

FUSHaAc~ TO: ·,

103

EXT. UD PONCHARTRAIN SEAWALL. DAY (1"3)

A viewol..LUI. ledft110theSEAWALL.bUndinawhitesua.VERNONBUNDYisonthe S1epsJudinldown'>diewaier,preparin11heroininjec1i0ft.

BUNDY (OVEJl)
Iwu 0Ut11sipt'cau•Iwuonthestainpa'don tolhc.,..,ter,y'see...

A c:upullsintotheareadls1cqin1a.AYSHAW.

• S6

BUNDY (OVER)
·· Iwasloolcin1a.IIroundcaus.erm1kepticaJ-.henthisfellowceuootofltlautorxt_ a.i,d....,aJkstowardsme.He·sJotab11ofalimp.I dontkrlo..,,.hetherhesa policemanorwhaL..

osw ALD Itcome.sintosi&htbe(oreSHAw&etsIDI.hese.awall...hereBundy is.theyenterUllO con-.ersation.Munere.dmomenu.'

' L

I1Y.;.,_:(~'\M~l ' \,,,-,'vw•1,~"0 SHAW ((aforunduthe'1rindl •f.,1fri,9 .•.penetnteth.iscroup...wetrunkaplot tokillthePresiden,ineilherMia.miorTeus ~✓ .l/'vf\,{,lateNovember...CubanAlpha66...yourcontxtis FilDon'tcometome...

OSWAU:) Yes.sir.

BUNDY (OVER)
Thenthisotheryounaerfellowcomeso-verandthey'ret:1Wn1 about15re.etawayfrt me.Goeson fortwenryminutes.Iwantto&etounathe~but Ican'tThebi&IUY reelslikeacop. HelivestheyouncCUYrmnocsurewhu.but itlookedlikearoil money.Theyoun1(UYstuckit in hisbackpcxket.

v/~.·U:-v,\.t<vwtp.A/?1J.,v'fj,fa,L/j_,.

( TIMECUTTo.

OSW A1.DandSHAWdriftaway,leavin&sevenlyellowleatlecsanrhe,round.

BUNDY c:omin&overandpickin&themup.ItturnsouttobesomeotOswald'spro-Cas1n>handai fmm 54'Caq,StreeLBundyusesaleal1et10wraphisdope.noddin1,happy.

BUNDY (OVER)
...&ftcrlheyleftIpickeduponeo(lhepaperstowrapupmydopeafterIshe(it.

BacktotbePRESENT.BOXLEY shoYtsVERNONthepictureolSl\awandOswaldsepantely.

~JP""',/)INSERTthem.

?\/Q.,/l,;tt~~rμ-0// . •JIM . ~ ~·_;--1/,0,-JJ~I,~lt(\v:Jj~~r·Y01111yduoldermanUq,ed'? ,.

1,\/,v~ ~~ _v,l?iJ,U)) BUNDY (nodsIIthefWOpicftfts) , kl.&t--<'JI'fl":.yv- 1'1111'1than.ThepyswhoshotthePresident.(answerin&Jim'squestioa) •~'? )M O{) Y• *•JmtI slishtlimp,notmuch,butItstood-

•JI:.',y'f>~ rimsuidila'-<t.c111,-•· .

~ ,~.J...,,.J,,~~i)usRIAa-SHAWenterinahisofflce..nocrullynociccablebutwenowruMPCUTTo.

(\ /:J"j w ~ SHAW, llmll&IIdiedoorlook!ft&backr«hislastCOIMIOIII"llaveIniceEa.s1erSunday"...he, \',f',/oft\'~ ➔ ve,11liedaeuotwisdnaIllsfoocubewalb.

,~;,t)~ ~}.r-rJ.\~~ JIM(rememben) V . \ \ \\I.~;~r{i' You'reacon~edheroinuserVemon.Youwouldn'tbelooldn&forade.altocut ,JJ"'\\_i_'-$ shcnyourpnSOGNy ..•

( ◊ 0'1")1\Di.

- . ~ .\ d\V'~ , \.~·JrJJ11-.~v'J.

:~ ~\,~~ /\

BUNDY
Sosir.-J'IIdo mytime.butJs.aw1he,..holethin&wi1hmyowneyesMrGur.~n

JtM -\Vhyshouldtbelieveyou?

BUNDY
BecausermteUin&youI.herruthsir.IlovedJohn F.Kennedysir,hedidmany100: thin1s(orcoloredpeoplehere.IlovedIN1man.Ardwha1happenedtohim'sa~ shame.
104

EXT. ANGOLA PRISON •DAY •(19'7)

AnotherpanofI.heprison.aworicarea.Wlμ.IEO'KEEFE.ahandsome.muscledyoun1 cruckenhawkv..ilhane.arin&,aba.ndana.colorf'ulcJothes.anauraofbw-ne.dtrothinhisintense,sun browneyesandthickcountryaccent.talksd\ll'UI&hislunchbreak.hisbackresan1•&a.in.statTee loolon&outonamanpoveswamp.OntERPRISONERSmoveinbackl'fOund.eatins,sociaLiz:inJ

JlM Iwanttolhw youMr.O'XecfeforI.hisrime.

O'XEEfE Tlm!?YoucancallmeW-lllie.Iain'taocnuthinbuttimeMr.Garrison.Minutes. hours.day,andyeanoltaLnmejustsWldsstillherelikeabi&fatsnakesunniA itSCltonmeroad..•

of"\ J

BOXJEY

L JJ) t~w· Cay BaulndW-.We?

1y~ ,L;;~, 01CEEFE ,}v f\/1'\Y- Ye.aJLCay.ImethimscrnetimeinJuneof'62aitheMasqueradeBar.DaveFeme ~\1r)\01V \ tookmelbcft.tortheexpressreasontomeethim.weD.rmseiualpurposes.

;~ I\'i1, INT. MASQUERADE IAR • FllENCH QUARTER •NIGHT (lffJ)

~ , FERlllE.SKAW,and01C:EEJ'EIIdiebeckboodl..

,.

BOXJIY (OVEJl)
F« suualpaposes?

OXEEfE (OVER) na's ripe.Hell.it'snoseem.That'swhatrminherefar.

BOXJFY (OVER)
DidhePIYyouferthis'?

OKE&E (OVER) Twcnt!!1an eachtime.No~led apee:menloranyihin1.Hejust."-'ell.l dcn't diele&alla'ID.hejustfuckedmeandleftmethemoney.

FfJlR.IE(UNDER.toCTKecte) Oan hereisav~ lmpon.antandv..e.althypaIC&

(

SHAW
Stopchat.I1o1,ontbec;Jlcdlhat
105

FERRIE(LAUAHIN&)

AU ri&hlBen.

SHAW (silly)
Actually,rmnO(soimporwitDaveonlysaysthatbecauseIhappen10beabutch queen(squeezesO'Keefeontheass).
O'KE.EFE(Stan.led)
Doa'tdothaca1ain.I don'tcare~hoyouare.
SHAW
Jwu onlytusinJ.Ilikelittleboys.
O'KEEFE
WeJJ.10findone. rmintobonda&emyself.Ililcecoticemupandletemh1t11tiicre Twt em afewrimes.rliketohearthemsqueal,y\now.

Ferricri&llinJnwlically.Shaw1cnin1excited.

SHAW
Ob? Ilove10betiedup.

C 01CEEFE(inprete11t) .

Ool'I&etmewron4,he'snoconeo(those.youknow,limpMisu.He'sabutch Joha.You'dmeethunonthescrect.you'dneversnap.YoucouldJoruhinl•ithhiI plfc:!erwithtum.you'dneversnapinamillionyean.Sooneni&ht.,.,e•erto"a ac · ·splace.Havin1aparty.Sometimein'63boutayearlater..

FLASHBACr TO:

106

INT.DAVE FERRIE APARTMENT • NLGHT •(1'63)

Theplaceistllledwkllmousecasesrorf.errie'scancerexperimenu.FEJUUE.SHAw.OKEEP'E. RJUR C\JBAN_SillNrlleraapestauahinlandrooUnaaround,OSWALDDinacomerc:lwlil\1a

107

22.RIFLE.ARECORDPLAYERPINDSOUTASPEECHINSPANISHBYCUEN,.SOMEOTHERPEOP\..£-A

beatnikscet11.Sllldlls.baniinlouc.ONEWOMAN. .

OKEEFE (OVEJl)
...tlen""aboutsevenarei&htpeople.CUbans.friendsalDavedoinlscmenufT 1111ltelllwidlhim.P1acewasamess.Dave'smindwuamess(11u&f\S)yboT.-be hidd themmicec.taetan>undcsusehesaidhewu'Mnin&onacurefarc:aocaer tomethin&...Davere.allyhadabriJliantmindy'rtoW••spokeftvelancvaaes.knew phb,phy, medicine.militaryhistory,polldcs.Hehaadepees.He11,antedI)beI prieahesaidandwudefrockedcausebewuqueer-~hehadawe ybmt ne, sawbcraround.secret.probablyaswiu:hhiner,Dave,ahawkwiththes,1)1thou&h
BOXLEY (OVP.Jl)
He hadan:,omawe?

O'KEE.FECOVE·R) Yeah.stranie&uyOa..,e1nC"'Oducedhimas. .

(

Leon.sayhello toWillie.

O'KEE.Fc(over!heracket) Howyadoin&7

OSW AU> D (sullen) Why doyouhavetobrin&homeeverylittlepickofflhestre.et?

O'KEEFE
Fuc:kyouman.

Ferriescparatin&them.

FERRIE(toO'KEEFc)
Ou:ie'sinabadmoocidon'taetucited.Iconcoctedthis

a1aressiveinbedbuthedoesn'trememberathins afterwards.LClhimbebyhimself.

J'IM(OVER)
WOJldyousaydlis-i..eon·wu~allyueHarvey Osv.ut?

O'ICE&Ellnpruenl)

C

He surelookedalotlikehimbut...lcan'tbepositive. LeonYt&salotdirtierthanthephocoMr.Bodey showedme.

BOXLEY
0o0ft.Wi1Ue.

o·XEEJ=E{J,restntmerpn11>put) ...wtllthepa,yP-crazierandcrazier,oneofdlOII y'know'"bealliktypedlinp

FEIUUE(toO'KEEFE)
We'reb:avinaalinlemeetin1here.That'sc.uao.Sounds UteHiderdoaa'the?Sonufabitchii&oin&toIO·llell sooa. .
CUBANS
Muene aAdel!Mua1el
108

SHAW (LMTATEDIITHEDOILE.IDFARIE)

OttStopitabady!W1wm ID thellpecpledoin&hae anyway?Ican'tbarallthislnlcmalnoi1L

FEJUUE
Can.don'tbesosensid"4.

C

SHAW
tdidn'tcomehereforapep~Jly.Getthesefuck.Jn& peop leouto(he~.

TlMECli"'TTO:

O'KEEFE(OVER)
...finallyI.hey1otoutoflhereandIfoundmyself&Jone llrithDiveandthisLeon.twoof&heCubans.andlhiss,,y Bennnd.Davepulledou1 hisclippin1swhichhev..u 1,1 a.lwa)'1c.arryin&around.He'dbeenobsessedwi\hCua,,, 1.f,

andKeMcdyformonths andhestartedin•&a.in... • .:.J,'j'ii:'" , tU:I1.,~I/ .f · ,/.'(,f;),,' ---1,M,

· felUUE(wavin1aclippins.drunk)rt\ctt"/(i/.~,A-'

·JI'M ...Thalfuck.in&z.e.alocBobby.Lookatthis.OurnnincQ-y,f.,,vfvihftV

M 11/ camp.Took10,<XXJrounds.3000poundsofl',Jnpov.,dcr•.:It\"';.{1-.,;)./· J...tJil'~~r allourwe.apons.Nextwe·ubelivinainaworldwhere:1;1,tLt \~{il, .~ a, onlylhecocluuckin1redswillhaveaJlthewe.aponsandrJ}. I\.tv'.VlVI\J,JV"t\kt'we·ubesurrounded.We1Jnever1etin10CUbanow,If(}.,,.,y-, ~ I''{V~ ( '~-i~ wewantafreeCuba,all"candonowisbumpotrdie I \, •~ fUC:Jdftlbeard. oj\.J~ , ~\ Ll ~ /( t ~~~ aJBAH l(~ 't\~~k>!:tV'--Owhandsarccmpcy.Howcan"killhim. l.. pf'-.,\)-~1\f-!~~v- SHAW

l}iJt.,~\., ...aruJproblem1emn1uhim.

..Q (I,,l1ft(pointin1roamapot~ .,all)WIiy?Ic:aIlle.,youadow, ~rJJt,'.\ V)\••£./.fpoi--.Stickitinhistoad.lle11diein3days.nonee.Wecanput v·IJ(''1.~somiedwl1inhisbwd.makeitfaDout.~1Jlootfuckin'ridiculous ' ; 1f" widlCIIIMsbard.

~~: ~ 01CEEfE(OVEll) ~ v •••theedieOabansleftandlhebullshinin1wuJoinJ '\ OIi.Dl¥eWUdrunk,rullydnankandheSWU1ftwidl

lteaDIIIJapia. ·,

FEJWE .
Yoabow ifwecan'taa11(uckift'Castro,&heodwrway to10iiptKennedy.

01CEEFI OIic'monDave.you'renever&OM•&et1h11sonulabitdl.

FERJUB
No.Itwon'tbeJona,markmyworct1.Itcanbeblamed onCUn. Thenlhewholecouncry·IJ1ccenra1edand demandweinY1deCub&.ADwehavetodois1•

l

Kc.anedyifttheopen.

• 7,

S~Jw..,,.hobynowhuhisurns1roundO'Keefe.laugh1.c,cstochancethesubiect.

SHAW (fondlin&)
Oh?'.'r'hacdo Iseeheri?Ooooh...

O'KEE.Fe(interestedinFeme·spropoul)) WnatabouttheSecretService..thecopsJ

FERRIE(J,acin1.hyper)
Noproblemiiic'splanned.Loothowclosetllcyaoc.-ith

opentop.Iknowsomebodywhoacruallywen1upand

a1threedifferentlocations.TriancuJacionoftTOSsr~is

&etsdoneandtheolhennyout ofthecounay10 someplacewithnoextndiaon.Icould dothatmyself.I couldny10Mexico.andthenBruil.

SHAW (scoffsIfit.handjobbinsO'Keefe)
Ot'course.Sowelltuveic&IIupIDawasheduppoc likeDavid.
FEJWE
Whoyoucallinlawasheduppot?
SHAW (cacry)
WdlDavid.youmustadmitiiyou.-en:sa.Dthemu youoncewere,you'dbeflyin1lotEastemAirlines.
FEJWE
IcanftyaplanebetterdlananypilotonEast.em's ~yroil. ..
(showsItearOfthismidriff) I' 1flewOUIf:AOablwi1llaOabus1icldn1IbayoM& inn riptthere,Ihadhimoatherunway,_

01CEEf'EOnpresent) Icldn'tdunkmuchaboutitat11,elime.JustbvDshil y'bow...But1heawhcait~nedthatway,I1« ialscared.Y'mow1RealICind.tdidn'tmenrioe iiIDDaw1111ft.Butoneftipt._

FUSHIAC~ TO:

109

EXT. GAY IAR • FRENCH QUARTER • NIGHT (1~)

O'KE£f'EandfERJUEbrukin1off'fromaOROUP.FEJUUEissoused.walldn1.

• 7 2

O'KEEF'E(OVER)
Dave\lfHreallydronlc.Cou~youknowc"erybodylikes10make themselvesO\lt10besome1h1n1morethanliley&re.'spcc1ally,nthe homosuu&Junderworld.So Itoldhimhe'tlfUfull ofshat,Ididn·tbelieve · him.He1~dme...

FERRlE OswaJddidn·,killthePresidenl.WiJlie...

O'K.EE.FE
A lotyoaknowaboutiL

\ FER.JUE

n 1~'1[jNW,· ...JknowcauseIwassupposedtonytwoo(t}iehincnouL_Yuh.From

110

--•1 ~H..,V( .\;I,U. SOUL}!OLHOUSTONDOWNLHROU&HCENTRALANDSOUTHAMERICA1NROSOUTH

,,_\lv'--/J.,..I\wt Africacausetheydon't~veextnditioncrurythere.IspoketoRubyin · ,\ .rnl\.J,r"fA;ilt.t:'Galveston,thal'swhyIwenttoGalvestonitwuacodednumber.Iwas

'\l/~~~-~t'\,,./•.'r~ mwns theamn1emencs.(llislook) -.,v~~\\,}J" \.I"\y{I', --¾v-t:~ .J:'~ \ jJ(.if O'KEEf'E(OVER) ~ -.~'-.~jX'.\JJ..,~'Lio\wv·Isw,edIDruliz.ehewufeelin1,uiltyandPri&htenedolsome1hin1.

'101 V"~Uwr FWUE ~ \ \1vrt:liA.-~v\,,\11"...butshit.Iwasn'tinvolvedinthehititself.1WUjuaabilplayu. :j}_,.,L,I~fVJ''JvI V"\ !.),/''...\\\;jV.

O'KEEFE

'\(\(v·-Y,fl}.\ ,, ·\1\\,\vi;• Butwtwdidyouaauallydo?

\...._·JJY1'v

Nothina.1\cytoldme110WlitItaskmn1rinkinHousu,nroracallfroma CubannamedCarlos..oneolthehirta1.HimandanocherCuban.Bue theyMYtrcalled.Theyflew.-a.iptdo'MItoMeu:o.Theyen.shedoffol Co1JMQrisdandwerekiDe4.

-01CEEF& w ... c:ruJIrecadtd? ,.

FDJUI
Hell• n. Naval>JilueinC.orpusOwisdcleaneditup.The ao,..,...knewaboutk.Theyknowevcryitlin&lhalhappened
(1ocbIIJddealyat0'1Ceefe)
Yoadoe'twanttoknowthisshit.Wlllie.Cl'you'redad.Youhe.arme? Y• daa'IremembathisCOGversadoncause1hey11aayou.

<nm-£ (1ftpresent) tthoupakwujuamorealdiedrunkencockandbwJbutal'ICrthatni&ht he'dalTtlyltalkaboutitttheahewasdnant10meanditwualwaysthe sameandffhalhewusow.hewu alwaysfri&htemd•·unmely Mptened. .

0a 1tMinthepme,11.deeplypenurbed.

O'KEEFE
And thatstthen1&otpopped.Whataboutthepweboard.Mr.Bol.ley?

• 7J

BOX:UY We'reworkin&on11Willie.IIlooks&ood.TellMt.Gu,,sonaboutthe ocherfellow.WithShaw.

d'KEEFE(remembers) Oh ye.ah.Iror,ot.ln'63thisOayBertnndIUYbroushtIman10the ipirtmezuIv.-uuvin&inbyrnis1ue.

FUSHBACI TO:
111

INT. O'KEEFI • NEW ORLEANS • NLGHT (1963)

SHAW punincthekeyaway,walbinMlhJACKRUBYtoseeWU.LIEO'KEE.FEin undershonssleq,in1onaCold-outsola ·

112

~~ CVT,U.{,D°"JI O'KEEJ=E(OVER)

l\('{\!,'(,'-'C~hI ...andthisSUYwasade.adrin1u(ortheCUYinDaJluwhoshoeOswald. \✓~-vt,1\1\(.\XiI JtM(OVER)

JackRuby.Hecametoyourapanmentbymisuu?

O'kE.EFE(OVER) Yw. rdjuscchanaedapanments.ItwasnextdoarandIknewirwasan 1panmen1usedforfrickin1.butI didn'tknowocherpeoplehidthekey. Well.rdjustbeeninthereaftipt«r.vowhenhatccmuduspy Bennnd.justwalksin.hehadakey.Hesaid.-

SHAW (surprised)
Whal• )'OUdoinahere?

01CEEFE

YouhewidlBill? ,. OKE&E No.Ijuslmovedinhen-

Oli&E (OVll) SoIpea d)eywerelooldn&forBillTheyleft.

IOXLEY(OVER)
..,_,cl1111mulookUb1

OkE»E(0VEll) A dapperBJo1emanwurin&oneollholeS1r1whallwithdieshmtbillaa ic.ImeuclaoPer.Hewasilldresst.d~libto,-,.youblow,ina Mia Ilic.W1ieftIsawthes,ictmesotdie1UYlaterafll:rheshatOzzie.rm ·p-, sank'ltllhim.Loobdlikeareal~-

~ RUBY- ahall.amxuwroth1'boy,&ivin&O'lCed'etheonceCMr.Theboy_isno1 bistype.1'1le7UYL • .

• 7 4

nM (pause.inpresent) A1'youwillin&to"'?eatyoursu,emenLSundersodiumPen10(hol.Will ie'

( Vnder1hesupeMs1onofadoctor.

O'KE.EFE(uncomfortable)
r&uesssoyun.

JtM YourulizeI.hettunasyou'"sayin1,Willie,are1oin1robearuckedbya locofdiff'erencpeople.

O'JCEEFE
OhJre.alizeI.hatMt.Ganisonbut rnbehones,withyou.. i1don'tbo<her me.

11M W'hyWillie?\Vhyareyou1ellin1usthis?

A pause.

O'KUFE
I,uesssircauseKennedys10lethatfucldneJecdcn.Hl.son,r.,u1onn1be oneoltheputPresidenlSbutKeMedyhewreckedduscowu:ry.Ht

thiscrimenow,thenigenaDovercbeplaceukbtfardleirdamnedcivil ri&hts.InhereIDO,they'reICUIIIup.Then10MIbeanykinda invesdpdcftd'fillyhewaskiDed,theftmaybedieNilcucomeoutabout themucauserDtellyadlis-thedaythaasunuf'ahitdldiedwasasrurday

C rortluscouncry.Ija'hate10dunkthey'reblaminlitoa,oa,enuclike

Oswaldwhodidn'tknowshitupay.Peo,leSotIOblowwhyhewu kil1edsir,theTnnh1ocucomeoutonewayarchiodla'.

~ betalks.runsharesasickenedtootwithBosley.Whar.ewrl'Vdlhemaybe1ellin1is a«:ess.arilycompmm;sed'Yanamtudechatcouldbedemo)"dincaur1.

113

INT. CAR• LOUISIANA ROAD-. SWAMP. NEXT MORNING (1967)

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BUl..and11M1'cumin&IONew0r1eaAS.

IOYJFY
Dae'laetmewron1boa..IruDybelieveVemoaBundyandsomeof WUU.O'Kecfe.ButShaw'saocrespect.75•cllhlpeopleoutdlcn-

inclucln&•AmlricuBarASIOCiadcnandtheedllDn~aDdie~ - are10MA thinkVemaeladyItanlgerandajunkie.AndWillieO'KeefeItaragoc..Doesn't matta-whlldleysa,.Wt'llnewrps IIIhie1EiiiMIMdldlellL

JIM
Ibelievethey'reteWn1lhetrvtham,Ido.wicllthemwecanswtloosenin1 up JameocherthrudL

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l"a. GARR.ISON -HALLWAY & OFFICE. <CRl\tl~AL DISTRICT COURT) • MOR~l~G SAME DAY ('61)

ffifcomin1downthecorridOtwiu,BOXl..EYiseonfroncedbysomel'W'ENTYu:x:AL JOL'RNAUSTS .ANDTV CREWS. A hubbubolficn:equestionins.AOLIBS,butJim. puuled.brushesby,seeldn1refu&ein ,hisofrice.

rYON,OSER.SUMA, COX allwairin&forhim.TheR.EGUURSTAFF·some30 peopleintheoffice••areJoolcin&.wonderin1.IVONpresentinctumwifhthefroncpaae oftheNewOne.ansStates-Item.

IVON(present)
ConsratulacionsBoss.you·~paaeone!

~SERT: '"DALAUNOi:ESFULL JFKDEATH Pl.OTPROBE· MysteriousTripsCost La.r&eSums•.

1lM(stridin&intohiso(ftcerudin&il) Oh Jesus!

IVON
Anditain'tpreny{rudin1hisownc:opr>...theDAhasspa,cmorethan 1.000dollanonunexplainedtravelandinvestiaaaveexpensessinc.eNov. 2',1966.

NUMA CCMrlappin&) -.shewenttothepublicNC01dsandaoc\hevouchm.-erequestedror withdrawall

IVClf ...iftheyonlyknewwhalwesocforlhos.el,m>bucks.

SUSIE
Cay Shawmust'vehadsomedwl1todowichdus.

TunIthisdatflniWIIrudln1diencliAllaaepic1ureclhim..oethefrontpap.Ke

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puadowndiepaper,radwl&foraIona,&Oldpeedla;tispanofdliedesk.._

J1M
~ flameddow1Ithellft'I,,h'slt.eirbusinessbutyou'ddunkthey'd ..a 18effortIOunde:ncand.1\ey'remorec:oncemed~theS&,(Q) ._ NJ areabaut~u;.;--':»we'redoina••Inuycwnc.&eninl ...,doeta'tICCOr'..p•damnduns- .

~ heunc:rmdamJybendslheSoldpealDtoIpafectU,cheadropsiiIDtheYiastebasket.

IV0N
EKUleme amocnenc-AmIilllheri&hloffice?ThisisdieDAI~ bew isn'tu?

J1M
Thischln&ese"cryt.hingacnllerrcn.Wee1t.herpulloutno-. or....,ekeep go1n1.trwekup&01n1its101n1to&ethotterthlna•ho"'houseon doUuday.Everynuti.nthecow,cry's101n110come10111•·&ndinthe samebreathmaybesomeonewho's&onna,eUusthetnnh.
SECRETARY (comin&in}
Mr.Ganison.whatshaJIIteUlhemJThey'repilincupou1sidethedOOf. They,..an,as~cemcnt.thephones~1oin1CT'I.Z:iuthlnbussonacue.

TheywaitJimsW\ds.pack.shisbriefcasewithnewpapenandrc(CRneebooksIndheads farthebackdocwELEVATOR.

JIM .
Neitherconfirmdenyordiscuss.Shuon.Goodbyeacnllemen,rmsuin& home YthereIcan&etadecentday'swortcdone.

HisSTAFF isamaz.ed.

~T. LOU IVON'S APARTMENT • NEW ORLEANS • NIGHT

IVON drinkin&1~infrontoflheTV NEWS inhissmallbachelarapanmenLA(an.

\1• \,I\J"'11~·c...,Wv-tty)~·~ 1V NEWSMAN (edirariaJ) 11/)Al·1 "i,1VVt$)~. Garrison'sownsilenceonlhesubject1wraisedtomeincerestin& I\/\,\l'\~rJ..v\. j_4,,J_,,questions.Widt~moneyhuheuncovaedsanevaluablene• '~'Vv "\11\'\).[11'0.evidenceerisheysavinacheinfanmdoa~hawill&linfarhim \,,l,~~ ~ ~ u~ enanationalle¥e1?Mr.OuriSOftiiseems.shouldhavesome cW°d_A,')μJ0CA,~¾ explanaaon.

(>--VV\VThephonerincinl-IVONpicksitup.

IVON
Yall1
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OA VE FEJUUE'S·VQLA(VAY•SIATED)

Did'1f1lllofficeplantthal1arbaseindieplperP

LOU
Wllolleis7

· FEUUE (OVER) Yoa bow damnwellwboiiii.

LOU

FEJUt.tE(OVER) Yuh. yousocic.Sincerc?U'retheonlysniafltshoocerinchatfuc:lr:in' oftke.rdlikeanwwa fromyoa.Didyouplutil1

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LOU
Da..,,.doyouU'ltnk1,1,,e·reoutofourminds~The..,holebu1ldinc·sbe.ena zoos1nc.ethatbroke.Wecan11erathinedone.Reponencra...,lin& cvcrywhe~.Youthinkwe'tlil&nllhu?
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EXT: L~T.PHOSE BOOTH • • NEW ORLEASS STREET. NIGHT

FERRlE'sane~ous..-reek inaphoneboothonLouisianaParkway,ouujdehis A2ARTMENT HOUSE. wuchin&lhcREPORTERSandTVcamm surroundin1his home.waitin&forh.irn.

FERR.IE(yeUin&)
Sonxbcdxplantedthatruckin&stary!Andscmdmxtipped-offthepress rmoneofGarrison'sfuck.in&suspecuandthe~Uln&aroundmy apartmentlikebeeson actndybar.·Ican't10rmoutonthe-street Themauocsarceverywhere.Doyouknowwhalyou'vedoneto me! It's all~etthenationalnewsnow.Youknow..,ha,you'vedonelOme?
LOU
Calmdown,oa._-e.what?
FEJUUE
rm adudman!Frcm hereon.believeme.rmadeadman.
LOU
Wh• areyouwkin1aboulDa\lt?Youwau'tmentionedinthestory. Ooe'tjumptoconc:lusiofts.

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FEJUUE
Yoodunkycurinveuil&Delft'Ibeenallthatsecret!Youblow..,henyou wk topeop~theywt.,ocherpeople.PeoplelikeAndRws.Shaw, ManiL-

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FD..-.
"Joullilquadonln1anyOablnl?
LOO
Dhe.youbow dial'swhenchisroadle.ads.

FEil.ili! ttladsranhetthanth&

UJU
Daw.jusacalmdowll.MeetmebllhelobbycltheFontt.inbleauin20 minutes.ruhaveasuJ•~ taryouwiderIIIassumedname.
FEJUUE(unsure)
TheF-ontainbteau?20minuta?

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LOU (HOPEFUL)

Yeah.Come onDa..,e.comeonourside .1r,.iuante.eyouthebou....,ould

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· DA VE(dreamy)

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...11..,emeprocecaon.,

LOU
Yeah!He'dk.illroryouDave.Herespecuycu.Yourmind.
CAVE
I&o<noplacetosleep.fllmeetyouin 20 minutes.

Hanesup.Pause.Athisend.LouIvo11hanssup.exci.ted.

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INT. GARRISON HOME • NIGHT

The phonerincinl•LIZpicksitup.JIMlook,jn1utheTV ne'tlfS:MARTINLtmiER K.tNGisddiverinaaspeechaaainsttheViea,amWar.(takenfromtheRivenideOtun:h speechofMarch'67)

KING ON TV
PresidentKennedywdononeoccasion.9Mankindmustputtnendtowar. orwv willpucaner.ftomankind.•IpnyGadthalAmericawillhearthis befcnit'stoolate,becausetoday"·reft1hansatttrrmconvincedisone olthe111011unjustwantJwhueverbeenfouptinlhehisiaryofthe worlcl.

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uz (on':,&honemeanwhile,testy)No,he'snochenaow.Andhewillnoc a.kt heftifhewen!Soplasecalltheoft'anumber.Thankyou (hanpup).Two olthemevencametothedoarthisafternOOIL

JIM
rmsorryhoney. ,. uz (plate) nm.r■ teared--

Thephoaill1HOSapbLShepicksicupanpy.

.... uz. Leaw• ALONE fCI'Ocd'ssake!(slamskdon)

IIMISapillIIICJNOconcinua011TV

KJNOON'IV
...sendin1them1.000alesawaytopannteeh'berdclinSoutheastAsia

havebeenrepeatedly(acedwiththecruelironyolWIICNIIINear,,and whiteboytonTVtaeent utheylriUanddieforanationlhathasbun unable10seasthem10a~lherinlhesametchool.

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(picksi1 up.listens)..it'sLou...

fU"TIwesthephone

L'1. ro~TAISBLEAU HOTEL SUITE •THAT NIGHT

Jl'AandIVON wacchuFERRIEpaceswildly,speedina.

FEJUUE
rmcauahcinthemiddle.they'rear1erme.h'salmostover.
IVON
ListenDave.whydon'tweordersomeroomsuvice.haveabile,relu. You'rewehe~.flJSla"yISIonaISyouwanL
FEJUUE
tdon'tknowwhototrustanymore.Yuh.sure Icoulduseapolof hot coffeeandafewpacksofCamels.Yousocanythin1newinthe investiaaaon?

AJ (VON picksupthephone,ordersroomservice.

J1M
YoumeanabouttheO,buls1emn1·trainedncnhotthelab?
FEJUUE (incoherent)
Ob)QIp that?Baniswspetproject.Oettin&paidbythe1ovemrnenrto wort•&a.insttheaovemmenLleautiluL\111\111mindhehad.wharal'IY Ouy.
J1M
\Vhowupl)'VIIyouDaw1 . FEJlU! I' YOIIdunkIWUIIN'filJpilot,~theusassinadon.don'tyou?
JIM
Idoe'Ibow.Wereyou?Who toldyouthis?

' FEJUUE (lauahs) Ibeelldcuamyowninvesliptins.buth's&fflinlteary.Idon'treally bow slliLIWUjult._

JIM
Wh, youIClndofDive?

FBWI! Everyt,ady!TheAaenc,.TIieMob.TheCubul.Yeah,followthe CUbins.(l.eck1hemouc.Hen.inDIDU.Miami.Oeckoutasuyrwned ·EladiodelValle.Mypaymuaerwhenlf1e•misslcmintoCUba·•he's

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Lou wridn1iido--.Theact~writin&makesFerrieevenmoreparanoid.

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F'EAAIE
Hold11~Hold111rmno,coopenon&,,1,11hUlyone.TI-,ere'sadeath ..,,arnn,forme.don·tyousetn!Wallam1nu1e.You·rcnotbuc&ed.ue r""'LetmecheckyouOUt.

He reelsIvonforbu&s.bu1outofasec,seofhierarchy,i&noresJim.Hechecksll"Oundthe room•-phone.behindpa.u,cinas.nowervase.li&hlfixturesasthebanycon..,er~tion continues:

IVON
Dave,Ialway1playsquare.Nobucs.rdloveyouco10ontherecord. butrmin nohurry.Wheneveryou'reready.

· fEJUUE(checldn&therocm) I don'thavemuchtime(holdin&hisne.ck)rmsofuckintired.Haven't slepcsincethatshitarticlecameout.Wlly'dyou,uy1have1010and1et meinvolvedv.ilhthis?

NON
Didweinvolveyou.Dave,ordidClayShaw?
FEIUUE
Tilatcoc:ksucldn'rauot!He'saotmebytheballs.

tvON Whaldoyounu?

FEJUUE
P!lotop'lphs-ccmprocnisinasmff.Andhe'lluseem.1beAaenc:yplays

\ re.keeps.•.(S1illchecJciftltheroomrorbuss>IknewQsv.,alds,rettywell.

HeWU inmyCvtl>JrPatrolunit.Itauahthimna')1Nll1.Sh.it.hewasa meansunufabitclLButheaocarswde.al.Ireelbadrarhim.'TheA1ency fuckedhim.Jualiketheyreaonnaruckme.

JIM
Litmeaecdissnip&now.Cay Shaw.isblackmlilinlyou? ,,.
FEJUUE
h:tda'A.Howdoyoud\inktheA&ency&etSpeopleto dolheitbullshit?

Room lll'tkilbocks.andFariejumpsandNshes10lhebalM>0m.

FEJUUE
Whoisic7
BB.LHOP (OVER)
Roomsavice.

1IMwhisperstcmelhin&andLoupstothedoor.takesthesemc:etablewithoutlettin1 thebellhopiLJim.veryucitedcontinueswithFerrie.

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Sameone.I didn'tkJ1ow.noimpersonator.

FUSHB~CK ·•FEJUUEatthepattywilhOSWALDll,theimpenonator,petWillie O'Keefe'switness.

1im.inthepresent.doesn'tfeelri&htaboutit.

JtM Did)'OUwea&oodlookattheTVwhentheyhadOswald.

FERJUE
(shrup.can'tbebothered)Bract.black-·justJiveit10me.(takesthe freshcoffeefromLou.HahuC1mels).Shil rmsouhausted.Myneck iskillin&me.rve&otcancer.Hadittaryws..YouknowIbeen experimendn&onmi~cy;n,tocomeupwi&hac1n.
J1M
Da°"canIjustaskyouthisdire:c1Jy7Didyoueverwen(Cl'dieCIA?
FEIUUE(1aups)
Younab itsoundlike101111remoceupcria,c.einIndenthiSICll'y.Man,

L· younew:rleavetheAaency.Oncetheyaocyou,yca'reinforlife.

nM AndS11aw7

FEJUUE
Shaw,Banister,Oswakl.Ruby,theCubans•·allApncy
IV0N
W1III._ dieMcb1Itbau&h&Rubywcrudror1heMob?
FEJUUE
n.,'11Aae,cy10G.Doa'tyoutetit?CAandMafta101ether.Tryu,110 ..... Cu1ro.MUNal incauu.ButtheMobuejusabiRdI\Hl.t.TM Af/11111:1llwtytnan,theshow.
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11MIITTHOTILLEDLHEPRESIDENA1

FEJUUE (suddenlybytlCrical.cryi,11)
OhmM. Ican'tbetalldft&likethis.They'reIOMIkillaw-rmaonnadie.
(1'elitsdowtl.mckjna.sobbin&)Idoft'tbowwhalhappened.AllI wantedmtheworld.-u10beaCatholic~- theinamcnastery,sNdy anciealLadnmanuscripg.pny.saveOod.BatIhiddusone1mible. fatalweaknea.Theydefrockedme.AnddlCffIs&aned10loteever')111illl-

Bowin&hishead.lddln&itinhishands,theMlswurocomeoffmhishands.

FERRIE
Shit,for10<to&luelh1sfuck,jnru&1oday.Youl!IO*.11oneumeIe"en

OayShaw.IhatethebasWd.All Iaocleftisinhisronen,bloodyhands. Hetippedthenewspapcn•· Ik.no'ilfitThat'show&heAaency..,orks. Theyusepeople,chewthemup,spitemoutNowifsmyrum.

nM (empathetic) Dave,it's1oin1tobeoby.Justwkto us onther9:0l'dandwe·uprocec1 you. Isuaranceeit.

AIon&silence.Ferrie,spent,staresatJim.He's tom, about tocnct.wishin1hecould believehim

They'll1erto you100,they11descroyyou...(then)rmsofuck.inc exhaustedrcan'tseeSa-ailhl -

LOU
Oetsomerest,Dave,andyou'llre.elbetterintheaximin1.

Yeah.yeah.Buelavemealonerorawhile.I101tomakesomecalls. We1Jwktomom,w.

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INT. GILLMON CORRMOA • DAY (FEW DAYS LAFFR) (1961)

A MOB SCENI. PUSS fromdieU.S.andaDowrdiewaidareftllln&thecomdor.A FRENOf REJIORTEJtU)in1toaettlvouptheRECD110N1STasNUMApuseshim w;m asuet~ail.AlsointhehallanIN.IIJindividualaI™come10c:ontess- oneo(themdresseduSATANiftaredjuq,suitwithmast.hcnl.tailandapitchlork.

FRENOf RE.PORTEil(MValcndencials) 1oruMatcl&.WearecheJaraestma1azineInallcfPrance.

My nameisBulalrinov.JamwilhUi.f'OIMTNl1dGc,r4clMoScow.

AMERJCA~ REPORTER BiUTurner.Ra1"1'1.f)arrs.

A BL-\CKMAJi.MANeorrun&lhrou&hJugin&lhreesack.sclmail.

' MA1LMAN ConunctMJ,outo(theway.

RECE.PTIONlST2 Youknowwho killedthePresident?Mr.Garrisonisbusybuthis assistant...

Camerimovin&byiniotheINTERJOROFFlCES.

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INT.BOXLEV·S OFFICE • MONTAGE

A man~ssedlikeJUUUSCAESAR walksintoBD.J..'SOFFlCE.

CAESAR (raisinsarm)
Hail!EtN,!Ntus?
BOXLEY
Andyoatoo.myfriend...

E.scortinlhimoucbeforeheactsthechancetositdown.BoxleyheadsforJim'soffice.

124

INT. OSER OFNCI. DAY

Osertookin111thissuanacbo.1brouafltinbyanINlcLLEcnJAL

ma. Anorpn boa!

IHTB..LECTUAL • ,. No.orp boa- thetuua.lenerosunoundln1a.WiththisboaMr. OanitoaculeUwho's1eD1n1diea,nhandttho'slyin1...

125

INT.COX OMA. DAY

-Yoo seeMs.Cot.CayShawisdiereincamacioftolPrinceValiant.I UW1 dieewSa10eri&hthn.

ShehandsSUSIEacomicbookYt'idlShaw'sheadpastedonlDPrinceVall.ant'sbody.As shelootsaail.11indeciphalbleVOICEtqua-wbcmrdiePA1,--.

Ob eo.is1h11thePhantomIhes7

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INT.JIM'S OMCE • DAY

NUMA joins=wit.IIastackofnewmail.

NUMA
Jesus.iiwes1...,.en1yrrunuces10ce11n10tl'\1sofficethesedays.&re""'' famouserwhat?

1™ readinc·N"'1fl41fd·.Newspapersa.JIoverhisdesk.deeplyhun.

JIM
NocoriousismorelikeiL·JunGanisonisrisJ,t.Theffhubuna conspinc:yinNewOrleans•· but it'saplotofG&rritoft'IOWII rn.akinf...andthis•·•oneotDA'sinvesa1uonofferedanun...;Uin1 witnessS3<miionlyhewouldfl.IIinthe(acuo(&heaJlccedmeer:in110pk.JC thedeatho(thePresident•...howcantheywritethat.howdotheyknow this...(sonin1thruodlen).·Acharlatan:.·po-.er-ma,r.a'"hullcin1DA·
(NewYorkPost),"MorbidFrolicinNewOrtuns•. ·

BOXI...EYhascomeindurin1thi~completelyfruz.led.

BOXLEY
It'saz.oooutthere.Youknowhowmanyen.zits...
NUMA
SensationalcarbacesellsneWSf'apennm.Whatetseisnew?Lookatthe lhousandsofJe&t.enyOQ'rtcemnJ.th~t·swhfflthebeanofthecouncryis.
(readsfromone)"DearMr.Oamson,Oodblessyouferhavincthecoun1e IO10aftet&hemurdmno(PresidentKennedy.Pleuedon'tstc,cilJ they'rebd\indban.IamabeauticianhereinHanruW,Miuou:nandmy

C husbandisajanitcrinthelocalhipschool.WehavefowlcidsandnocID

exnlo(~moneybutwe encloseaconcr,'budon10helpwith)'0'lfMJrt. WearePft)'UIICaryou.Oodbless,JudithHardy,HannibalMissouri..

NumapullsadoDarbiDfromlhee\le.lope.

NUMA
Thaa'swtwla'sabout~Foreverylous~le inthepress&here'sa hundredollbae..HolypicNles.PrayersSI.in~People11fanti..n1a ,. 1oc:tolMir.Attyccms,aquner,ado111r.

funmoved.No&lolley.

-, BOXLEY . '11111'1fineNumabutwhataboutaltthepeopletthoaa·twnan1lenen. 1'qreslain&homeradin&111theseties.IjullhwdNBC1crewill IOMlIOdoIwhite~. DOCOfttheJC.eMedy1r.:illlnlbutOftU1.Oneal lbeir10ppys.WakerSheridan'stalkin&IOcwryt,odyhecanftndabout JOI~--

JIM (funher·~
OilJesvs.Sheridan...Whydcul'thecall11117
NUMA (pissed•Bodey)
Whaldoyou.,an,todoBill.foldupandclcMdiesun?Yousuresound

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BOXLEY
- Look.d'lisisbiuerthaz,aJIorus. Damnitlolfeca,ftff'Yacase,ntl\is aunosphere...,ecan·1e"Vcncometowor\""'llhoutarecepuonfullo( cru.ies.We'vesrumbledintosomethin&....,,knownotJuncaboutnIndIteU yathis..-e·ubeluckyto&etou1ofitwitJ\owsk,jns!

SHARON hascomeindurin&this.sisnaJtin1toJimVw'hoissurprisedbyBolley'sIW'T1but listens.Maybehe~ri&hL

SHARON
Mr.MjJla'sbeenwajtiJII-

JtM(rememberinl) Oh! Sendhimin.(toNuma)ThissoundsinterestinJ.Denvuoilman wantStohelpusftnanc:iallytocontinuelheinveseaaaon.(s~c:ally10 Bill). Bill. Iknowwhatyou'relhinltinlbutsometimeswhenitmakesno sense)'OUlot10perseven.Youneverknowwhichoneofthosepeople you'reinterviewin1v.illriveyout.h11nu11etleads10themotherfode.

~US"Tc:RMD..~R.,theDenveroilman,isshowninbySHARON.Aself-assured. impressivemaninhistltties.westernaccent.cowboybootS,aweltcut11berdinesuit.

J1M
WelcomeMr.Miller.JimOarrison.Would)'OUcarerorsomec.off'ee?

YesthankyouMr.OanilOft.Yowcoffee'saJmoaTurkishdo'MIherebut tcaulda•usedtoit.

Numa leaves.SolleyindicateShe'dliteIDsitirLJimft0dsokay.Millerpaysnoan.ention IDBodey.

MDlER rm &ladyoucouldf1ndcimeIDsecme.InewdownfromDenvuthis mcminle11myprivuejec. ..

JIM , Yes.yos1enerilldicatedyouwereintheoilbusinessupthere..

MJIJO
I've.,._quitewell1ftDenwr.Mr.OanisonbutIhaw10admiresomeone lb Y011-ud IMYethemeanstoblc:tupwhatI•y.
JIM
We caaa•allthesuppan"canset.Idlinkthesemi&htinraulyou.

runhaspthe:redID&etherapoupofPHOTOSoftheshooan1.SHAJtONbrincin&the coffee. .

JIM .
1\ey'vebeenenJaraedandshowmuchdetail..

Splendid.lovetoseethem.

Heg!a.ncts1111'1,ephotosbutconunuesonICTOSSUleroom.looldn&11thep1c1vn:son1he

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MlU...E:R Wherewereyou~Europe.Pacific~

1tM Gcnnany.

MD..J..Ell Youwerelucky.Ispentwuye.aninthePaci&. Oookin1outtheblindsuTulaneAvenue) rveneverseenanavenue""1thsuchaprofusiono(bail,bondin1 canpanies?W'hyisthal? ·

JIM(nenledbyhisfflOYinlwund)
Iima~nebe.causeth.isistheCriminalOisaic,~BuiJdinl(showin1the Ah1ensenlaraementphoto).lnthisenlar1ementtheuplosion·foolcslikeu wu actuallycausedbya6-ansiblebullet.

MD..J..Ell (takesthephoto,&lanusarit.sitan1down) Iknowabout1J\atshot.Aleniblecnaedy.

..fVJ.)-(puuthepicNftbackonthedesk)· VJAllV1 Rowmuchdo youhaveforW1'YU'Ionyourinwsapcion?

C ,tctl,{N ~.4/J~•/,X\J,\. JIM \ ·t/~X)}-JWt~ 1; ,.11youmustmow.vit1Uallynothina.

~\,,\fo' \J1-tfj·cJ~ MD JER · ",U\f{ t .,i,Howmanymenarewmin& withyouonthis?

tvY'~ I A tV-;f./ JIM

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-.. 1 MNDM POHCCANVADPRON. ,.

~ ..d \~r{I~ .'J)\M MILLElt IJ { ,I.i

/1.f~~ A',Jo fr-{Ii11111'1111you'vehadalldlislime?l 0,,,,.1,(1!~..~ ', a;'

\))V)'.,JA'f,:μ1-~ JtM ~VIV1','jH•1~ ivf~tfi-ti~{if, ~; ~~ 1'11'1It. 1 ,1(Ji/\,ti[•LL~)~1

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~ z Tune,q,ecUatiomihelp.Apaute.11iea: ,.P't(!)tll't-efJw :/ ~ (l( ,-\1\~~\ -,-:."IH.~,.,.J,•LIWIv.;Air',1,~ ~ V . MD Jpit ..l:Nr,-~yv•,.Ctvt,,IW',y :-I ~ ;\!JI' '111ea~ didyou111111aaeIOlllllteyouwayIntol$.yBanis,...,openDOII1

·~ The cloctistiain1.Jimsharin1aloot~chBill.Thecardsareon&hetable..

JIM
. Howdjdyouknowdw Mr.Miller?ItwuncyeriDcheMVtspaper. , -·. \)L I.~t • .J ••)\,_.

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\.fil.LE.R I'm&0In110beveryrrank..,ju,you.You·vedoneaputJob.an astoundinl;obcons1denn1thelimitedruoun:ua-..a.ilableto~u.But\he butyoucane..,erhopefotis 10stirupaloto(conrusion.You'renoc1oin1 to dou,iscouna-y11\y&ood.and)'ou·renot1oin1to doyounel(any&ood. (Sitsbackdown,looksditectJyatJim) Youdon'tbelonche~.Onthis MickeyMousestreetwiththacchupscripofbailbondshops.

JlM Thejobmanaaestokeepmeprettybusy

Nonsense.Youshouldbeinajobwhereyoucanmakedecisionstha1have impact.lff'ectthewortd.Hereyou'reQ')iJ,110climb upthesteepsideof MountEversr

He leansfor,41arcfaCTOssJim'sdesk.uppin1hismanicW'cdindexfinaeronthedesi. Clearlyvu1bleIDJim is:

L'ISERT·•Miller'sAnnapolisRJNGuppin1.

130

,}~ \JJ\,OJ MIL.UJL

1J 1 ' U\(A.f\J\}.it·,~..})fpn:,pos,eyou~ptanappointmentto\hebenchinfederalDistrict~ IJ'U-."-.. ,{YI\GVW\ andmc,yeintoajobM:ll'lhyol'JfMweAL(heleansblck.apause). ~"~ Uti-J'"\J\}J;)'\J~Doyouhaveanyidea.dorouhaveanyconccprignotho~easilysuchan ' 4v-_\,jJj~o< app)inanenccanbeamnpd.rmIMVIDICCVIIiL C ~ y~ ht(JLI'>~ JtM ,~ l)J/JlN And•ha&•owdIhave todo?

MDJO
Stopyou,invesd1adon....i&wasamaaniftcenteffortbutitsovaanddone W'idl.Thepressis~1onyourbehindandthat'sonlythebesinninl, mybo,,Oftlydiebeainmn1....

J1M ,. How left&doYQal.hinkitwouldtakeme10beappointed?

Ey~ to8~ ~ ~ 1-eMal&.bucit'saJ~uiiBillv..aepn1aJon1whhitnow-

theidea.[).~tv,-~Jtv\r,'-r~-(.v-r~(

~ MD.J.D (smile's,nm·sbooked) Wei.~ theseduneslikeaIonatime.ButinyaarwewithYQJI recadiiCIIIwilybeexpedited.

Tuntunsback.putshisfeeauponlhecome,ollhedesk.wavinathemliketw.Bodey ~aitS.

JIM
Mm m )DI.Mr.Miller?(nowwer,justlheovahadfan)Yousee1h11 helmlsowrthere?(theNuihelmdwithabuD~an hisdesk)Ipicked

( lhaaup•theDachauconuncntioncampwhenweUbentedicinl~S.Jt ' WU thefflDIIbonilyinasi&htrveeversunMr.Miller.Pynmid.sTJI

/' Ajl/Il' 1L1f\11,1,rvn~tAtflU!..t-- ,\iv(VV;JA ~ JV \'U~uI ;'I\w~ •

,·i~;._}/)'j)·Ai.Q,,l,Utf~'1,·~.t),ef~L~,·rt3.~•✓)t-JD 88 - J::UW'-if\'Av\).ft;,"Qt-t.J'.~·:·lv-v--v,~ _m'JY( x )-j,\,l\I_,(,OJi!.J.A 1.11M<CONTI ,.~ ltV't\ decayin1.stinkingbonesandslc1noneontoportheother.Idon'ten,oy \>..f;,1~Jo looiC'ln1a1lha1sv.-a.s1u:aeveryd.ly~tr~tillerbu1Ikeepnthere10remind ~ me orv,,hatc.a.nhappenwhenacountrytwnsfromfree~rnxnac

-principles10Fascism...,henafe...,madmenrumhumanbein1sintodi&iu w rrullionssitinsilenceanddonolhin&about11.

¼Iler..am.Sciimbriwaits.Jimcomes(Ql"tlr'ardwithhisreply.

JIM
Mr.Miller.)'OUandIhavemetunderasrei1rrusundenu.nd.in1.Ihaven·, the~moteuin1erestinbecominlafedertljudae.Andnolhinlis1oin110 keepmefrom&oin&ahead-.ithmyin..,esti&ationorJohnKennedy's murder.

Milletsentiredemeanorti&h1enin1intoacorkscreworan1eranddan1er.

Bo):]cyhasasira111erreaction--asuddenuhalationofbreathasiianentirehouseo(cards ..-erecollapsin1.Herises.butMiller1oesr11s1,looklnasilenlly.Oncehe'saone,Bill rumswearily10Jim.

JtM Billy,Mr.Millerandthaverinishedourconvc1"11tion.Wouldyoushow himouc?

BOXLEY
Tholebuwds!....WelltheyofferedyoutheWTO(andyoun&medit

C dowll....youknowwhat'scomin&nextdon'tyou?

131

INT. CONFERENCE ROOM • ANOTHER DAY (1961)

TheSTA.FFisassembled. /\ ' :Af ,jr1 \}JrtW-,1,1,. NON

Oud, Itellyousomethinlorsomebodyispua:in1cremendoushuton ,, Dmd Faril.Iddatifwesitonourbehindsany1cn1u,I don'tchinkthe 1111·•IOUIIIDholdOIL

SUSIE (disapus} .
I1111don'tdunkwehaveenou1htocallhimtoaQrand1uryyet.Also,he teepadlansf.na"hathesays.

OSEll My ndnctislhatFerrieisaoin&tokeepondeteriontin1.and•e11end up 1etlin1mareoutolhimwhCAhefinallymcks.It"callhimnow,he mipa freezeupandwecouldlosethebes&shotwe•~everhad.

IVON
You don'teetitsuys-hecan't10downanyrwwr.He'sturilied!We

(

JIM
Iknow Yth&tyou're1oin1lhn>u&hLou.Howa~thisCubanfriend?

fVON EladiodelVt.lie.It.ilkcd10tum.I&ott.1&o10~iamt.I justneedmort men,boss Ican·1evenpulltherumsforFcme...

~1.JMArushesinwithayoun1INVESTIOATOR,wn.tlAMS•·displayin&aminianue microphone.

NUMA
HOLD rrCHIEF....
JIM(to LOU)
We11waitonFeniethen.YoujustneedsomesleepLou,itwon'tlookso badwhen... · ·

Numa makin&violentsi1naJsto shut up,nottotalk•·sacltin1themicrophoneinfrontor Tun.Williamssurchin&thewallsforthebus.Numasi&nallin&everyoneoutside.

~T. ~AIS OFFICE

SECRETARJESdelu&edwithwork,PEOPLEadlibbin&fer'Jim'sanendon.TheMAIN STAFFcomesout Enouahnoisetodrownoutanyoneoverhe.arift1.

JtM Whatthehellis.._

NUMA

(_, We foundthiJin)'OW'offlct..Yousocyoun1WUliams10thank...We1hink

theconferenceroomisbuged.Andmaybediephone$. Weaonadebu1. thefttholeoffice.

The wholenafffromtheconleftnceroomreacu.

11M tdon'tbelieveit!luQina_aD.A.andaror,:neraaent.It'sou1ra1eous!

,.

Sharon,Yiho'sbeenstandin1there"Yin&.,setLou'sanendoa.

SHARON
Itsaraattoryoa.Mr.I~••.

Louaoes• .. ~

NUMA .
WellbellewYt'lwyouwtntboa.butwesoctobemarecareful.allthese newvolunreen.
JIM
Iwant1aWktotheFBIaboutthis.IhawaplaneIDWuhin11on.Ican't cancet.lnteftstin1lead.AmansayshewartedInabranchor1ovemment clotelyconnecied10lhescevenu,but..•

..

BO~Y (ner,,ous) - Boss.youshouldn'ttnvelt.l0t1e~ymore.itcouldbeanotJ'lersetup.Ltt me &o-..ithyou.

132

JTM

No Bill.than.ksbutweneedeverymanwecan1e1here....checkoutthis FBIthin&forme.willta.rmpissed-off...whoI.hehell~

Everyonenoticillcbynowthelooko(shcxkonlvon·sfaceasheholds&herec.tl..,er.

LOU
DaveFenie'sdead.Thebody~asfoundllhisapanmenrt'Vt'ohoun110.

Jim'slook--lherecoesthecase.lt(!,Q.1Jknt.1..t//(/VVHY1Jv._1-/Ji.Jivtr,i,{_,;.1-rv,i,(_LJLt1.U .

fn.'i>'-<.,l't.(nJv~\..O;l1,l~:..{j--U.,/A,/11.L

EXT/INT FERRIE APARTMENT •LOUISIANA PARKWAY •DAY

JimandhisSTAFFs1omun1in.TheareacordonedoffbyPOLICE.PRESSare&JIover, yeUin&q:uestionsarJim.

JIM(toChiefCOP)
Thiscueisinourjurisdiction.I don'twantanyonetroma(eden.Ia1ency inhere.-i&houtanexplicitfederalcow,order.YouaoclhaaHank?(Hank looksathimweird.pannoid)
TVMAN
Wu Ferriem~ Mr.OlfflSOft?Doyouhaveanyleads?

The apanmentisftlthyandsinister.Hundreds~MICEsquealintheircases.upsetbythe UJVUionolmenandU1ht.NotJunaseems10havebeenwashedinyan.anICC'Umwac:ion o(fumit~.includin&Illedismemberedninin&cockpit.photosoryoun1boysintninin1, boou evcryw~

FER.RIE'Snakedbodyliesonthecouch.asheetoverit.nowil,nopaince.dcyebro'-"1. The CORONER pteplrinahimfor~ll'.IIMl.

runstudiesthec:mpteutheCORONEllcansalon&side..

11M Wllaa'aitlooklike,Ba?

·, <DRONEll Idon'tteeanyw,JenceJim.He.artanack.mayt,eananeurism.lookslib IIIUl'l1CINel.(£.vv~:1,1?'~tfl~,rfk-t-'f.fk:il_u'1},,U-ti,::i/'1.'1r-.,vtj-.. Ji;1e..1tr•J;I'llhYjrr,1t(/vf\J¼h-,...z.-t'ut),-o,ti,.,trwli'k_!1,--fJvt,..,'fh-t-i/11./i

Tl.mpicldn1upscYeralempcymedicineboctlesonatJ.blenest tothesofa's,ihecaps ~moved.looldn&at&heal.

IVON andBOXU:V CiXDeowrwithasuicidenoce..typed.

BOYJF(
ti'saddressedtonooneandnosiJn&nne.-roleavethisliteis.forme.a sweea~ _Iftndncdlin'inIIchalisde.sinbleandOftlheocherhand. eva)1hinltbaauloathsome... •

( NON

Prettycomyforsomeoneubn&htasDavid.

Ithan1sI.here.v.,eird.asJimpaceson intotheapanment.oneo(themed.cinebofllesinhis h3.Md.Musiccro...,.asinisterfeelo(diJi&erarddeathpe""adestheaunosphere.Sounds dropaway.

133

INT. BATHROOM

lnlheBA1HROOM, alon1bothsidesofthemirrorJim finds&Jobsolpurplishl,lue.He looks up intothemimr.

FLASHBACK TO:

V-CT. FERRIE APARTMENT • NIGHT BEFORE

LOU

JIM
Ilootiionceroralowthyroidcondidon...(waJksaway) ltraisesthemetabolism.Lau.
LOU
Al,/1

11M DidDavidFerriesaikeJOUaslhekindofpenanwhohadalow

metaboli._.!

LOO
rdsaydieopposise-hypencnsioft.

FUSHMC~ -fUllE thatniahtattheFontainbleaurnovin&quickly.nervously.like arerrec.

134

INT. CLOSFF

Jiml'\IM~ eyelhroupDave'scloset.c1Ufla'edwhhshabby~bu.Hiseyefallsooa acatbut! liceandsaan.somesonofpriesdyprment.He itinhishand.

J1M
farleWU theonJr~ youknow,toexpresssomekindofremaneabovt this•holethins.thinkit&cthimkilled.

Themusiciieaie.JimtumsawayuSUSANCOX walksin.anewmessaaewrittenoo

ha face.BdClftsbespew:;\M (vv,~ ~ l\,tV J!.,I ·

FLASH8ACK : .

135

EXT. ~TLA~TLPARKL~G LOT · ~IGHT

TWO unidcnc:iliedCUBANMALESarework.in&DELVAll..Ea+1a,hismoulhtaped.

'SUSIE(OVER) Cnief_...,ejust&o<badnewsfromMiami.TheyroundEladiodelVallethis monun1,hackedtoduthYtidlamacheteinhisca,.Heft'U10nW'ed,shoe inthehe.anatpointblankranaeandhisskull..,assplitopen..;thanue...

LOU(OVER)
Jesus!

Jim.darkened.headsbackintotheLIVINGROOM.Thecofl)seorFERR.IEisbein& ttUndledoutthtdoor.Thesicknessisevuywhue.anoppressivemo0liBOXLEYcomes up:

BOXLEY
Found&nolhernot~samethins.noname,nosirnan.ire."lofferedyou love.AU l&Olin~NmintheendwualackintheiecU\.Whenyou receivethis.Iwillbequitedead.sonoanswerwillbepossibte•

ItM Keep1ooldna.you'llprobablyf\ndastandardrormsomewhere.

FLASHIACK
INT FERRIE APARTMENT • THAT NIGHT C ThelWO CUBANS t)'l)in&thenote,orelseayin1tor~eFEJUUEt0sipituhedies. Stn1Ulin1tokeephismetabolismincheck.anualysipLHeconvulses.dies...The musiceerie,SC1U1Chin&u:

PRESENT··nM. fedlnadaisnausea.wandn1toleave.stopt&heCORONERbcfcnhe exits...

m.c: Ben.""-t~Id';: ifamansuffain&fromhypenensionweret.otake anenciltbcrdeol ·?

OivetheCan,nerdieempcyboaJe.

CDllONEJl S1dt.die111111woulddiepreayquickly,ddw:rolaheansiormorarupnnd bloodwm1 inlhebrai&

J1M
Caa youucauinifcbere·1Proloidinhissysiem1

<DRONEJl Nocinaroadne1u10p1y,butifwelookedIIthes_plnalnuld.theremilf\1be ah.iP.~ oliodiK.rncheatitoutbut.-hatdifferencedoe£ itmakehow

(

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\

JtM -·Well.it'flstranae...,.ay10 doii.isn·,1t Ben •·10killyourselfin awaythat

luvesnonee&rd\hen10IC.Jvet',,l;Osu1c1deno1es7

TheCORON'EJt.shruas.skeptical.

C:ORONER r\'eseenstran&ersuicides.(uits)

BOXLEY
Theractishe'ssonech.id,andwithitourcase.
IVON
Notunlesswe10(orShawnow.Beforehe1euwacked.
BOXLEY
We can'taororShawW'i&hafruitandajunlde.

nM (&nSTY) Allri&hl.allri&ht.Bruki1up.

IVON
When you1oin1boss1
J1M
Idall'tbow,Lou,Idon'tknow.
136

EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. MONUMENT • DAY (1M7)

A wt.erect.milicuyMANinhis50'1wa.iuincasualcivilianclothin&.hatonhishe.ad.u ItMapproacheshim.1nback~ loom&eithertheUncolnMcmcriaJortheOpitol buildin&spudIlea&aYad.antPAJUCaMAU..

X

,. JIM

X (shakeshands) r.pd·-youcame.rmscayaboutdiepRaudons.

JIM
Wd. Ijailhopeitwaswonllmywhile..Mr.-

The manildcaaesabendl.notwwain&-TUiinatunllyafterhismeetin&withMiller,the Denveroilmu.mast.~ thism&ILOxnpoundedbyhisonMlrineslandsensed defeatovermelostdFane.Jlmlsina1eSYmood.

X ICDaldliveyouafalseWN,butIwon't.Ju•caDmeX.

JtM rve&l~dybeenwarnedbytheA&encyMr.Whoever.Irthisisanother typeo(threat.Idon·t...

137

X

rm nocwiththeAcencyMr.GarrisonUldI assumei(you'vecomethisfar. ....,hatIhavetosayinterestsyou. Butrmnot&oin&tonamenames,ortell youwhoorwhatIrepresent.Excepttosay--you·reclose,you·recloser thin)'OUthink...

fUD'spowin&excitemenLSomethin&aboutthemanspankso(authority,kno...,ledae.and aboveall.oldruhionedhonaryinthewayo(spuJcin1,theeyeslookin1yousa-aj1ht TheaccentisMa.ssachusens.

1tM Wharisi1youhave10 offerMt.X?

X (CONT.) Everythin1rm1oin1to tellyouisclusiraedtopsecreL..(si1niticantlook). Iwu asoldier.Mr.Ganison.Twowan.Iwasoneo(thosesecre1l'JYS inthePenuaontharsuppliesthemilitaryhaniware-theplanes,bullecs. rille.s-(ortihatwecall"black•noons•..assassinations,ovenhrowsof foreiploYtmmenrs.n1Jin1elections.propaaanda.psychwarfareandso fonh.WarldWu Two••Rumania.0.-:a,Yu&o&lavia.Ihelpedtakethe NaziinteWtenceappanNSOUII)ftpntheOxnmunis& lcaly'4,Fnnc:e-weOYenhrewQwrinoindiePtullppiMs.Arbenzin Ouaaam.la.Mossade&hinIna.Vlemamill'5',Indonesia.Tibet.wewen 1ood.vay&ood.Thenwe1ocintotheCubandwll-Nocso&ood.Setup allchebuestarlheinvasionSU1)p0MdtotabplaceillOctober'62. Khrushchevsentthemissilestoresistlheinvasion.1Cennedydidn'tinvade and'"weresundln1outcheftwithourdicksbeinaszeppedon.Lotot pissed-off~leMr.Oanisoe1,youundenwld?nJcometolhattate:r...ln November'63.rwowee.ksbeforetheusassination...

FUSHIAC~ 10:

138

INT. PENTAGON OFFICI.S •DAY (1ML)

X sttidin1doW9abusyHAU...intotheofficesotoneofhissu~MAJOR GENEJtALY -alaa.coldwarricr.banlefteldhandsome.civiliancloches.and SEVERAL ADVISERS.ThesutusotYisonlyclearbychesiponchedesk.thename blocked'Ja,-in&ftpe. . ·

X(OVEl) ...allnftJtlhln1happened.Iwusacnmysuperiorofficer,calltumY • •IDCMSouthPoleu~ miliwyesconfarapoupolincemationalVlPs.

Va,ueAIJI.JImvaainpoedieIOUndtnct.AfriendlyatmoSphen..

139

EXT. ADL FORCE PLANE • DAY (STOCK FOOTAGE)

Flyin1to~SOUni POLE. Icecaps. (

EXTll'NT.~EW ZEALAND AIRPORT •DAY (196J)

X 11anewHlandreadin&oltheass.auinalion.

t.•~" (ttY'-· X(OVEJt) JJ ~ "~ f ~ lewun·cunril Iwuon mywaybackinNewZtalandthatIrudoflhe },\!,KV ·/'(fr President'smurder.Oneorthethin1sthat's.alwaysbo<hcredmeWISit

140

~'.:>~·T V.UONLY'O'CLOCKDALLASTIME,BUTINNEWZULA.NDTHEYALRUDYKNEWRLLE

0μ, , t ·· entirehissa-yofOswaldandwezeprecrysureofthef1e1beft'ISthelone

141

,L VL \. AW.UIN,THISWU~(OREHE1FUEVENCHAR1EDINTEUS.ITFELTUII.WELLA

y ,,i/(' coversuxywerebe1111putoutlikethey-.ou)dinablackop.

/jVJ/V\ rNT.PENTAGON OFFICES •• DAY (1963)

Xcomin&back,me.etinaY.AcordialaanospherebutYisslipu.lydifi'mnt•· more harried,morenervous.rumsaway...(ADLIBsomevisualswilhX) \~ ~•VI/ID,.l'

X(OVER) AnY'4'ay...afterIcamebackIaskedmysetrwhywuI.achiefo(special

~•~j;t:>, ~ ops,seleciedtonveltotheSouthPoleacthattime10do ajobthatany

1t1' inWashinetonofccunewutoamnaer0rthePresident'ssecuriryin

Tuu. Icheckeditoutandsureenouah,Iroundoutmysuperiorofflc.er hadtoldthe112thMilitarylntelliaenceOroup11,thArmyHeadquattcnu Fc:inSamHoustontD•standdown•11wday,O¥ertheprocesllolcheunit <:ocnmander,aColonelReidl...

~ - Yon aphone.

143

INT. • SAME • DAY

COL. REIOI onaphone.puuled.

:vvv.j1fl X(OVD) ' <.l\~0 Now thisiilipjftc:ant••••iiisandardopa'll:in~mureespeaally,, 0.\ i

inIDIOWII~ cilylibDanascosupplementtheSaw::&whicll

Oμ .

1w alimitedape.Eveaifwe'dallowtbebubbleu,p10beraDOYedfrom dieBmoutlne..we'dpulatleast100to20)lltftUonthesidewalb.:titbAU. t1•ere• .Jrcv"'-"~411\f'evn':1:"~,ivi,,'fhIt./t'~-kv~iffivl;fi,,L✓ik-

144

EXT. DEALIY PLAZA •DAY (1"3) / ~ W LL~✓~

145

EXT. PLAZA •ARMY SNIPERS ON VARIOUSROONOPS • DAY (19'3)

ll..rl}h~wi,£L\ X OVER. Wjl»"~I,,\' I ..we...,ouldhavehadOW'ownsniper1covenn1those~ndowslikehawks.

146

)J)V,~''T~.A{ .WE ...,OUJD'VEBEENWATCHIL\1LHECROWDS•·NEVERWOULDHAVELETAMANOPEN

()),~tr\;}I anumbrella&Jonatheway-

147

EXT. PLAZA · DAY (1963)

The··UMB~ MAN"'openil\1hisumbrellasecondsbefon=theriwshoe.

·-i

' Tl\,.,.C ~tit, -h(i,r,Y '~ovi-'. X (OVD)

11

,V('JP\E••IV .NEVER•OUKFVEALLOWEDTHATLIMOUSINETOSLOWDOWNCO10 MPH. MUCH

('.t'JJ:-..~- lesstakethasunusualCUl"\'tatHousu:,nandElm.you~dhaveWLMr. ~ ci-.rJ-1 Garrison.anArmypresenceinthescreetSthatday,butnoneofthis· C,A,¥1 happened.Itwasaviolationolthemostblsicprocectioncodes.,.,,have.

Whocouldhavebe.stdonedw?Peoplein myoraaniurion.Mr.Ourison. Peoplelikemycommandfo&otfkerwould'vetoldC.ol.Reich.100kwe haveanocherunitcorn.insfromsoandsoprov1din1security,you11sund down".Thatday infacttherewusomeindividualArmylntelli&ence peopleinDalluandrmstilltry;n1toftl'ftoutwhoand..,hy.Butthey 'lt'mn'tpn>eectin&thePresident.

149

EXT.PLAZA ·ANAR.MY INTELUOENCE MAN WANSA SHOEWITHAMINOLTACAROE:A

atthePlua.

X(OVER) ImdJhida1-laneyLeeOswtJd·onruebuttheyYJIOll'treleasethuf\Je.In fac1lhoteftlesha~beaidesao,ed.OnIDpolcfaac.Mhadtheentire Cabinet0111tri&'?o'::FarEuLWehadathirdotlhecombecdivision Mifflin&fnxn y inlheairabovedieUnitedS111etllthetiaw:olthe shoacinl,andu12:33PM,thetelephoneIY1lem\lr'entoutlnWuhinp,a andOftdieplanebackIOWuhln1ton,the~camefromthehntap., Johnsonmatoneindividualperl'ormedtheuw.sinaaon.Doeslhatsound liteabmcbol~ IOyou,Oarrisaa? . ,,

OnJIMindiepraa1llmnia1-T1lisiiprmyheavyonhimbecauseiiismucblarJtrNII beeveraiv\s:iofted.Xpaulet

X taewer~&htthinp~ mesamealter1h11.V,mamstanedforra1. nm wu anairot.tdon't.mow.matebelievein&hePentasonandCA. no.~as-who'd beeninsecretopssincethebe&iMinlmewlheWam:e Comm:lssionWUfk1ioa.butchertWUsomedwl1...deepf.r.ualiet,~I knewAllenDullesw:rywell.Ibriefedhimmanyalimeillhishouse.I.a b cbeHfeotmeI11:illcan'tftsureoutwhyhewu~ledtoin'lestipa iamedy'sdealh.IsotOUIhi'6',resi&nedmyc:ommiaioa.

JIM

• 97

X(chuckJes) - Thal'sthere.a.Iquestionisn'tit.11adyou'reawn1il..the·ho•·isjust ·scenery-rorthesucker,...Oswald.Ruby,Cuba.Malia.itkeepspeople:1.!...~,r-, ,uessu,1likeaparlor1a.mebulitpn:Yent.Sthemrromukin1themost-~<,1.<- impon.anlquesuon••Why?\111\y...asKennedykilled?Whobendiued7i:t•'i W'hohasthepo..,.ertocoveritup?...youkno•in'61ri&htah:rtheBayo(

f.¥(--0\.-l

Piss•·veryfewpeopleknowaboutthis-tpamcipasedindnwintup

cl/0 Nariona.lSecurityActionMemos55-56-57.'Thesearem.ici&JdocumentS, ,\}{)()A1!~ f'1 \"/ '-''I dusmed,butbasicallyinthemKeMedytoldOenuaJLtmnia.erolthe

JointOicfsthatfromhereonforward...

,~k-@1~

FU.SHIACI TO:
150

INT. PENTAGON OFFICES • DAY ('61)

The DOCUMENT mcMftlbyhandintoLemnitz.et'sOFFlCEwhereasetolhandsreadsit. A lookonLemniuu'sfaceolsurprise.

X(OVEJl) ...theJoincOiiefsofStaffwmbewhollyresponsibleforalleovett paramiliwyacljon.ThisbasicallyendedthemenollheCIA-~splin1ered it"ashepromisedhewouldintoa·umpieces".Ican'ttellyoutheshock waves&hissentLion&thecorridor,olpowerinWuhins,cn.Thisandol coursef\rinaAllenDulles.RichardBissell.andGenmlOwies~bell.all ofthemtied.,Int.ellsinceWandWuTv.,o. You10(am'IVYUps.el pecpleben.

OOClJMEN1'AJlYIMAGES- ALLEN DtJU.E.S,sweetfaced.srralin1attheWamn Commis.sioaHe.Irina•.,;rianaDealeyP!UL..Oen.CABELLiianyavailableroocaae.

X(OVER) Theseactionmemoranda~er"'CffneYUru.llyimplemented. McOearseBundy(who'sbrochcrWUliamwuhi&hilllheCIA)saw.,

my~ 11"OpendcnMon1001e•whidlmeant1h11peoplelikemy superbofficer,Oenera1Y,ac,ot04ttrtheCUblftoenonneJthatYtert beinfniaedIDinYldeOabeandkillOSl'O-Nthebueslibthe niJu&caq • l'alchlrh.inia'fOIIhame1118!-1h11wereclDMddowll,. byKlllllldy.·11,I,l')~11/ii;v-4.v~

FUSHaACU - die-.uu..•anddie'1NDIAN9,twooldloseOlbanweukillin1 FER.JUE.-•FBIraiduhnchannin.-

X (OVER) -andchitsbowthe9blactopt•people.peoplelikemysuperiorofficer, eedldapllldnadienales~aMnwafaredley'dusedabraldand lll'Oupr'emintochitcounay_

151

EXT.ARLINGTON CEMET ARY •DAY

JIM atthe&me~ PRESIDENTKENNEDY. Birdstinp.1'1leeternalflame.Tua thinkinaaboutwhatheshoulddonow.Laa. '~, r ,.r I~ A\· vi,{ )0A-·\-~ ~vru(,1.1_ivl-vl~,,.'1,~~ INTERa.rrTO:

( I J A lOJ .·roCw,flr1~v'~\'.'.J ,, i't""'lW\<V(

cxxt."ME.VTAAYRX7TAGE

DACHAU eoncentntioncamp.Thousandso(bodiespiled.bulldozed.

BacktoJIMatArlineton~ivinlit,

X(OVFJt) ...don'tunderestimatethebud1etcuuKennedywledforin~hol'63 either-clalc1052militaryinswlationsin25sua.21overseasbases. rou'rett.Ikincbi&money.Youknowhowmanyhelicopcenh&Yebeenlost U1V"tetnam?Aboutthreethousandm.!a[.Whomakeschem?Bell Helicopu=r.WhoownsBell?Bellwunearbanknapu:y•henthet\nl NationaJBankotBostonapproachedtheClAa.boutdeYelt,pinlthe helicopraforIndochinausaae.How'boutthe F•ln&htas?Oenenl DynamicsinFortWonh.Wboownsthu?F"indout1hedefensebud1et s~ thewarbe1an.S751oin1onahuQdrr.dbiWonfIn1950itwasS13 billion..Nowar,no money.Eisenhowerwarnedusaboutit.i,e..,a,elhe miliwy-indusuialcomple1."hesaid.Kennedyv.-anted10endthaaCold· War onhis2dterra.hesip,edthatireary...;ththeSCMeU.hebackeddowe OGthe'62Cubaninvasionandhesetoutto....;chdrawfromVietnam. Anotherintmslin&hi&hlYclusilieddocumentisNSAM273...

tNT. WHTrE HOUSE • DAY (19'3)

LYNDON JOHNSON withHENRYCABOT LOOOE. allshadowyftsuraseentroma d.isu.nceacroatheMeleroom.ornearaver1ndaMlha~handplcar,flUpl. Johnson.hisback.,us.a.1ksinaloud&hickTeu.sdrawl(mosdymuted),sipsa document.

X(OVEl) ...sipedbyMr.JohnsononNov.24,onlynmdaysalterJF1Cwushot. ona Sundaytoo,icmust'vebeeaimponanc...thatmemoeuentially cm:eDedtheW'ilhdn..,11fromViemamand"°"1a1ain.edustha-cnoconly10 i.p• 11ia&ID•wm•.IA·dlaldocwnenrlaylheVtttnamWa,_.

152

.

OilJIM(th&praeaa)SIIUfflldbyaDtlusinlarmation.X caiel Mlkin1.LootsatTun.,.

X Maybedletearesomeotthe•.,,.hyt',Mr.CiarrlSOft,maybenot.rms1ill ddakia~rmstillpvuled.

J1M
Iclal'l-1Clll'tbelle91eii.

X Dau Doe'ttrustme.Doyourowawort.YfNIowathinkina.

JIM

X Sochanceinhell.Mr.Garrison.rdbeanested.You too...il'sonly btdcp-ound.you&ottofindtheforecround,thelinlelhinp...keep di&Jinl,y"knowyou'retheonlypenonevertobrineaaialinthemunier o(JohnKe.nne.dy.,

JlM Ihaven'tyec.

X (risestolave) Youwillyoudon'thawthechoice.You'realhruatothena.tion&.Isecuriry s1J'UCtl.lff.younaman.Theywould'veassusinuedyoubutyoulotalotof ~.!:city,sothey'll10a/11:t)'O'a'a-edibilityanddesav,lttheyalrudy inma.nycudesinchistown,you'resomekindasouthernaricacureto manyfolks.Behonest.thebestchanceyouaocismakeubi1astinku youcanandsetsomepeopleoutthefttora1k.,yoa.'causepeopleare kindadumb,they'resuckersrorthea-uthandthetruthisonyovrside. bubba'...Ihopeyouaetabrwc.•.

Ti.mwatchin&thismysaaymanwalkin&away.Thefla,.nvanishesint.beWuhinp0ft b~ze.Aqs flappin&oversomedistantmemorialtosomedistanthi.suxyol&heRepublic.

153

EXT. CLAY SHAW HOUSE. NEW ORLEANS• DAY (LM1}

JIM,IVON,NUMA. SEVERAL POLICEMEN standIIdiedearua.AYSHAW comes toiL

IVON
Mr.Shawyou'reunderamst.chartedwithconspincyandenterin&intoan apeemencwithotherpersonsr01thespeciftcpurpoaeclcmmninathe crimerlmurderolPresideacJohnF.kennedyiAviolationr/._

The voice«oppinaawtyuthedeva.sutedlookonShaw'sfacespreads,sickly,undone, hisarropn1public~ ,one.r~ nowruledwkhtenor,disbelief.

IY0N
·-wamnctosearchthepremises..•

The C'OPS-:t;f,~W YtllDedieD..A.STAPFmo¥aintothecarria&ehcuseputthe WlSU'l'flseil Wl1JJE J'ENICINS. ,

154

INT.SHAW ROUSI. DAY

IntheBEDIOOM.NUMA ~cs out.,JIMthehooksttffwedinlD1heceilin&.OSER pullin&out8wMlips,seven!1enetJtsofchain.blackhood.matchin&bl.actcape- dried bloodon0111lf'hip.

NUMA
Iminkwe&ottheMarqui,deSadehmchief.

nM . Let'skeepthissideolitqui«.Numa.shalltte.lt'11Jinle~you . bow ...ilW0411dlootlikeM'retakinaunfairldvancap_·

,oo

N\JMA (ironic) You~ LiketheywonlbelieYeusChief"?

155

INT.NEW ORLEANS POLICE STATION (196'7)

SHAW isbein1fin&erprinted.Heseemsrattled.POLICEcryin&.,&et~PRESSunder c:onrrol.

omCER HABIGHORST Name? F"int,middle,last.

SHAW
CayLaversneShaw.

0FFJCEJtHABIGHORST Address?

SHAW
1313Dauphine,NewOrleans.

"~,fl' OFFICER ,'>~'f\\,t'Y~,~in EvermeanyaJiues'? \--\·.w.tl) w~iJ!l SHAW

(__ 'l''((~~v\j('\\ Oay8cnrud.

Habi&honlnotesituftMHinelyasShawseems10havesaidit.wichocJ1thinkin1,possibly preoccupiedbylhoupuolPRESSpushin1ia.

OFF1CEll Natafkin1

PRESS
Mr.S1aawwtwdoyouhl¥t.,say! ,.
156

INT.SHAW HOUSI • DAY CON'T (1'61)

IVON sbowlJimShaw'1lddftssboot.BOXLEYlootinlOIL

..._ IVON Al~ Italy.Lcndcft.Mantucaa.Barons.Princea...

NUMA
How baul1\eMarquisdfSide.helntheft?

runcomcuhimwithalook.

IVON
.-andduJpy.LeePdom, P.O.Bo119106Dal1u.Teus.
JIM
So1

10 1

IVON
(surprisedJimdoesn'tremember)Otief,P.O.B0119106appearedin Oswald'saddressbook...(Jim's look)...andthis.-

MusicCTUpin1.L'JSERT:inShaw'shandwritin1onanunusedp11earethewords:··0ct· and ··:--la-.,..,thenanindecipheriblescnbble••I.hensimply:·oaJJa.s·

LOU
...Gold

rim·stoot.Lousnaresit.B(?lleyseemsa,;tated.

MONTAGE· NEWSREEL MUSIC

157

EXT. WASHINGTON D.C. • DAY (1967)

'TheJusticeDepanmenL

J'\\v'INT.JUSTICE DEPARTMENT • CONFERENCE ROOM • DAY (1967) :iA\J,-1/)~l.l :;~ti,Ii\·J,L"_..Theacu.n1ATTORNEYGENER.ALspewtothe~S.

1V-t:.,,.,.A~\)J\W'l_.Ai.,i.,i,v\"Jlb.}ATTORNEY GENERAL J,\,\i\'~C°'\,t'1\~JJ"'{V~~...Yes.Mr.SllawWUincludedinourinvesuaationandtherelt'Uno

'""J\\'e.,,v~' c:onnecaonfound11all~eaS11awandthePresidentsassassination. C ..l/·~~,J.\ i,{r·CJ·~.IINT. GARRISON OFnCE. CONFERENCE ROOM. DAY "'"'1~'

158

~ Y) 1--~J_JIM CONFRONTSAPACKEDROOM.

' \vi- v·~ " ~ ,Y'-.:r-~u,v..A JIM \1L~~"'~f~ 1catpulateMr.Shaw.Mca defendantshave.,--rorlrialbefore ~.i,.\,cv,1.,J"' tbly'Nano-.dIOorodaachancerwimeaa-IDd_,. .,;tnessesdoa't

,.

r.fl'v-''\'~' have1heA11ney0eaenJfAdleUfticedSt11e1inll!Mnin4antheirbehalf. /~~.wJ'~ Baides.,..._ IhawIDwonderwhy.iftheFBIMdIDumsa111ehim. yr.r-,J. w~ hisumeisnocmentionedevenonceintheencn26volumesolthe u.r Wura Repan.evenifll's.,dathisname? .

159

EXT. SUFTLMS COURT BUILDING • DAY (19'1)

160

INT. S1JPIDD COIJLLTIUD..DING • DAY

A GtIEJ=1UST'K11ooldnc:.::landwiselikeEarlWana. lDOYt:SalonlIcanidciriA civilia.nclocb!ns.coolandyddlverinIhisvcrdktIOchePUSS.

OUEF JUSTICE
No,Idon'tdunkso.Mr.Oarrisonhaspresentedabtolutelynodun1 publiclytocanndktourftndlnp.~yet1111\"tK'lheardonefactto refutetheCommissiondeterminationthatLeeOswa.ldwutheJonekiller...

(

10 2

~ -T.GARRISON OFF1CE • CO~FERE~CE ROOM •DAY CONT. (1967)

lore.sponse10JusticeWIIT'ell:

JIM
...&hisisveryscran1ebehavior.OayShaw'saiaJhunotbeaw,.Therim jurorhasyettobeselected.yethenisthehi&heS1jud1einowlandalready 1esuty;n1utherin,W'icnwinourcue.He'snottesiilyin1under01d\. wtuchliveshimauniquefreedomfromthelawsotperjuryandheis plainlyloldin&thedice inShaw'sfavor.Nowitnessis1oin1tobeeaser. inhoneofthewholeworld.u,maketheOlie(Justieeappe.artobealiar.

REPORTER°'ostile)

~ damapn1thecredibilityofouraovemrneni.possiblydesuoyin1it?

JtM ...letmeukyou...isthat1ovemmentwonhfreservin1whenit lies tothe people.Ithasbecomeadanaerouscounaysuwhen)'OUcan'tnst anyoneanymore.whenyoucan'ttellthea,nh.1saylajusticebedone. thoupIlleheavensfall

Itdoesn'tplaywiththePress.Theyshuffleoff,silent...,hisperin1.

MONT AOE. MUSICENOS.

161

INT. GARRISON HOME • NIGHT (LFF1)

A.furdinner.toysscaneredaroundtheUvin1roocn.PhonerineinluVlROINlA,6,answersit. play\nlwithherd0U.1nbackpoundSCOOr£Rischa.sinsELIZABFmarouncl

VIR0INtA

MAUlVOla HelloisthisnmOamson'sdau1hter?

VIR0INIA

MALE VOICE
V1rpdaarEfnbetfl7

VlJl0INtA

MALE VOICE
V'11sifti&.you'rtaluckylimepiYt:Nrdaddyhasc.ns.credyouinabeautycontesl Wouldyouliketobeinabeaurycont.ea? •

C VIR0INIA

11w soundsfun.

( MALE VOICL

Ineedsomeinfonniconfromyouthen.Howoldareyou'?

vtRGIN1A Six.

MALE VOICE
Andhowtallareyou?

INTERetrrTO:

IntheSTUDY.11MwatchestheNEWSinhorror:

INSERTTV· ima1esofMARTINL~ KING onthepound.~

1V The39-year-oldManinLutherKiniwhopreachednon-violenceand...,onthe NobelPeacePrize.WUcutdo'MIbyasrupcr'sbulleCJwhilesW1din1onthepon:h o(thel.ornineMotelinMemphis.Tennesseetoday.He'-'Usurroundedbyh.iscloses aides.Thepolicesaytheyhavenosuspecuatthislime.Mr.1Cln1-

nm visiblyshak~c.

IN'TERC\JTTo. MALE VOICE AndyouaaotlfromschoolII3~er,day?

c· VlROINlA

Yes.

MALE VOICE
Do ycuwalkhome?

VlROINlA lJIIbull.

,.

LIZcomestodiephane.alootoaherface.

uz Ctakinathephone> WhoYQI tllkin110?· .....

Oby Vqi.nia.that'salltneedIOknow.rucallYQaaaain...heftit'srime(otthe ~cancea.

162

LRZ

Wllo'tthis7...Hel1o?...Hello?

Pause.ThemanactheotherendUstenin110Liz.•.Hehanpup.UzcumsIDV"vpni&.

VlROINIA(excited) Mama rm 1oin1tobeinabe.autycontest!Daddy.

C

LrZ W'hacdidheaskyou!

1 04

VIRG~tA

163

WELL.HEASKEDMEEVERYTHIN1.HEUK.EDME...

Lu frcilin1·

INTERCUTTo.

LIZ marchesintoJim'sstudy

Ul DidyouenterVir11rtiaintoabe1urycontesi?

JIM(absorbedinrhe1V)

LIZ(llysterical)
Amanjustc1Ued.Heaskedhereverythin1!Herhei&ht.her•ei1h1,whenshecame homefromschool.
JIM
Honey.somemckpoc!ManinLutherJ(jn1•asjuStkilledinMemphis!
UZ(sauminl)
rdon'tliveadamnaboutManinLulherKin&!Y~dau1hta'slifewujust warmed! •

C

JIM
Justamnk makin1phonecalls.Happensadoz.entimesadayattheoffice.

LrZ Ourhemefun!A kidnapper.acnurdav!

JIMCconsolinl) Onlyco,liWSmatemntcalls.eghud,nochin&is1oin1tohappenu,uuhisarms wundber). . ,

UZ(beatsonhim)
How doyouknow? Howdo youknow!
JIM
<Jet•holdolyow1elf.

uz rm lavin1.rmtatin&thekidsandrm1eavin1!Icaa'tstanditanymore...

TheKIDS,he.arin1theshouans.mWllehin&fromthedooroflheSNdy.

JIM

besend tospatout.TbeycountoniLBu~there'sncdun1tobescaredof.

(_

uz You andyour1ovemment.That'sallyoutalkabout.Don'tyouhaveanyreetings! \1/hatkind~amanareyoulTheyjustwe,aw,edyourdaupua1

JUT1s.eeslhekJdslook.in1.1oes.shoosI.hemou1.closesI.hedoor.

1'IM I'llwethemup10myrr-other'sifir'tlmakeyourutbener.Sperda..,eek.ru chanaetittheJocks.thephonelines.rueven1e1abodyl',latd.a.11ri&htE&&he&d~

uz Jim.befcrethisKennedythine,nochinimanuedtoyouinthislifemoreth1nyour children.(stop1,sobs)Theolherni1htJasperaiedtoshowadnwin1.Youdidn', evennoacehewulhere.HecametomebawlinahislinleeyesoutJim.he's sensitive,heneedsmorefromyou.

JlM IpromiserumakemoretimeforJasper.

uz No yoawon't.you'll 10ri&htonwiththismadnessofyours.

JlM Damn it.if Isayn1spendmoretimewithhim.nlspendmoretimewiththem. Icu·tft&htyouandtheworld100,Uz....

uz rm D0lft&htin1youJim.rmjustcryin1tomKJa~You've1onencolderand coldersincethisKennedydunl,You'vechanaed.run.you'vechanaedandt don'tliken.Idon'twaneitthiaway.

JIM (aplodlnanow)
Ofcccnervec'::&ed!Myeyeshave~ andoncethey'reopenbelieve me whaaased., nonnalseemsinsane!Evaydun1'1chan1edsincethey killed111:tKennedy.Andnow1Cln1.don'tyouthinkIJ\ishassomewn1to do~m dlat.eaa·,,ou~,
LIZ(ftarious) ,.
IDOtM'WANT TO SEE.OOODAMMm !rM TIR.EI>.rVEHADENOUGH! ENOOCIIJIIJUSTWANT TOltAJSEOUR QDLDREN AND UVE ANOR.MAL UR!

Tbe0UU>UN premsjblckiaIIthedoor.WWopptble..

JIM
lHAn ALL THISISAIOUT, ISN-rrr.YOURSELF. NotHINO TO 00WITH AHmDNO ELSE. ·nc11RED·.-PrrYMr. YOU MAJCEME SICK.nm TYPICALAMERICAN HOUSEWIFE WffllHER Hf.ADIUIUED INraESAND. KNEES QUAKINO wnH FEAl.OIVE ME MY CAR.MY 1V AND MY ICJTOiENAND rM FINE.MEANWHD..E OUR XlDSWILL OROW UP INTOA SHrraOLE OFLIES.W6.L rMNOT FINE.l'MANORY AND IWANT 10 00 ...

Lrz YOO NEVER TALKED TO ME UXE ntA T.NEVER. NEVER. YOtrVE GONE o.AZY J1M- rM LEAVINO YOU J1MOAJUUSON. rM LEAVING YOU.

LIZ
YOU NEVER TALKED TO~ LO<.£TiiAT.~"EVER .~"EVER..YOt,;·,.,-EG0~1

~ J"-0 _CRAZYJIM··I'Ml..£AVlNGYOU11MGARJUSON. rM LEAVJNG YOU.

, )\('fl~. Sherunsout.byr.hestunnedKIDS.sobbu,1upr.heswn.1TMpunuin&herlikethe"'IT'Yspi.ntof

)v0 ,-'\~J}J·,fBanque,yellinfatherupthestain. ~ LN\.. ' ·w~. / c,ffit' JIM •~~v•v.·Vv,1~~~P'\·.,l,},~GOON GET OlfT.00 HIDEYOURSEU:. JOrJ'THERESTOF 'EM.THEY"U rJP.. w· \ Nv· m.J..YOU rMCR.AZY. YOUGOTPUNTYOFPEOPLnL TEU.You JIM

164

(, '.J\T..~;\J' GAJUUSON ISCRAZY. YOU WON"T HA VEAJILYPROBLEMFN.INGDRYORC

;J~tl·.\/('\~~-.rl\\\ '~ PAPERS. TAKE rrAU. 00 ON·· GET OlflTAMY LIFE.

tlf "' ~ Quilin&v.ithri1e,sadinside,hurti.n&,·hestandsthereattJ'\ebonocnoftheswnuhisKIDS....,au:h ~-l\Xr..\~J him,(earfuJ.

~~ ~· INT. GARRISON OFFICE· DAY· (WEEK LATER)· 1967

, Anothersmoke-filledconferenceolassiswus.Thepaperworkissuckedinthecomer, almosttotheceilin1,thedisor&aniz.ationandlackofresourcesapparenl..coffeecups. u.nutendooibnuts.theSTAFfwort:in1onthisnownumbcnsomeELEVENPEOPLE.. acwinvesa1aton,newassiswus.

~ER Badnewt- theUSAn.ome_yusWashin1ton·declines•toserveour subi)oena onAllenDultes.lUchardHelms.oranyFlt11entVtenamed. SamefarOwiesandEarlCabellinDaJlu.

C. Jimexpressesdissust.

JIM
Whatebe1

OSEJl Weptbesamepn,l,&tinQietw;dlthcsuaAJlrldleaReapniD Califomia~·•siwu ICenyThomley.Oflioret,asaon<JordonNovtll. Teus onArcachl.andNebnskaonSandriMoffet...

nM (throw,uphishands) . Nner bdcn hasIDextndhiOftrequesttrornthisoftlcebeenmused.wtw .. beDlsFinlonl

NUMA Isope,wtlanocherstackrAleuen.thedollarbillskeepcomin1-

NUMA
Thep:d newsis1beIRShasjuscrequestedanauditr:Iyourincomema dusofflca.

JtM Thatflcura-andthey're1ou,1toftndjacuhiLLou?Dallas?

IVON • Well.&oodandbad.ThereisnoBoit19106illOallu.It's Ic.ode•oni. Butthenii.1~ Odom. socallaltheFBrsproducedhim.Hesay,be

•/'f',\,\/\/),'\\+,:-tv~~\twr •

"J7

~A- 'lv1/}1Vvt-{_~ .... ,.~lIco5 £VON(CONT)

WVV\ V\ -, ·- was'tttorlcin1llrithShawona·bullfi1han1·promotion.He(eelslikea

\ front.FB(isreallymffin1us.O\ief.but..,..hat's1ntereson1..yourudy forthis•·Os\lfaldv.,ent10seetheFBIrwo*Uk.sbeforetheus.ass1n1uon.

FLJ.SHBACX TO:

~T. FBIOFrtCE •DALLAS·. DAY (1963)

OSW AU) laitheFBIC()UnteraddreuinJcheFEMAJ..£RECEPTIONIST.

~WALDl IwanttoseeSpec:wA1entHosry.

RECEPTIONlST rm sorry.he'snotin.Cansomeoneelsehelpyou'?

' \Al 1,N' ·11~~ OSWALD 1 ' ~V!J\\./",\VJ'}'>g'\'C1nIustapen?

165

T VJ / ~ 'I (WNTIN1ANOTE)

,).. 'V~.V-X Jf\f,Nl\i1(\) Wririn&anoce,v.-hichhe foldsandJivethereceptionist , , ~'Vi ~,J-4-flA -.uri-·K.w,Y \ IVON(OVER) ~.,,IJ'i\AIf'_\J'' He wn:>teandlehanoce•hichthereceptionistsaidthrutenedtoblowup

166

VVVV.' THEOFFICE.BUIHOSEY... ·

TtMEOJTTO

FBIAGENT_ JAMES~ ~cinl hisapta~ su~«, FBIAiENT 5) ~ SHANXLJNinoneofthecub1cles.1-~v1...:>~v--/lt-•H"',rfH"Jt1A'/."

1

J.--I.II · IJ'/V-C

- :(,flrv·v,t,,-~aw~, IVON (OVER) ' ./\b.ll~'vii"\ (L . . i.,,..f\·,..>1,11/\J...\(r--OJ)·~IdaDallasne..-spapennanthenocewua...-nin110himtoStop 1 I t".¥Hr1 ·,VVVJ":JIJII.•l~quesoonin1MarinaattheirhomewhenOs1't'lldwunocpresent.Butwh11 ,\.,,\i~(~ ({"~yJJU"Vf'·thenocere.allywdnooneknowsbecausehisbossShanklincoldHouy...

169

\~11'{0 .,LT,.AL)IVV"- · SHANLCLIN(RADIN1THENOE) ,,

\ )),,.~"P.,.-r-vt-ij,'.J. Oswald'sdadnow.nn caabeIIOO'ill.Oeutdolh.Idon'tevenWini __\.;tr"\V'(fv\Jp . thisindieofflce.OelridolitHosiy.(Ii~itback10Houy) {\'CfVl

IVON(OVER)
Holly11ftitupandftusheditdoWIItheIDilet.

JIMOn presenc.aaliftamaml) h mate.sense.IfhewuIIIlnrorman1whenIwa.1illtheFBI.they'doften lea\ltmwapsllchedesk.MaybedleywaewuteninlMarinawith deporuaoo-keepin&somekind~lcvenaeowrhim.

IVON(pwlsoutIseconddccumenl)
Wapncr Cm,theAncmeyOeneralotTu.as.saysbehasevidencefrom theDallasSllffliff'sofficedWOswaldhasbeenemployeduanW\CXltO\'er informantatasalaryofS200amonth.bepnin&marethanayearbefore themurder(showsJimthedocument)

08

Dyna.m.i1eLou.

IVON
~axessense.RemembertheNewOrlevismeetin1..vithAaentQui1leythe dayhe10cbusted7

FUSHBACI - OSWALD underarrest.meetin1will'IQUlGLEY

IVON(OVER)
...andtherea1ainQui1JeydesiroyedthenO(esofthemeetinf.TheFBIhas deniet.1it•·(passesJimashe.atoftheFBIpapeNi<:n)...butthinkwewi

1 raisethepossibilirythatOswaldnO(onlywasaninformantbutlhuhe )::, mayweUhavebeentheman...,.hooripnatedthiste)uwehavedated :,JJl~J November17w&min1oftheKennedyassassinationinDallasonNovember I,M ·~I.~ 22. ,.,~v \ ())v }7\·.'.])-~"Htds~P~theTelex.~SERTpiecesofiL"URGENT TOAllSACSFROMDIR.ECTOR·

% &J. j~ Us1a1to!ms."Thrut~~•si•••cP,,osidentKcMedyinDallas.Texas ,11\i.;i-L.(7-0'r\ November22 • 23.lnfcnmtionhasbeenreceivedby1heBureauhas v-- ~~IJ " \\1 determined11wamiliwtt~ud~ J!'OUPmay&nil!fflJICto&sswinaa.e ,\;.•0v{i-Jt11._\tPresidenrKennedyonhisproposedtrip10Dallu.Te~ea:.etceter1..:A J,, \V, ,,I\k{V"~copyolIbiswulr'e:ftIDmebydieni&htc:lertWilliamWalteronduryhm: \_ . ID~,1~\)~~;.'wJ-.intheFBIoffice.Itwentalloverthea,uncryanditfillnoctvtnmc:nnooo;t

\J \)·'\.fa\Jin-· in&heWarrenRep,n!11'eFBI11)'1onlythisisaa•wounded·claim.

"Jvv-. FUSHBACI TO:

170

INT. FBI OMCE • NEW ORLEANS • NIGHT (LHL)

WAL n:Jl.t.benishtclat.receivin&theteletype•·readin&it.nM'VWIIiL

NON(OVF.Jl>
...sllonlyaftertheUIISl'inadoaWaltersaysdusYiUremD"dtram&he,.

ocbercida.111cteluisno(Ihm.

171

INT. WESTERN UNJON - DALLAS • NJGHT

OSWALD• .. w ftmnaOUIal!lepam.

IVON(OVEll)
We p CA Hambl~ lheni&htmanaae,ratWesimUnion.tellill&us Oswaldsentateleanm•coWuhinl'OftD.C. -sometendaytbeforelhe aswsinadoft.AvedaysbeforetheuswinatiClft,dtetelezappean.Or maybehewu •sendin1informationlhroupHoe17.•Idon•tknowhowbe didit ••butIlotahunchthat...fromthe&et10Osnld...·
172

INT. DALLAS APARTMENT •DAY (LFFL)

l OSW Al..D,RUBY,SEVERALa.TBA.NSincludin1theBtn.LandtJ1eINDtAN1ft talkin&,

BEYERL YOl.lVF.R(OVER.) ...thatwaslhisairlwhodancedtherebythenameofJada.andshewusinintu

thisman.Hesaid'"lkwrtythisismt:end1a•__WbeftIsawhim""°weeks taauonlheldevwon.Irmiembered•JackRubyandLeeHarveyOs'lt'lldwere linkedaoaetherbutIdon'tknowhow.ButIlmowLeeOs"a.ldwuthemanImet11

\..._. J theclubr,.,oweeksbe(cndieusassinadoe. .

,. \ i;0'tJ.IfINT.BEVERLYOLIVER APARTMENT • DALLAS. NIGHT (urlitr1961) t \,Qft\{~\ \\ ,,.\.k.t\AsBeverlyfinishescalkin1.,LOUandSUSIE ~'4' t-}i.\C\v11 {\.\/(·\...V, SUSIE(OVEJl) (t~ IA}J;rv,\ WecaaaoforiiIIthefiaLchief.Brina.inalldiesaippen.linkOswaldandRuby1

Ferrie.Wtac,tICVt:IIpeoplespoaedthemfOledler.TheemceeLousaw-what's

\ ~\\v-ft-'':. his1111111-WallyWaiaa- ._.couldpthimoelhescand.. ,.

173

INT. WUTON APARTMENT• LIMBO• NIGHT• (1M1)

WESTON ••meek.shakeaman.theronmrEmcee,ta1bIOlolL

WES10N
..Jtwuaboutftvedaysbeforetheusassinadon.1bmwereaboutsixtoeistu pysfromOucaaowho cameintodieclub-friendsolJICt.
174

INT. CARROUSEL CLUB • NIGHT • (1"3)

WESTON teDinllamejokesonthestqe.TheQUYSlooklikedluassillinlatafrontrowt1ble. WJ&hin1.

WESTON .
IDoocedthemaround1:30lnlhernomin1causeIwu1eWn1myjokesandtheyv.-er wm1 loud.

Heyyou1uyscoolit.

GANGSnR l(10Jack) Who isthissonofabitch?

Drunk.hepullsal'J"fromhis._,ajstbankandpoinuitatWeston.

1.r(ifJ\·vwJI\"'(1,-1.ed1:L ~roed ~co~· A .1.: · · • . 1/'··· 1 l, t~ LAe•cannonpotnt1nmy~non. r in,Sprec,seame.r,..,ouniformed l-Ar\dv~v,Vv'),r('\flJYpolicemencameutthefroncdoer-copswerealwayssu:,ppinlby.Jack11veem ,:,uvv\'f\,&)i~A'IY'J• discounteddrinks.lovedcopsJackdid. 1v" 'JJ!'t-Yvvvv . ~.JJ'-A.r,.._V\1 iu,1v.TheN'OCOPSstrollin1in (oneo(themisJ.O.TIPPJ:.r.seenlata)./'/ ~ r~I I t• ,. ~ -.<)'··-\V-,\,( WESTON (onstap) l_\\\\l(V Thepoliceazihere.

'1 ThesunhiuthenOOfimmediatelyandisk,jckedovertotheside.JACXRUBY up on hisfeet. cxplai.nin&tolhepolicemenevery,hin&isftne.

TIME CUT TO:
WESTON (OVB)
LacerIcamebackcauseIfcraotmyjacketbuc&hede«~uclosed.OneoftheIUY1 ~·, letmein.Theywenmeetin1.

c.

OANOSTER 3
Youc.an'tcomeinnow.

Cosin&thedoerinWau,n•sface.

WESTON (OVER)
Ne&tdayIWU wkinl10oneofthepysintheclubyouknow,aIUYYihoknow, M:l')'bady,hisname·sPiulluccilli.you.shouldftndhim.hesay1realcasual-,,

TIME cur TO:

175

INT.CAROUSEL CLUI •NIGHT (1'61)

Sameinllriar.11leaat,niaht-PAULBUCCJLLt.amobster,iscalkinltDWES1'0N.

IUCCILU
Yeu. .,._,,,.Jack'sfriendsfromOk.tao.Ouynamed$amOiw:w.Jolla loeeDI.111FIiIUY,anocherIVYnamedLeeOsM.ld.They'retalkin&abcutwackin& oualennedy(chuckle:I).Yelll.Sam101dmehep-.and""1kedoutri&)uind'lc mktdle,hewancednoduna10dowithit.

tNT. CAROUSEL CLUI • NIGHT (19'3)

SAM GIA.Ne.ANAtaDdn1toBUCCIUJ

I I I

SAM GlANCANA Fuck.IrueI.hatprickinthe\1/hiteHouse.Idon·,Wlfl(nul.hinto do..,thit. 1u ys toem. 10<t.oomuchhistory...,uholdm~Joe.beside.Iwhich(chuck.Jes)rmfock.lt'I& thesamechicksashisson.Sothepunkfuckedusover,soSantosandCulo1&nd JimmyWlnlhimwaclced,Culossays-weethesconeoutormyshoe·.rstillajn'tdo~ it rmout,f1e1Jem.A'ndItoldemit'sconna1etusIllkilled'foreifsover.

SUSIE(excited.inthepme,u)
Jcnuinwilh•hatEsterAnnMuhtoldme•·she•uscrvin&Rubydrinksoneni&,bt inthesprin1of'63.
FLASHBACK TO:
176

INT. ESTER MASH APARTMENT • DALLAS • NIGHT •(1963)

ESTER ANN MASH &allcstoIV0N.

FLASHING BACK TO:

CNT.CAROUSEL CLUB • PRIVATE ROOM • DALLAS • NIGHT (1963)

Anothernipt. Sixtoei&hlOANOS'TcRSaroundatable.Estersen-esthemdrinks.

ES1llANN MASH (OVF.Jl) IhidtofollowJack'sordentocheStuerfc.dwmeerms.Hedemandedabsolut.t privacyandnointem1pc:iCW11.Iwu&hecnlypena1&Dowed10enterthatl"00mand thaawujust10ter't'edrinksandthen1e1OULTbeftwuaboutftvedart.S".\!Wy tna1illsuiu.loakin&verybusinesslike.11w:tewuanodlerman,dres.sedruJcasual hedidn'tlooklikehefttinIIan.Theyfalkedrmaboutoneinthemom.ins.Then~ othaIUYs11yeduntilclolin&watchin&chemipprn.

177

INT.MA.IN ROOM • CAROUSEL CLUB •THAT NIGHT

OSW ALO alonedrinkin1beer.watchin1theSTRIPPERS.ClmcneSosin1onhim.swsu:r.

E51El(OVB) . Hecouldn't11bhiseyesoilthem.HekepcordlrlD&beer.EveryoneelMdrinkmilcd drinksNIdllswimpy-loaldnalhdeiv,.Inptnaea.memberaname.butIaJ•ays .... I face.bucYtMIItsawhimoa1V.mydwdralYttft'ft'IU:hilll•henJact shat...MdIlaWned. ~ myOod.thatstheweinlliaJeman•hoYtUuNI meeu1 ft-i&hJackandlhoseMaftatypa.-isawthalpiilonOsv,aJd'sface.c:ause JackWU hilfriead..•

FLASHIAatS - chtlhoodna.sloweddo'ft1I-Oswald1ooldft1momentarilyatRubybelanheis shot.

E.STEJl(OVEltl Iknewithadsomethin110dowiththe~•cameewryt,odyintoW11iDthoRdays knewRubyhadsocnethln110dowi&hthemob.Aldll:lup,Ididn'to~aiMat•hat theywenwkin&about,rmeonvincedIbeywerecb:a.ss:in1killin1 Kennedy.

OSWALD. drinJdn,hisbeer,suddenlystandsandwalksover~them1ewhereWESTONistell.inc twjokes.OswaldlSdn,nk. •

I 12

OSWALD
fthinkyou·reaCommunist.
WESTON
Sir.rmanAmerican.Whydon'tyousit do"'11.
OSWALD
Well, Istillthinkyou'reaCommunist.

WESTON jumpsoffthesu1eandstaruhinin&OSWAl.D.RUIYruppunands.epant.esthem immediat.ely.

WESTON VOICE (picksupthestory)
...soIjumpedo((thes121ea.ndhhhim.JackWISliJhlbehindhimandhelandedin Jack'sumsandJackp-abbedhimandsaid•
RUBY (ansryatOswald)
Yousonufabitch.I told you never tocomeinhere.

,.JU-llb

WESTON VOICE
...w hewrestledhimlothedoorandthrewhimdownlhcstairs.

Ruby wrestlinaOswald!romtheclub.

178

INT. GARRISON ORNCE • DAY CONT. (1967)

Thest0ryfinished.thefacesollhe11:.AMuoundthetable.

-,_!,,•.-,~VOl,l_U£l... BOXLEY ~ \ )•·.+-~~,~-,~viiJWestillc.an'ttieittoShaw.IImakesmoresenseuaMallahiLButOswaJdw;ththe _.'YvN·v1/i"'iV'.o\VI,~,')kIFBI.that'spushin1it.AndtortheliteormeIui11can'tbuyOswaldISanFBI

iJ}I,' ~ \ ....

I'

I"_lpv~ .t1~'(t(v'rfl'}Not~ aaent.aninl~m. HeCOIIJdabeatteedinaONtIDO,IWO,three Jv- t \fav\V cqwzariofts.

~ • A-I\' BOXUY · A ~l~ ·vJW',/ 0lwlJdwu afuc"" fromdal:. nobodywould"vetNslfdhimw;mtheirdick.and \~ ~\. ~\ klwcua teletype~ evay.sin&SeFlta1entinthecounuy.you·"wkint -✓~ l~ ~ ,tJ1,( ,• wboleFBIhen.11'ia'ssomeconspncy.. ?

,' ~~ ~~~~/)N,~ SUSIE 7'11);,.,rI\,JJ-N'v,r --«•- upOftlhcirpaniiIIGCIconspincJ.

i(vf/cl · nM looldn&11aoxin.Suddenly1fteeriememorycomato&Mm.

·-~ ~ FUSHBACI - DenveroilmanJOHNMII.LER.ismaldn&hisbribepitchtoJIMtojointhe. ( ''i-'"1-J.V·A&enc:y'sprocnm.~erin&himthejudacship.ThelootonBursr~issue~chatonecouldbelieve \. ~.I~./ bewanu TuntoLiteat. i hL~:·'·,.M,.,11.•.-h,;,,,...,,~/),ll11..A!)'111t,J/) \\R ~~ ,.)l\,A.,••L,,wv••\V\40Ivvv~ ,r·v"'-'j \

-~~ /'N~'1j i~ vJ~ iM~0 qvvJ#0 Jw~ JNv1r1'l. I~ ( ,) .

~\ ~

BOXUY
...youIt.nowhowdifficuJ1it is toltecpase.c,,:1unon&adot.enpeopleinthisroom. hqw thehellyouconnakeepasecretberv.,ecntheMOB.theCIA.theFBt.and Anny Intelli&ence.Comeon!DavidFernewua&uitandab&sketcaseandhe's deadon1opolitandma.ybeC1ayShawisacontacta1entkSndabusinesmw,buta covenoperator,comeon,he's100open10blaclcmailasafas.NowtheMafiathin& IcouldbuyahellolalotofusierthantheCIA.Rubyrn.tybeknowsOs..-aJct,seu himup.Hotra•·Trdicanre•·Marcello,theyhiresomerun.stndtheydoKennedy andmaybelheGovernmentdon'twane10makeastinkso&heyclosechisdti.nldowa, butthe*holeUSGo\-emmena?

1v1vi{,,·}).x- 11M + ij/1,)-\}ft{) /\)IX.CouldtheMobchancethepanderouteBill.oreliminaretheprocectionrorthe ti\ Iv.AQ, J ·t., President?C.OUldtheMob&ettheFBI.theCIA.andtheOalwPolicetomakea ;·lVi~..IJv,l'AY\-~1r,Jv'lf''t,1,·'messoflheinvesti11tion?c.antheMobappointtheWamnC.OmmissiontoCO\'er

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-LARA,T L ..,__V•TJJI",ITJ/'ITUP?CANTHEMOBWRECKTHEAUTOPSY?CANTHEMOBINNUENCELHENATIONALMEDIA

vvv~] r,JJtv.,'i,,~\t.tocotosleep?Andsinc,ewhenhastheMobused~Y'hinl_but.31~forhiLS.up_ ••\J..'Jv<J,, close.TheMobwouldnthavelhel'JUfotsomelhan1o(thisnu1n1rude.assassu,s ·)t""':iv,:.-}(t,V\neetJpayrolls.orden.times.schedules.thiswasamiliwy-sryleambushfromsw,10 ')\~\\(r'. /1,('/lfinish...ac:oupd'etatwithLyndon...,innsintheWVIIS. r ~\ ~~.·01'1iv ' ~\ ~~- ~Xl.EY

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~ LH- ..ATO{~~ NOW YOU'RESAYIN1LYNDONJOHNSONWASINVOLVEDOUEF?THEPRESIDENTOFTHE

..i\'J•VJ.,."v UaitedSwea? ·

\.}[\~ ,Thevoicechallen,ina.Pause.Tbemenwajtinl,loob.

JIM
lfrmsofa,fromthewth,whyistheFBIbu1Jin1OW'offices.t.appin&ow-phones? Why areourwitnessetbein1bou&htoff'.whyareFeden.la1cncicsblockin&our exnditionsandsubpoenutIfrmsofa,off,wh1.aretheysoafraidof•hacrm sa)'in1?(pause)YnuJUdyourShakespeareBW?
BOXJEY
,,
OSER.
OUef.t1onatellyourmbesinnin1tohave mydoubuaboutBill'seffectivenessin thisinvesti1ation.He'sn1htin1everythjnl,Herpenc.aweeklrYinl10pro..-eEu1ene Bndin&andJackRubyo(themooarelil\kedupw;dlHun,Oil..•

I1,

TM(surids) Idon'twa.nctohear.nymo"'Al.Iva.Jue81IIasmuchuanymuihen:.Gi'Vehlm!'la head.he'sstubbornbuthemayhavesomethinc.And,..hoinows1Maybehesn&hl Maybewemakea~I a.smuchsenseasapi&withawrist°V'acch.MaybeOswa!d1s -.hueveryonesayshe~uand..,,·rejus1plaindumbvm>nl.(..,.alksouO

CNT.GARRISON'S MOTHER'S HOME •• LAUREL MISSISSIPPI •DAY • FEW DAYS LATER

TheTV SETannouncesTI-IENBCLOGOwichthefamousmusicfollowedby-NBCSWHITE PAPER ••TiiEJ.F.K.CONSPIRACY:THECASEOF 1TMGARJUSON ·•theraceofFRANK MCGEE comesup.

Watchin&it.excited.isJTMandh·isMontER,JANE,inherseventiU.SRYhuded,ironwoman Q,iththeairolanariS¥>CTat,dressesveryproperlyinaVic:tonan-cypedressw;_u,latchestndbuckks andbcauafuJoldjewelry.ThehouseisVictorian-stylealso,spac,ous.wooden,scre.ened•inporches biglawt1,flowen.AlltheKJDSaretherehalf-watchin&butobviouslynoEliz.abelh.

JANE(excitedl
Oh my1oodnessJim.it'sallaboutyou.

runmoreskepcia.l.theKIDSmakin1atoeolnoise.

JASPEJl ShutupIwant10hear.

MCOEE(on'M
Ahr seven!weeksofinvesd&uioninNewOrleans.atum~NBCreponcnhave 1wnfdthatOisaic:tAl!Or'MyJimOanisonandhissaffhawintimidated.bribed.ard evendrugedwilnessesinlheirattempttopro"eaccnspincyinchemurderolJoha f.KennedyapinscNewOrleansbusiAessmuOayShaw...

Jane's(a.a:-FinlaJon1widlit.s~sed.uanyonewhowatchesTVblows.Youtake itinatranc.fOl lendIDtielieYe.WesAowdlisprocess.now.

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TIME CUT TO:

JOHN atAMQ.Ell.l,lactjailbirdMell&lasses,isspealdn1ooeamm.

MCOEI!(OVER) W. OanclerwuacellmateotVernonBundysudieLcuisianaStaiePenitentiuy. AllaolL

OIANCUR (onTV)
...hetoldmehe*U1onna&eteutlooseifhecoppedIOtheDA'sofficehekneww: UC Shaw.
JIM(shakeshishead.sickened.yetironic)
ThatsJohn\heBaptist.Isenthimupforbur~.Andtheft'shisbuddyM.iruel Tonal We senthamupcoo.There'snolove·~

C MIGUEL.TOR.RE.Snowonscreen.

11S

TORR.ES(onTV)
'TMyIT'ledtoge1metostyClaySha....youlu,o,..,aiedtocomeon tomeint.l'lesaut. youk.no..-.. forsex.He...a.ruedme10s.aySha...wuBertnnd...Theysudll'leyd,c, me apwon.

Timlaughsoutloud.buthisMOMishorrified·•a.saretheKIDS,..hoareolder.theo<.henboredpli:,

JlM It's1onnabebadMa.rm1oin1toaetmauled.

JANE
rm so...{throwsher shoeattheTV.!heludsdeli1h1ed).

JANET OSMOND isontheTV.

MGCEE (on TV VOICEOVER)
JanetOsmondwhoknewOswaldweUcommentson WillieO'Keefe'sdeSCTiptionsof havin&metOswald.
OSMOND
...Ididn'trememberLeeeverhav;naabeardorbein&mes.sy,hewuverynusand-· bein&homosexual?(herraceausesinroadismissivesmile)that'snoctheLeeIkn". absolutelynoc.Marinawouldknow,~...no,no.tdon'tbelieveWillie01Cec(et\'er metLeeOswlJd.

11M ·-rmprettysureshe'sctA.oneol&hepeoplewhohandledOswaldinDallas.

MM Theyneverevenhadthecommondecencytoconrxtyouandletyouw-.-erthese aa:usacions?(Tamshakeshishead)W1wcwrhapP=MdtofairnessinthiscouncryJ J:),~,MWp.,-)hu~-~,MjN°~~ ,v.,,4-t~l{,y,}

Ma.IthinklhebeuerqueSl:ionis•whoownsNlc-1RCA••oneotthebigest dd~ concncun that'swho.

181

ODTV thechaubicDEANANDREWS now appearsuchen.i&htmarecontinues.nmsmiles,hurt..

DEAN ANDREWS
No.t..,_metanybodynamedOay8ennnd.tdidn'tmlk10nobodyalterdie wenfnadoa.Iwu ondNp IIdiehospital.UbttoldtbeFBI.thatcaDwua fl&me111olmylmapatioe.Thecat'sstewin&me.dieoysier'sshuckin&me._.
JIM(bmic)
Ifl'OUldn'tworryaboutitma.there'sonlyabout200130millionpeoplewatchinadu~ Icueumy reputation'sobywhh&hepeoplewatchin&Lau&hIn.

t • r{11 MCOEE (on1V) J :11v1WL~ k M ., NBC hurecenllylearnedofamannamedCan8ennnd.themlCem8ennrdbut ·~~ hVf,fr) isD0tfreeIIthisdmetoreveallt..Theresuhof!-f:r·Oanison'spublicinvesaa~tionht ..\,• o 'in1t-vbeen10desaoyreputacions,sprudfearandsu~andwentol~ltoexplouthe C tAIV¼\/\.,Q.,w<Jfti\~kin&tioa'ssonowanddoubc(JYfllwhathappenedUIDallas.TunOamsonhuwd,et vt' vVtO Ci,,~1(j;'iJ".justicebedonethou&JltheheaYensfall. Heseeksthetr\ldLSo dowe.

-~~),t~.\VJ'i\J\JI.VY(;,,

11 6

LJidofsho...,.Jimsnappincup 10hisfeet.1n....,udlydevHmed.our,i,&rdlysilent

JIM
bkay.enouahTV,maJceanybody10blind.dwanddumb.How'boutsome u?

Hismoc.herre.adsthehunin hisrace.

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EXT. MISSISSIPPI HOUSE • LATE DAV

As thesunsetsonthelatesummerday,JIMandhisMOTiiER,JANE.walk&Jonitheu.a.Jusarid CO('lonere.esblooaun1!)eautifullya.Jonatheriverbankwherethecactishandbucsstir.

JANE
rm hoppin1mad.1ettin1thata>Uectiono(ri!fnJftosayallthosedrea.d!ulthincsabc you.Yoursrcat•creat-putcn,ndfatherMcFcnincameoverherefromCounty Monahanin 1769andfouchtv.ithGcncnJWashitleu>nhimself.You're more Americantha.nanyorthosehoodlumsandhooli1a.ns.rm1oin1tosettheuurel OaptcroftheD.A.R.towritealenertoNBCandyououchtto1e1theSonstodo thesame.

11M Theydroppedmema-when theb~publicitybeam

JANE

C

JIM
Ia>uldn'tcareless.Stuffedshins.There'salotyoudon'tknowO\LTheNationll OIW'dhuweed fc.mymi&nation.Aflerei&hteenyan.
JANE
No. Icu'tbelieveiL
J1M
1\eOenenlsaidITtUadls,racetotheunifQl'ID.AUeutenancColond,secondLff' connandfardiereJion.

We seeancdaerddeolJimnow-withhismocher,intimate,wounded,hunin1,nc.edin1he!l).

JANE
r~appalledchilctYouhavet0ftndaWilyaroundthem.wktopeopledirecdy.
JIM ('oine:rly)
OeeMa.chat'sv.-onderfuJsugeStion.TheSociety~u•FBI11enudumpedmeax

mailcalJin&meaniter.Asidefromthat.LizistJuuaenin&toleavev.ilhthectuldnt sothereitii-

JANE
Yousoundlikeyou·~doubti.n1younellnm.

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JIM
No.Nodou~ justle.amineafewunpleasantlesSOftlaboutthewaythin&sare.

_i~firvVv1:tA l17 1)1t ,) I wtJ.

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183

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\ : 1JJi~V\(I,"'(JI, JANE

184

IILJ,)··\-{\,V1RVEHADMOREOFTHOSELESSONST.HANTEVERCUEDTOWHEN[...UYOURA1E.IWUFACINC

,,,1VJ ·_/IJ,.D" l theGrca,Depression.raisinsyouandyoursisterbymysel!.Yourratherhadber,in

"-- I_e,JJ~ Vv~•'\i,hisv,,,orldtoursamplin&th~liquoro(variouscounaiesandwhenhetookoff.he... 'y\J\,(l(V"l•.IJ<;,!\,1V\\•t~I

;'{ 1 '~Cv 'v,·/(v\~·WI JIM(adamaiit.cold) fiWfl~'iIL,1lt'~,J-~-'f.riI<oldyouIwon·,sW>dforyoubadmcxnhin&him.Imwii1Ma.

\'0J/!~v~ \lt(V{.~,,~~ JANE J°'fNQ.~;'{Nt-/JW.,• tb\ow,Iknow...soI.herewewerestuckupinEvansvilleandthewinters...,eremun ci"'T'lNV,../nivffi~...cold.andsomeni&huconcretewastheonlybedwehad.andyoukidshadsomany '\ \-f,J./N\Jt{.A~ holesinyourshoesIhadto linethemwilhcardbolld.You~memberthlt1(Jimnods)

i\rJ · fv'vvt~\fl/·--rWecm,edowntoNewOrie.ans..;thoutacent.noplacetDlive. no job.Butevenin \¼ \ivt.O·\/";\,\\;j,v\!thosedarkestofdaysrdalwayssay,·nomanerwhatrm1oin110setthisfamily \J_,VoJA, \,f;/\J/~VN1ousedandclothedandfed.Someway,somehowrm1oin1tosetitdone.'That's ,(v"N",~\kl,l,N"v\}J:ntheGarrisonspirit.We'ren1hters&omwaybackJim.andyoumust&!ways wJJ ~1\/it"",,1/f.fvuf\\.~w remernber,you'reoneo(us,_..,.,\A\l),1/Jn,/n./rv-.1' - 11"1,,fLiA/lf'IA \ • \\-.,.,,/}flI\\_w. ,..\-;.rorv\<M"v)it,-1,--rwl.M),~~Il'(/Vvi,.rv,,VL1,Vi,'\'\fLtA'.1rvvn....,., \JJ~ .,fiV1..,.,(\11\Yktivk1•,1[vl\),tt,vtih1/1(,JtMOon1pause)u

185

·\.A,'JV~~1\'✓~"T\R~~-Y:'"RLOVEUZ...R~HATETOLOSE_HEROVERTHIS,BUT..LWL'TLIVEWITHMYSELFIFIDON'T..&~TO

)~,JD\~!'\.AA~\tfa\ theend onthis.rmft()(101n110JettheGovernmentrunoverme,Ma,ts-.wrddie V .,·_.t'·V\)J~~'~Jfint... \\Jt\ 1i\~N . (1iIti1'1utshisheadonherbrwt. ~'\fJ\ C , '. JANE

They.-on'tbeatyouchild.Onethin1rmsureof-Americansknowthediffennce• betweenri&htandwron1.Ifyou10tothemandtelltllemlhcwlh.theyll supportyou.AndsowilllJ~Becausefundamena.llyshe'sa&oodwoaw1and sbelovesyou.

He loouinhersa-oaaeyesandrace.Wanestobelie...

JANI
Comem. &bechildren.,.sarvin..let'saoinandhawsomedinner..

~T. DAL-LAS AU\PORT • DAY (FEW WEEKS LATER) (1961)

JIMisjustrheddrainhis·bla.onani&htfromDallutoUwhenBOXLEYNnsover,cXLitai

:-0!~ivl'~J\~~ JIM

186

~ 0~~ R~F~Y)- 81111WIIIAAYOUDOIN1INDOLLU7

'JJ ~ ~· ~ .·l ,_,AmI&ladtosetyo4a~= Tunaside).Jusaaltl:tyouleft1heoffice.Iaocwonl \'J-J.v~~ · ~~~ that..iJlae•s&oinltobeanattempttokillyousomewherebetweenhereandLei

187

J("\ ~ ~ AN&DES.ONEALMYFRENCHQUANERCONTACTSSWUNB1IT.AMOBSUYNAMEDED.

~" \VhaJeawubrouJhtdownfroasCanidabyShaw...be's&otaconnctOClyoa.This ~ ~ ~ ...J,;v.JJ\isseriousboa.IJumpedondlerntnl&hLYouneedabodycuard.(indicatin&a rf4v\-..)\<S..j'J"'.\a.,5blhis~s&band) ( '-~'i'--1'-~.;'.._j'\.11~~·1~D\~ if . . :~ ' ~ \V'-.YF'i,/wil~~\(J·_(-~~# . It :) ~ }( ' s (J.}v.~ VJ }J' ~ 'f~~v:-('fJJ\:~j{~~ \J~.Ji:v-

188

I ;\).) ~' \ 'J..J·~JF.,JL

'I',,,,)'-'----zQ>d"'-·\Ik,t . ~ Q'~"I-N-J"'J'{ "' I

i\ ,r,f;\;t·r1,,,.J·'·"f.½·irfJo ' '·/1 n~,, ,, _..,,.;,--- (••'-::.)I'j,/VJ',')/\.,\(.,VA.ii\)Jvv.Awv,Y";, .,-vv.i;;,\/flVi,X,,\;-vv~~•(tlv,..• t vvV • J f /),,I,,:n• I -{. Gw.,~t,,A '-'lJlrv1X.11.~~1;w1-l11ArJv\.,-f''\.ttlli€tAL ·,:&

~'- / V'J\fo,lvtif.Q,,~,~f)\.Q_"~~ roA(c:ontrollincfury) I ,i. J~ 81U..,..-henyouwerelntheArmy,didyouha-.,,acha.neetofindout-.i,hai1-norder ~M-'\J/._'\,-l,,;'v,J(f,meant?(Buinod~)Do youhappent0remembermyordcnn1e-..eryoneonthesu.ff I· ' -~,.noctoparticipate111pa.ssin1ontheseendlessn.unonabouthowsomebody,scoui&1c cltU,~,l,lr ~/:..twJ\}lrf,1bekilled? .

\Oj aw} BOXI...EY

0~ JA \)JY\,,~tJvW\. Yes but boss,thisis...

\ ~~ IV0~~'1\ . .. ..• ~ (r1is~1~isvoice) . . .

l\.\\ .f1,,[~!.,(~~ ThereUnobut111atmhwysnuaaon.BoxleyI dontappreciateyourdwnpllllthis 1A i.)lK\J.'vv"iJJ~ .OJMpannoid1uba1eonme.AndI don'tappreciateyourinabilitytofollowasimplea-di / Vr~r,.rJ'{\~~11(\V especiallywhenitme.ans[ampersonally1oin110enduppayu,1(oryourni&htback ~Ji)J,N\J,,\,.\tiy--' NewOrleans.Nowlefssetyouaticket!

-~(/•fi_/\lfl'QBoxley·sface··1Wizin1nmislivid,"'hit&.

, ~T. AIRPORT COUNTER· LATER

Jt\,f,havin1justbou&httheticket.slapsitin901ley·shandandmarchesawayoYerhisprotesu.

BOXLEY
Boss.rmsorry.rm jusL..Jookinaou1foryou.

Itfalls\\'eu.lyufunswksaway.OnBoxley.the·carncndwells.sensinanowanocheracendaon h mind.

His POVotJIMdi.sappearin1intotheCROWDS.

BOXLEY roUowshim -sip,aJsANOmEJtMANandaoesovertotum.Theytalk.Themanina civiliansuitT.ilhanearpiece.Theyfollowrunatadistance.

189

INT. AIRPORT •LATER

JIM atthene•UWld.1ookin111hiswristwacch.lookin1attheboard(stillsometimeleft).buysa LIFEMAGAZINE i--. - .

,.

CNT. ADlPORT TOILET. DAY

J1Mon tbejollartldin1-ute•,heanaclickuSOMEONEe.ntentheboothri&f:ltnexttohis.The shoesot6i-. .,

J"u:aaoes•radina.theastops,sensin&somelhin&suspicious.LowVOICES,whisperin&uthe doorotdiemea'sroam.

J"u:amovesrui.punin1themapzineaway.bunonin1him.tell.

HistoiletffushinJ.heisoutofthestall.movin1briskly.TheCIVl1JANAQEMIwhowesaww;, BOXLEY islumnaoutSidetheboochnut.,Jun.Hesweepsbyhim.themanot,,v;ouslynot expectinaruntocomeoutatchismome11c.

NordothelWO UNIFORMED AIRPORT COPS.bothfat.stucktoeethermomentarilyintheEXr DOOR cllbemen'sroom.TheyweretheoneswhispeM&.Surprisedby Jim.theyexit.rouo....,ed quicklybyJim.

1'lese:ii.1-na.kcdMANinlhenextboothemeries.puu.led.1nte~1n&theClvtl.IA~AGE:--.,~c~ bo<iia.recauahcbysurpnse. ·

f'.iT.AIRPORT ••SIMULTANEOt.:S

ItMsweepsou1oftheMEN'SROOM.~ncountcrin&arin&ofStxmoreAIRPORTPOLJCE11thered aroundtheena-anc.e.Theyallseemcau&,h,w,awareastheSERGEANT'chaJJcn1csJimasbestheWI.

SERGEANT
Heymister!HowIonswe~youinthatmen'sroom.

T'w'OWOMEN woron1theRENT-A-CARBOOTI-1Sopposi1elhemen'sroomrecop,izeJim.

runkeeps1oin1likeaw\Jc.stridin1ri&htpasttheSerie.antwithoutamoment'shcsitJrion.

JlM That'snone ofyour&oddarmbusiness!

Hewa..lks_pasttheOll{ERPOLICE~.Theser1cantshakeshishead·•andthepolicemenlethim lhrou&h•· onhiswaycothe1are.

OnJim'srace.AmomentRulizin&howluckyhehasbeen.Moments.

FUSHBACI. inhismind.briel•• toBOXLEYcomin1uptohimearlier.ucite.dwithhisne..-s...

TheruJBOXLEY wucheshimfromICTOSScheterminal,neM:>US. L-

190

INT.JIMMY JOHNSON SHOW • NLGHT

Amild.friendlymid~eswntypeHOST&rdhis FATSIDEKICKudieBANDstrikesup''WhenTbe SainlSGoMarchin&1n•inat>ducinlJIMwhosaidesin6,xnthewinp.

SIDEKJCX
Andnow.Tammy,here'sBilTamGarrison,DisaictAcsomeyo(New Orleans.Louisiana.- . ,.

TheAUOIENCE isendlusiasdc.AbissWldin1ovaticn.runsmilin&and'fiaves.thensiudownnut toJOHNSON whoadaptsadudseriousmanneroverhisusualsmiley-jokednarurc.

JOHNSON .
WelcomeDlsaictAn.omcyQ~toft.MayIcall~r11111
J1M
rw beencalJedewrythinaunderthesun.Tumny.CaDmewhatever youlib.
JOHNSON
Oby Jim.Soyou'reinws1i11tin1diemurder~PresidentKennedy. We\rebeenhearin&alotofsen.neelhinpcominloutoly01tofficein New Orteaa

Hisvoicetmnin&prop.ssivelyhostileuhe~fromascriptonthedesk.

191

JOH..'-'SON

F"int...,.ehadyourcharge1ha1t.heCuba.ne~leskl.liedthePT"es>dent.then theMob.thenyousa.idtheoub1Uionwesdid it.thenyouwdtheMinutemen

thattheC1Aa.ndthe~IandthePentJ&onandtheW'h.iteHouseallcombinedin so~ elaborateconspinty10klllJohnKennedy.Letmeaskyou,isthereanyone be.sidesLee~eyOswa.Jd..,hoyouthinkdjdllQSconsp11efDkillthePresident~

He rueshis eyesonJim.in deadearnest.wa.itinl(orareply.

JlM<bamyc:once.alin1lauchr.er) Howmanyhoun do IhavefDanswerthatone?Welllet'sjustsaythis Jimmy - fvcstoppedbeatin1my..;re.(TheAUDIENCElau1hs)....Ormaybeyoushouldt.sk Lyndon Johnson.Weknowhehassomea.nst.-en.

The AUDIENCE lovesit.cheen.JOHNSON looksatJimblankly,dumbfounded,looksdownand rudstheneitquestionon his listwithoutahinto(humor.

JOHNSON
Therehavebeenanumbero(reponsinrepu~blenewsmedia-Tm,e.Newsweek. ourownNBC•·thatyouhaveacnewaybeyondthelc1almeansavailabletoa pros.ecuta,thatyou'veintimidatedanddnJ&Jed..;tnwes.bribedthem.ur&edthemID commitperjury.\\'hatisyourresponse?

11M YtAJtfaidlinthevfflciryofthemajormediaJstENChinl,Tunmy.Itindicaresthatdie AcedIMOCenceisnocyetaver.Askyounelfthis.itwebadle.amedoaNO\'embe:r 2l.1963thatthePremierolRussiahadbeenshoefromaMoscowofficebuildinIby· alonelyapiwistsympathizerandifthaauwsinhimselfwnliquicwedw;dw,'3 how1whilesum,undedbyarmedpolicemenbyapacrioc:icMuscoYice.,IthiJlt itwouldbeprettyapparenttoanymie-thinJd.nl~thatacoupcfetatanda

be•win&timeanackin&or"'endiscussin&runOarrisonorhisrecord."~ i.nahe-dunkin&50dcty.be&Skin&hardquestionsaboutwhyhe,r,.ulcilledandwhu (crcafifftoppoMdtohim.wewould.... ,. JOHNSON Do yourallythinkyoucanequatetheSovietUnionw;cntheUnitedSuca7 1'1lcy111'4abisroryol•.•

' J1M nats eucdymy question,Jimmy,because..•

JOHNSON
WhywouJdourOoYemmentconcealevidence.,whywouldtheywantto dothis?...

1tM(pullouthisbriefcue) MayberdbenershowyousomepicNRSsoyouwtbesincounderstandwhatI amwnn1 about.

As hepullsoutalarpblowuportheAllenPHOTOo(thellu-eehobos10dswutohold itup infront ofthecama1. · .

1 ·h 'v·tr '•..,', )I.,'lVJ_ ,.. (..tJ,•.~'l"\/v. - ,..,,..LI./. JtM ().{;\I•

Thesepho1ognphswereweenminutes1fterthea.s~ssinat1on&ridllt'e~nevershe"":i

.....

10lheAmencanpublic.Theyshow...

11taxesJohnsonifewmoments torealizewhaf'thappenin1.Then*henhedoes.helunceslikea cobraforthephotographs.pullin&Jim's.umdownv,olentJysothep1ctu~sareoutofthecameras view .

JOHNSON (sharply)
Pictureslikethlsdon'tshowup ontelevision!
JIM(holdin1thepictureup11ain)
Suretheydo.Thewneracanpickthisup.
JOHNSON (yank.in&hisarmdownharder)
No itcan·•

fllDswingsthepictureupathirdtime.

ButtheSTAGE DCRECT'ORJivesa·cut·sianaJacTOssh.isthroatandtheredlipuonthecm1era bl.i.nJcs off.

The monitorshowsanothercamer2plMinltheAUDIENCE.

JIM(quicklyTUlizinl)
ThosennyoujuszsawwerellffstedinDallasminute,altt:rtheLSwsination. Theywereneverseenaaain.Norecordotamsa.nofinaerprint.nomucshot.nouu.c1. Theyail&Oll\\'ly. ,

The DIRECTORfranticallySivin&Johnsonrhe·cut..sian.

JOHNSON (contr0llin1fury)
We'llbebackaAerthesemessaps.

The AUDIENCEchem u dieC'OMMEllCIALcomesan.·

,.

192

INT. GARRISON HOME• NIGHT• (IHI)

The KIDSandUZ play.Shec:roaesID11Mwho·isslumped.defuaed,inachairhal(cJancu,&atthe TV. .

TVNEWSMAN
Muelliiaastake~toniptinO.litomiaasthepollsareabout10cloie.Public opimollpollsshowSena.torRobatKennedyofNewYenleadin&Sen.Euaene Mr:CriyalM1nnesoc:a.bodlsuvnaand•V\emamWarcandidata.TheirmnY&ft isobviouslyttrikin1achordwith&hevocenandwhoeYetwinstoni&htwl certainlyemerputhefa\'Oriceow,VicePresidentHumphreyIDWIdie nominationinOucaaoinAupst.Thatmannowseems10beSenatcrKCMedy.

Shotof-ROBERTKENNEDY inLalAnpleswithhissupponen.

LIZ
Soundslikehe'swinnina.

JIM
He'lln~ermakeit.lfhe...,ins.they"IIkillhim.

llZ.whosumstohaveachievedawarytrucewithherhusband.flinches. I '·A!/J...,, . LIZ l',fiμ,\,\tX Jim.Ithou&htwewc1:not1oin1to...

a 1 }J; ~-QJ.,V.,V.•.,r,C\i)'f

193

VVO/__<JL T"{IV-IVJ,YJLU JIM

(~\N~,1.10~/\A1'¥'-'X: Hehares_the~and...,anutoaven_1ehjsbrother.He'llstopthatwar.

f,/J.JJ.,.,,vv.NvJ'j(. No.theyUkillhLZnbeforetheylethimbecomePresidenL

'.,1.¥('$,11-1vTunlooksandletsuiihe'sswtinatobecomeunhinaed.obsessive.

N-f'. LIZ(stiffness)

Jimdon'tst.an!Youpromised.I don'twanttohuritinthishouse... (shewalksoutJaspercomesovu).

JASPER
Dad. playwithme...
J1M
Notnow Jasper...

NEWSMAN actheOxonutGrove.Switchin1\hestationto:

TV NEWSMAN (DanRaths)
rmhereattheworldramcusC«onutOroveulheAmbassadorHotel

( whereSenatcrKennedy'ssupponmarewaachinadieurlyreNmS.

OISSOLVE TO:
194

EXT. HOUSE • NIGHT.

CricketsallacrossAmerica.Thepurrotasuburb.

TV AHNOUNCEll (OVER) WidltheS3,~ thepncincu~I, Sen.Kennedycontinuestohold ,. aleadaf'41,to,l~OYerSerwcrMc:Cwly.CBSNewshaspn:,jectedSenator R.obenKennedytheWVlna~rhcauc:ia1Cali(cmiaprimary.

195

INT. HOLJSI

11M inlhekichelfWn&himselfasandwich,renninscowaddieTV.

ROBERTICE.NNEDY(aaTV)
·-• that.-hathasbeenaoinlClllwid\indieUn.icedStatesoverthelastthnie yars-diedivision,&hemlenc:e,thedisenchantment.whetheri1'sbetweenblacks and.-bites.betweenpooranddiemenafflue,c.erbetweenaaepoupsorthewu Vlealam-wecansw,IOwort101ether.We•1~ COWlCly,usunselruhcouncr ud accmpwionatecountry.Iintendtomikethatmyb&sis(orninninl-

He waves,leavesthepodium.&~in&backthrou&hthekiccheaolthehocelrunaboutt.0turnoffthe ( 1V when theSHOTSrin&sout. • . .

196

,.,-·,

'j'\JvYJ'-j"-\Dt,.iw-'(,lTY,\,1

Pandemonium.

TV A~t-.OliSCER<shaken) SENATOR KENNEDY HASBEEN SHOT! We DONOT KNOW HOW SEJUOUSITISYET. SENATOR KENNEDY HAS BEENSHOT.

f ' Confusion.Pa.ndcmonium.n~.sn-:uclcdownwithhisforek.nowled&eandcorrespondin&impotence. justsits1n frontofI.heTVshakiJi&histiud.astoundedstillbythisne..-s.

197

INT.UPSTAIRS BEDROOM • LATER THAT NIGHT

JIM1entlywaJcesUZ. holdsher.

JtM TheykilJedhim,hortey.

LIZ(JrO&IY,v.,akin&)
Huh7

JtM JustlilceIsaid.Hewon...andtheykjlledRobenKennedy.Theyshot himdo...,,,...

Heswu tobruk-voicefirst,1e1rin1cauahtin histhroat,shakin&withimpotence,sa-an1led...

LIZ(rulizin1,tem:r)
Oh no!No!Ican'tbelieveit Ican'tbeliewitBodiofthem.bochbrothers,Ohmy Ood..•

Sheweeshisheadonhetshoulders.Theyclinltoeachotherinanincrusin1lytemfyinaworld.. l_..

198

INT. GARRISON OFFICE & CONFERENCE • DAY (1961)

AL OSEJtconcerned,fflOYin&intotheC'ONFERENCEROOM•hereasrnteosessionisin pn:,~s.s.menpeoplethanever,somelWE.N'TYASSOCtArunowfilllhesmolteyroom.clunered

199

,;THPA~CN.

SUSIE
...it.ZapNderntmwe11secIcuaran,eeit.ureMa&azinedoesn't...,an,tow&}e~ OftdwbutJohn<:onnallyroraet.nowayhe'scomin110thetrial,he...

~Jl!X •

201

1\RU'J{I,,LLJ~({'-!''~ (:' JTM(THATCOLDRE.ELIN&)

vJ),Ji~. ·,y,.;,rj;J;/Jesusno! OSER

"\I\W;l ,,!JV"\\ Louandtwerebothlh.irwncsomcthin&liketh11sincetheNBCfilmk:Jiewlllour ,v~~ wiaies~s.none ofNtwupublic.AndallhiswkaboutMafialndoil.so..,,e (\}Iv\' srudiedhismemos...

11M(&ettin1&npy) ...itthisisall...

o.5ER. ...andwecalledhimtohavealittlewk.

JlM ...you'rewuan1mydme.

OSER (cuuin&lhrou1h)
Boss...he's&mil·

~T. BOXLEY APARTMENT• THAT DAY (1961)

BOXLEY onthephone.

OSER (onthephone)
...somequestionsLeuand1beenruMinlover,maybewecould1etrocether11 Lou'saboutanhour.

OSEJl(OVER) Heknewripeaway.Icou.Jdtellfromhimvoice.

BOXLEY(~)
Oby Ose.OiYeitanhourandahall.Mlbethere.
OSD(OVER)
,. HeMvashowed.
JIM (inpRsent.perplexed)
Cd 1lilapcanenL
202

INT. IOXLIY APARTMENT • LATER THAT DAY (1961)

ItM.followed1,ymaandLOU. walksintoanapanrmncsaippedrApenonaliiems.'The UNDUDY ~ .

IANDL4DY
Hesureleftlnahuny.Oawmethefuminnandtheszereo.N'"iceman... Lettmetwomonthsdepoci&.
IVON
Anybody.-i&hhimwhenheletl1

A manIn•car.Blackcar...

\ Jimtowlydevasutcd.TheL.a.ridl adycomin&o~er.reco&ruz:in&hun.

~y You·redoin&a&oodjobMr.Ganison,Ivotedforyou andrtldoicl&a..innexrtime.

funcan'tdealwithitjustnow.Ivonsho..,,herouL

OSER
Itme.anstheyhaveeveryd\in1Jim.Allourwitnesses. oursu-aceoforthetrial.We'dhavetodoublecheckallhjs wort.theycouldbefalseleadsIJ\d...

JtM BiJJ....IaJ..,ayslikedBill.

FUSHBACI •·BILLby Jim'sside.hisenthusiasmforthecaseearlyon.

JlM He..,uafi&hter.Iaueuhesocscared

~ER

l -

_,we1onnahave10de~ythecrialTun.wedon'thaveachoice.

JtM tdon'tthinktoAl.(rises)YouremembertheHeminpayscoryi'heOldManandtl Sea·?(Alnods)lbe~flshamanmana1a10car.chthispatfish.aftshsohuceh bucotieittothesideofthebolttoaetitbackin.Butbythecimehere.achedsh<n. theftsl\hadIonasincebeenpickedapan,byshuts.Nochin1wuleftbuctheskeleto (walldnaout.~ ,, IVON loss.wtwthehellwebusrinJourchopstorityoudon't .._wecuwill?

·, J1M

Laa.HIwarhu '" fronts-inthecounoflaw."hope. apinsadieodds..,nailCayShawonconspitlcy.lathe c:oartofpublicopinion..itcouldLikeanodlcr25or30yan

•,.,,!J,rl,(.y)lull'\/M IIla.stwemvcklheftntblow. ,·~,;.

203

EXT. CRIMINAL -COURTS BUILDING • NEW ORLEANS •• (JAN ·T969)

Acircus.Armed.unilannedOUARDSwhhwtlkit-talktesare~bae.GuardsMthrifteson rooftop.CROWDSolREPORTERS.wortd'Mde.,andONLOOKERS.Evayone1oin1intothe counroomisfriskedbyelecU'OnicmewdetfCU)C'I.

MARDI GRASiswdn1 pta.eeonnearbyCANALSTREET.VENDORS1ftscllin1eoncessioru- ballOOftSshapedlikerabbits.toad.t•sh.inl.masks.etc.

IVT. COURTROOM ·. DAY ( 1™ GARJUSON ....;u,OSER.COXandNONforiu,1rus..-aythtou1hIti&htlypackedCRO'w'D1,0 theprosecution(jbJe.TheCTOwdis noisy tothepoinro(uMJliness.Suddenly Ihushu:

Everyonecranestheirneckst0seea.>.YSHAWandhisATTORNEYS,IRW'lNDYMOND&rd l'V/00-rnE.RSenter!JleCOW'1.Shaw,impeccablydressedina..-hitelinensuit.hishi&hhandsome check.bonessuckinsontheever-presentci~aeinapon::ela.inNeer,twasioneyinditfennce.,all aroundhim.Hesmiles10th05ewhop-eelhimuifhewerenocrallyIhm.InthosedaysinNew Orluns.itHJallowedpncticetosmokeincourt.

JtM noticesnow-

Tbe(aintesslimRuClayShawmovesdowntheaisleintohissear.hiseyesbrieflypassin1Ga.nisoa.

Thecave)SW'Upound.insutheCourtis·wJedtoorder"bythe~u:

JUDGE EDWARD Al.OYSnJSHAGGERTY inablackrobe,sweepsinandtakesthebench.A stockylittlefunmy•C1ineylookalikewithfierceblueeyesunderbushybrows,ad~ssesthecoonas:

TbeTE.~WHITE MEN .JURORSand'TWOBLACK MEN, alldressedinsuitsandtics.lookon.

JUDGE HAGGERTY (v.ithcusto)
Caunryto&11cuttom.thismajoraialhadbeenunchinkin&lyscheduled inthemiddleolMardiOras.Now,Iwouldn'twane.,misswsfortheworld andrmSift10'1juronfeelthesamev.,ayatbein1depri-.,edofsomefwi soI'vemadearran1eme.nuferyou10takereces.ses10watchtheRexPv1deandthe,

C

let'ssec&histrialontheroad.

TtMEOJTiO:

204

EXT. MARDI GRAS PARADE •(AS SEEN FROM INT. COURTROOM)

DAY (1969)

Tbecamm movinaoff1henoiseandpietyolathePARADEpas.sineufestiveMUSICcarriesthe" MONTAOEr#.

1NT. COURTROOM • DAY '69

WlllJE OU&E paintlna10QAYSHAW.

O'JCEEfE Ya sir,thll'sbim.

TIME CUT TO:

IRW1N DYMOND aou-examinilla

DYMOND (wordswaftinl) . .
...aconfessedhomosexual,convictedotsoUC'iWioft~panderina...aman•hohAdLied _about.••

TIME Cli TO:

'i ..,,,v1.. (.·''I-'. . · RJCHARD MA TT'HEWS.aClAli1sonl.awycr.m.aJc1n1noces.confers..-,thSHAW

Tl~E ClT TO

VER.'iONBUNDY onthestand

205

BUNDY ...hehadalimp...

SHAW wtlkincfmthecoun.thelimpapparenL

DYMOND (cross~umi~;JBundy,ocasional\lr'Ords)
...Ihaveareponyouweredru&&ed~dhypnocibyGarrison'sswf...unde:r psychiatriccareforayeMbefore...
206

EXT. MARDI GRAS PARADE • DAY

Masks...

207

INT COURTROOM • DAY CONT

DYMOND cross~uminin1DEANANDREWS. shaldn&hishe.ad.festiveMUSICcontinues...

ANDREWS
...ftpnento(myima~naaOft..•

COX (counter•quin&)

C ObjectionyourHonor.Thisofficehas,a,onac:onviciionofperjuryaaainstDe.an

Andrewsonthismana-

DYMOND
Tha.tweisonappeal!

ArJumencsfollow.

TIME a.rrTO:,.

OiARLE.S SPIESEl..amildloolcin1NewYarkaccountantis onthesund.IRWINDYMONDcroSJ clW:ninill~ .

DYMOND (relishinthis)
Mr.Soiele1.yellclaimIDhavemelDavidiemeandCayShawwhileonI vlCllblherefromyouraccoun0n1businessinNewYort.haddrinkJand. widerdielnftuencediscussedki.Dln&Kennedy.it&hatnoc101
SPIESS.
Idid.
DYMOND (consultshis~ext)
Isi&nocalsocruethatyourin1~tedyfMdau&htswhenshele~NewYort ID10toLouisianaSt1teUnivusscy?

e.·

SPIESEL
Ya. Idicl...

ffifsruMed.looksitCOXandf'VON...,.houeequallypuzzled.ASU"Wnlreelin1?(rvades11',er.\.

DYMOND
Isii n01alsoaiJethatyoufincerprit,~herwhenshererumedactheendollhe semes~

SPCESEl. Idid.

DYMOND
Why?
SPIESEL
Well.fwanrtoma.Jeesureshe'sthesameIU'i tsenL
DYMOND
ISiee•..andwhyareyouexperiencin&thisparanoia?
SPIESEL(launchin&intohisexplanation)
Wellyousu.rvebeensubjectIDhypnosisandpsycholo&icalwarfareeversinu 1941,..,henIwuinKorea...

ThefacesintheCOURTROOM...theJUOOE...obviouslythemanSpieselisdisrurt,ed(ormaybebe isiellin1thecrum.butitdoesn'tplaywell)..JIMsicklylooldn1uOSEJl.

208

,.H_.U.;)JI/Y,~1>:'VJVL OSER

He wu oneofBexley'swicnesses,chief. rmsony.Hewutoeally sane,r,heftwtalked.

I

NUMA

:;tJ)fU,;J,Y)

ButhowdoesDymondknow whattoask?He's~nplanted.FUCK!We'rede.ad.

'

SPIESEL
...whatsomeo,-,etriestoJetyouranenaon.-catchyfNfeye..dlaa'sa c:Jueripeelf. ,.
OAJUUSON
Ycu Hcla,1callpoliceofficerAloysiusHabi&hcnltolheswwl.

HABIGHOltST,lheclanc:utofficerwhobootedCayShawonhisarrestday,swufOf"ud.

JUDO£ HAOOEJlTY rm 101n1tohavetoaskthejurytoleavethecounroam.

J1M

TIMEatrTO:

GARRJSON atthebenchll'IUinlloudly...;ththeJUDGE.COX,DYMONDandOSERtheft.

Jl,'DGEHAGGERTY rmsorryJim.bucthedefendencdidnochavehislawyerpres.ent-.henasked.

FUSHBACX· TO: LVT. ~EW ORLEANS POLICE ,STATION • DAY (1967)

Shawbcin&booked.TI,ePRESSthe~.HABIGHORSTquestionu,1him...AllyaJiues?•ShJ.., replyu,1"ClayBennn,r...INSERT ·•HASIGHORSTtypin1i1ia.

JIM(OVB)
JesusEd.fromtimeimmemorialic'sbeensw,dardbookin1proceduretoask analias.YouknowthatThere'snoconstirutionaJrequirementthacs.aysa lawyerhastobepres.encforroutinequestions.

ruDGE Icall'emastsee'emJira.rmrulin1itinadmiss.able.

Thafsourcase!

JUDGE
tithat'syourcase.youmdn'thaveacue.(wouldn'tbelievewhatever Habi&homsaid,anyway.

11M Ican'tbelieveyou'resayin1thisintheCOW1r'00C1L

JtJOOE(feistier) Well. Iamsayin1it.Brin&inthejury.

OSEJl We'reftlin1forawritfromdieappellatecoun.

JUDOE
Yaudodw. ,.

DYMOND &oinlbacktoSHAW,"'ffYpleased.Shawsmokes.icy.Jim.devastated.feelin1it's over,slumpsdon..

TIME.a.ITTO

a.A YSHAW Oil1hestand.DYMONDaoss-eumininlhim.

DYMOND
...Oswald'?
SHAW
Mo.Ididnoc?
DYMOND
.•.,:vercalledOunAndftws?

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SHAW
Mo.Ididnoc.

I3-0

DY\fOl'-t't) ..:(lidyoueverusethea.hasOayBertnnd?

~HAW ~o.I didnoc.

DYMOND
...andt\JveyouevermetDavidFerne?
SHAW (cooluacucwnbe:r,asmirkofamusemenC)
No,Iwouldnocevenknowwhathelookedlikeexceptforthepictures rvebeenshown.
DYMOND
Thankyou...MisterShaw.

~ explooesoutofhischair.

IlM Lttitbenotedrorthec0WV00m.whateverd-.eoutaxneofthisaial,myoffice is chariu,1CayShawwithouai&ht~rjuryontheftfteenanswenhehasliven. no<onewordo(truthhavin1escapedhislips.

IUOOE
You'reouto(ordercounsel.nowsitdown.Stt'ikethose~marts...

TIME CUT 1'0:

AMOVlE SCREEN hasbeeninsaJJedfortheJUllYIDsee.QARJUSONdramaticallypaca.PRES: iJpaclcinIlbehocroom.theoveme.adfantwninl,

LIZ wau:heswithJASPER..roocinlfo,himnow.

OAJWSON
,. ToprowdWftwu aCOftspincyindieftntplace.thattheftwum:n thanonemanimolved."mustlooka&meZapruderrwn.TbeAmerican publichunocseenthacftlmbecauseichasbeenkeptlockedinavaultinlhe 'Tbnl-Ufelwld!n1inNewYenOryforthe1UIIi.Iyan.Let'sronthe fUm. ·,

The 1.APRUDERFD..M{lam)no-.vn>Us.Wehaveseenpiecesofitbeforeintheo~in&olthefilm bur nowwe• iitthok.ItiiCNCialthispiece~tumberepeatedsevmltimesdunn&theail!to drivehomeapointthaaiseuilylolloncasualvitwinl-

he (U"Stviewin&issilei1t.lhesoundofthec1ankyPROJECI'OL..about25seconds....

The LIGHTScomeon.TheJ\JRYisshaken.

Tbe JUDGE isshaken.

l The COUR11lOOM murmun.

Evena.AY SHAW issurprised11•hathehasseen.

I3I

Ji\.,ts, ysnolhin&,~ttin&I.hecnnhofits1.1\k1n.Then :

JtM Apictw-esspewathousa11dwords.SometimesIwonderwhytheaiJt.h issosimple.Too simpleforsome.

DYMOND
Objection.Lud.in1...
JUDGE
Suswned.
JIM
Zapruduwasswi<lin&onthesnssymollW'ithanImmhomemovie camera.Thefilmestablishesatimefnmeof5.6secondsinwhichaJJ theshootin&tookplace...TheWarrenCommissionsays&herewereonly 3 shotsandI.heyallca.mefromOswald'srifleinthesouthe.a.stwindow ofthesixthnoorSchool BookDepository.SincetheGoYeJ"M1entconcluded thasOMbulletmissedentirelyandthethirdbuUethitthePraidentinthehe.ad. shanerinahisskull,thlsle.avesonlythesecondbuDet.thesocalled·ma,;c• bullet.toaecoun1fortheremainin1sevenwoundsinKennedyandConnally. Thisuplanationfailsofit'so'tlfftwei1hLWatch.

Tt\otEct"TTO:

11MhasmovedOSERintoachairdirectlybehindthelaraerIVON.uhedemonstntts...;thapoinla

JIM
...thema&icbulletnowentersthePresident'sback.headeddownwardu u an&}eot17depees.Itthenmovedupwardinordertole.aveKennedy's body1mmthefrontolhisneck- hisneckwoundnmibe:rtwo-itcontin1.aa in1oConnally'sbodyIIdierearothisriptarmpit- ,r,,oundnumberthree. ConnaJly1wbeenshrill&dincdyinfroniof1Cennedytodiebullet~ mowedO¥trtodieriptfarenouaJIIDheadleftwvdinl>CoMally.Then..die,. baDaheadeddownward11111analeof17desrees.shaaertn1C.onnally'sftldl ribandJeavin1fromtheri&htsideothischat-WOWldnumberrow.n.. balelCOftdnuesdownwvdandthenentenCon.nally'1ri&)\twrist.-wOWld namberftvt-sflauerin1thendiusbone.

FUSR•Ac• -At ZAPRUDER sloweddown._

209

J'IM(OVEL)

116enentenhisleftdup-woundnumberm-fromwhichitlater renoutandwuroundusalmost·pnsune·condidoft0ftasu-ercherina cmidarofPaitJandHospital.

210

INT. HOSPITAL· PARKLAND •DAY (1963) ·

The•macic.buDe1•r01JndbyIHOSPrTALNURSE011thee~.bloodiednreu:hcr.JACXRUBY a.round.movinlaway...

1™ (OVER) Werni&htnoce1Il.S2t::_leadu,dpo...,.derFrairnencsof!hebullet.,.,e~found1nCorv,uly

wristthan...,.eremus1n1fromthisma&icbullet.Also1104.eJadeRuby""Usponedu ParkJandbynewsmanSethKintor•·possibly ilwuhe"'hopu1thisbulletonthe st1etcher.Thisupl1nationwhkhi.scena-aJtotheWarrenC.Orrvnission·ssuna.noofa

concludethemacicbullercouldnoccreate&JIsevenolthosewounds.)'OUhaveto a,nc:Judetherewasasecondnnenw1.Andifchen•uasecondri11efflll\..thefthadra: beIcanspincy.Ut'slookattherumll&iA.AndIpossibleupllNtionfor(hes.ame events.Iamspeculatin1foryou.

FIL\1rolls..,;thfrequentfreezefnmeandstepprintin1.DeateninaSHOTSrincOUlTim{UCj us throughit.bnsk.Jy.

JIM(OVER)
Therirstsh01missescompletely...(sound)hitJamesTacueinthecheekdo..vnarthe ove..,ass...Thesecondsh01weesthePresidentfromlhet'roncinchethroat•heclurche.: histhroathere...(freezin1)Apossiblethirdsh()(hitshimintheback...hen?.C.Onnal.ly youwillnoticeshowsnosicnatallofbein1hitya.Thisisonefullseconda/,a .Kennedyis hit.heisvisiblyh01din1hisStetSOnillbishand.wfuc:hisimpossibleif his~sthasbeenshattered.He'stumin1here,11mlhe's hit...hue.Thefounhshot. Hisllairshootsup, hismouthdroos.Heyellsout9MyGod!They'reIOUIItokill usall!...•Theearslows,brues.theftrlhandrawshoeshowsthePres:ideacjeniz,1 chmaacally10bisleftandbac;t-tiluchmeanshehid110behittramd1hsw!rPm
(nanstheftl.mbackwardandfcrwud&fainsodwiisVf!fr/clear)...ap01siblesutber seventhshoetaltesConnallyasecondamehae...Mn.lCemledy,daud.numaac.

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U)'in1110lethell,.BloodandbnintissuespaaetthemccarcycJeptln)lmanrid.inc10tb 1W'andleft~thecar.Apiecerlhisskullruesotrandlandsinthesrw10thelett rearotthelimousine.ThenitsOYer.1beSecretSavicetothelastman.ruherthan checlcin&thearea.ridesthelimousine10diehospitallikepaJJbwen.

BacktoTu:n.

JIM
FIFlt·TWOWITNESSES,1endemenolthejury.hardshotsconunafromthe,. 0nsayICaol1whicllisto&heriptandfrontoldiePraidenL- .

FLASHIAC~ -

211

EXT. TRI PICKET NNCI • DAY UHL)

KeMedy'tPOVtAtheFENCE.1'1/0SHOOTEJlStheN.wicbtwoBACXllPMEN-f\rincathim A &limptl-IDbeiaurnedto.Asinistermusicsrows,asenseotcremendousevilIJOWVIIth.roup thissequence.

RlOiAR.D RANDOLPH CARl isonrhestand.anoldermaninhis(i0s.nowinawheelchair.

JIM(OVER) .
JUdiardRandolphc.anwasaneelworkerondietfMftlhfloorofthenewDa1l&s Counhouseonc:ommerceandHouston.<:arrhuMrltdincombatwiththeFifth RanierBablloninNonh~ andatAnzio,anunusually&oodbackp-oundtobe Iwicness110l'Jft&e.
JIM
DetcribethecunrireMr.em.

CARR
Wellilwaslikeavolley.Bul definitely Ihe.ardthreeshcucomu,Ifromtl'leKnoll. . ri&hlafterU1other.Anothershoecamefromsomc...he.t,:else...Icouldn'tsee\tiea-e ·behind1herencecauseo(thel~vesonthetre.esbucIdidseconeoCthebulleunpp, throushthecnsson,theplu.a.Onthesouthsideo(theKnoll

FUSHBACX ·•BlJU.ETthrouahpus··SPECIALEfFECI'

11M Didyouwk toanyFBfaaentsaboutthisincides?

CAAA
Yes Idid.
JIM
Andwhatdidtheysay?
CARR (laconk)
Idoneutwas instnJcreclrshutmymouth.

JlM W~ youcalledto1esrifybeforelheWarrenCoamission?

CUJl Nosir.

JIM
Mr.Cm.how did)'OUendupinIwheelchair?
DYMOND
Objecdon.Thisiswhollyimlcvant.

llMEa.rTTO:

WD..LlAMNEWMAN CIImesund.'a10W'I-clanC'UtfamilyhealHisWIFEandTWO

,.

om.DRENqa. .

JJM(OVB)
WllHeNewman.a)'OUn&desi&nenpnecr.hiswifeandchild.~only 10to15ft hm (IIlimousine.
NEWMAN
Wei.Iobservedhisurftyin1offandhermnedjustre.alwhiteandthenbloodred beMn&Ilifflikeaboardandreuovertobisleftlahiswife'slapandI toldmy..;i

FUSHIAC~ TO:

212

EXT. DEALEY PLAZA • DAY {1"3)

The NEWMAN$ cmthenonbside~lheKNOU...hitthedeck.SHOTSri&htabovethem.

NEWMAN

C Thisisit.hitthelf')Wldl

~\1/MA.'1(0VER.) DustIthou&h•theshouwe~corruncoverourhe.adJ

Thecameradescribin&hisfamily'srelationship10theFENCLbeh.indh.im.TheSHOTSnncout. blurryfromI.hen.~ewmanprotectin1hischildrenunderhim.

1lM(OVER) WaeyoucalleduaVwitne.sstotheWarrenCommission?

NEWMAN
Nosir,Iwasn'L

J'tM(inpresent.c:ou,uoom) Twenry-sutrainedmedicalpersonnelatParldalldHospiwsaw....;ththeiro..,,eyes thebaclcofthePresident'shudblastedouL

TIMEC'tfTTO:

DR.PETEJtSonthestand.

PETERS (describin&theM>Und)
...alar1e7cmopeninain11\eri&htoc:ci~wparietalarea.aconsidenbleportiono(tt bnia•unussin&there.(Jesturesrohashead)

TIMEct.rrTO:

DR. Mca.nu.N onthescand. C

MCC.E..U.ND
...almoaaMbarpemapsaquanerdthebacko/theheadthisa.ruhen
(indicateshishead)hadbeenblastedcueIlonawiththebnintissuethere.

FUSRIAC~ TO: PARKLAND EMERGENCY ROOM • DAY (1963)

213

The DOCTORS watm1on diePresk4eac ,.

JlM(OVEJl) NGIaned theciviliandoclcnwhoexamined1wDIIPatlandreaardedhisthroal wounduanY')\inL':.awoundo(encry.'Thedoc1onfoundno1't'Oundsofena-, iadiebackdthe 1111lhendcow,eaJlhoupTewlawrequimaninquesta autaply,lhebodywille&allymowdback10Wuhina,onrortheautopsy.

SECRETS!JlVta IndMD..rrARYMENyd andft&ht.;chDALLASDOCTORS andSHEJUF1 forpossession~thebody.TheywheelflOU1.ffy(ns.pushin&asideDtJJasPERSONNEL

JIM(OVER)
•.becausewhenacoupcrewhuoccurredtheft'sabl1dift"effncebetweeflanau101 pafarmedbyciviliandoc1cnandonebydoctol1worths&forthecovemment.Itis doubctulanybodywasever~cue~PukJandanyfut,:r.

( FUSRIACI TO:

214

EXT. LOVE NELD •DAY. (TFFL)

AlllF-ORaONE II.kin&off...phoco~LBJswomla.

(

J1M(OVER}
.Thedepart~ofAirForceOnefromLoveFieldI.NtFridayafternoonwa.snoc,oai1.1 atakeoffasitv.,a.sa1eiaway..,i,hthenewlyswominPresident..
DYMOND (OVER)
Objectionyouhonor.
JUOOE
Suswned.

JlM(OVER) OntheplaneincidenwJy,PresidentJohnsonbein&insuchirca1numoiloverthe possibilityofanuclurwv.;cheitherRussia«Cubaoverthisinciden~tJ,e·tone nut·solutionIDthecrimewuannouncedbythelniliwyJointOiefstothepa.sscnce- befcmofcourseanykinddinvesricationhadsw,t.d.

DYMOND (OVD)
Objection!Y04JtHoncri
JUOOE
Susuined.Mr.Garrison,wouldyoupleue....bonledieac;d.
215

INT. BETHF.SDA AUTOPSY ROOM• THAT NIGHT. (1'62)

C Theroomisc:nmmed..;&hMD..trARYOFFICERS,SECRETSERVICEandatthec.encer.nut.EE pmty intimidatedIXXIOIU.PlcnJRE.S&bein1CUM.

JIM(OVER)
ThethreeBethesdaNavalHolpiwdor:tcn·picted·bycheMilitarymenandtheSe:r Scnicelefttome&hinl'°bedesndinasmuc:i-unoneot&hemhade~nc:e..;lb comblapnnz.ewounds.1'1voup&hisauropsy'lt'thavebeenablecoJUstilyo(C0Unf 1M ampcbulletlhea'y,-1m0ft1ocher11\inpandIIdieWtimeche~dwthe aectwoundiianail'-'CIUlld.and.,allayanyfunlMrdoubtswemayhaw..1be~d palholosi,slamnpd(orlftisaIOdin.impressionsofdifferentpanso(theautopsy aJchaap1$-20phocosraphsand1-raystakmIIlhetimewerenocshowntothe Aaricu peq,fe.andifanyf\l'1herdoubaexist."havethechiefpar.holoeist.· ComnMder JamesHumes.byhisO'lt'ftadmlssiOftbumin&allhisautopsynoc.es. My? '1111sIstheeQufvtlentIIitnaeolPre.sidencJdu\sonordetin1theblood-souec limousine,ftDedwidl~holesandfrapnenaoflmmwurableval~toberebwl1

DR.F1Na IsOIdiestand.net.verypncbl.

FINCK
We didn'tremovetheorpns~dieneck.

J1M

216

FINCK

Fu thereasonthatweweretoldtoewninetheheMwoundsandthe-

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1IM M yousayill&someonetoldyouQS21tOdissec1theneck'?

· FINCK (rattled} Iwucoldthatthefunilywantedcuminarionof~heJd.

JtM Asapatholo11s1itwuyourobliption10explo~aDpos.sjblecausesol~th,..asit not?

FINCX (ltrit.ared)
IJwithecauseofdeath.

JlM . Y04JIHonor, IwouldyowHonorliketodirectthev.imtssIOanswerrnyquestion. W'hydidhenotdissectlhetncko(thebulletwoundinlheneck?

FTNCK (answuin1now)
As IrecallIwutoldnotto, but I don'trememberby•hom.
JIM
Wu Dr.HurnesNMinathesho*?
FINCK
Well IheatdOr.Humesstaanathal-·hesaid.-who'sincharaehen,·andIhUfd-

FLASHIACK

HUMES
Who'sincharaehere?
ARMY Q9'ER.AL
lam. ,. FINCK (OVER) Idon'tftfflefflberhisname.Youmustundumnditwuquitem>wdedand...,he.n'I IN caDedin=umnancesWeethattoloot11the-..ou.ndolthePresident*hoisdeJ yaadaD'tlookaround100muchcoaskpeoplercrdanamesand-.ho\heyMt.
JIM
1111)'OIiweftaquallftedpa.tholosis:LWuchisArmyaenenJaqualiftedpllhow,psi

FtNCJt No.

JIM
Butyoutoothisordcn.Hewasdirecdn1&beau-.,.

FlNCJC No.becausetherewen=othen,therewerea4minll.

JIM
ThalMr"eldmin1s.

;,..

FINCK
Oh yes,lhere..,ereadrr:iinJand..,henyou&realieutenantcolonelintheA.mly)'O\IJu followorder,,andItI.heendoflheautopsyw,-eweftrpo:ifkallytold •·utrecall1 ·..,uAdnunlIGMey,thesur1eonoftheNavy•·wewerespecilicallytoldnoc10 discus.sthecue.·

FUSHB.4CX : KJNNEY spew. (AdLib)

Ji.mrumsaway,pointiscnadetotheJury.Finckisaone.

J1M
Itffli.&htbeoffunhuinteresttothemembenoftheJurylhllwhenweobwncdaco1 orderallowin1us1DeuminePresidentKennedy'sbrainattheNational~hives..,, thoucht.asirhadbeenpresert'edinfarmalin,itmi&ht~vealfrom..-hatdirection.be manytimesandwhenbuUeuh&dstruckinthehe.MiUnfonunareJyitwuupllinec usthatthePresident'sbn.inhaddisappem!d.(holdsupaphotocraphrortheJury)
217

,}V-'\V..~~/VVIVFTV~TRLJ/V\.)EXHIBIT,JA.THIS ISTHERINALLYRELEASEDANDOTRLDALAUTOPSYPHOTO.

J Thecamenmovesinti&hterandti&hter.

JIM
Isubmitthatdusis afraudbecauseitisinc:cnceivabletomethateveryoneolthe21 wiinesses,..hosawanddescribedthewoundinDallucouldbesoWffMII,lbey describeanevulsedexplodedwoundintherearofthehead.lntheautq,syphoto.,, seejustasmallneatwoundtothehe.Id.ItisnocOftlyevidentthesepho(01ha-vebee fakedbutwhatisimpliedhereisnotjustIC10NpirlcytomurderthePresiden1but

C

absoluteproofofa~incyIDCOYG'itUDt/'tttthefactbecausethepeople•homa r1'esephocos•eretheOovemment.YourOoYemment.

Jimonaft>ll,knowsitThefacesinthecounroomarewithhim.absorbed.horrified.

J1M
Sowtw mill happeneddwday?Lea'~justr«amocnentspeculate.shallfit- . ,. Dn.«:>ND .ObjecdOftyourHoaertHerehe1oesa1ain.c.anhenoc...

JUDO! Owmaled!

TheIudalIthcnllect,leanin&fCl"WVdtolisientothetaleasiimi&htha'f'tunfolded.

J1M
We haw &heepilepdcseizurearound12:l5pm._
218

EXT. DEALEY PLAZA· THAT DAY (1963)

FUSRaAC~ - epilepdclnc:ideat

J'IM . .
...diwtinA!:police.possibly1naldn1iieasierforchcshooc.entomo..-eintoplao oa the6th •

IJS

219

EXT. BOOK DEPOSITORY DAY· (L96J)

Fl.ASH-SrxTI-1FLOORSHOOTERS. One orthemistheBUU...,;thOTiiERCUBA..'lS.

n r, 'IIM ; ,r~ \ 2[{1/'{\.·Ji[Yl!:J.,...theCountyRecordsrooftop...perf'ectpointorviewdownElm. f\., QP/2. Noonespoutheseshooten. • ~ I \ 'i-f/)X..~.)

Wvti ~ EXT. COUNTY RECORDS BUILDING • DAY

~SH ·COUNTY RECORDS ROOFTOP SHOOTERS ..thePOVdownElm.Thisr~thesueo u1ument.,isthe"INDIAN"andMANZ.whoimpersonatedOswaldinMexico.

JIM(OVER)
ThepicketfencebehindtheGrassyKnoU
220

EXT. PICKET FENCE

fl..ASH-GRASSYKNOLL SHOOTERS. OneofthemisdressedasaOaJtasPOLICEMAN.

221

O.J(V✓;F._4).E,.. JLM(OVD)

tvJ(,M ;.A.~vt ...theshootersftrslseenbyLeeBowers.nowdead.intheWatchTowero(the n_.·,~ft{-LVV'1\.J.,l'l"'....J..J.Yv'\Jt1;e.:,__,,(-- \.:I " , ,ui,yard.The.,_.ec:taiansulationonRisnowinplace.Kennedy'smoc~e

makesthetumfromMainontoHous&Oft.

FLASH - SLOW MO -lheJf1CWIYIandNm.

JIM(OVER)
...wimesses~ Walther,AmoldRowland.IUchardCm,RonaldFisherand RubyHendenonandNormanSmilasallsee"'°,unmenonthe&hnoorolthe OeposilDC'Y,mcMnluound.Someo(themthinkthey'repolicemenwithrilles..

FLASH -HoustonSnctPOVup aa1'VOSixthF1oor$HOOTEJUcmvin&around.

J1M(OVER) ,.
...JCennedymakestheftnaltumfromHoustonontoElm.slowin&downtosome llmpb. .

AlltheSHOOTERSID,1a·011theweepositionsti&htenina.won1aim.Atense·cnomenL

JIM (OVEll.dramatic)
...alldieshoc,ca,allla'0aDuleyPmad&hten.takin&theiraimacrosscheircop-era ~ti. Atrianaleofftre.(theperfectambush)Theycannotmiss..They'-t allper(on foreipassassinadon.sbefore.ItslikeFinl10aturtey shoot.

MONTAGE;

OnKENNEDY w,vina.AnEisensteinianMONTAGEtolJows-aDtheracesintheSQUARE~at we'veintroduudinthemovienowappearoneaflutheocher-w11Chln1,lhek:illen.theman.,.,~ · umbrella.theNewmanra.mily.MaryMocnnanphotoJT'lphinl,lean~AbrahamZapruderfitmu l it.GordcaAmoldtilmin1ic.OrvilleNlx.BeverlyOliver.cc..•

['."'TERCVT...,.,ththeZAPRVDER&SIXfilmsonJFKin t.hefinalsec.onds.,omJn&1brcas1of:."I S1cmmonsFreewaysi1n.

JIM
The(U"Stshoerin1s'0Ul.•

Fl.ASH- COUNTY a..EJUCROOFTOP SHOOTER.theINDIAN.rares

A..ASH- HISPOV- lhrou&hthesi1htonthebackonKennedy'shead.

1tM ...misses.soundslikeabackfn...hits JimTeacuc..lookhowtuTucueis •·h1&,h. unlikelyyou'dhiehimfromtheBookDepository,r:na-elikelyfromtheDalTu Buildin&ortheCountyRecordsRooftop.

A..ASH-JlMTE.AGUE attheUNDERPASSrcac:tin1asiiamosquitobit him.

Evcry1'un1aoesofffa.stnow.REPEATINGINlcRCUTSsloweddownwithKENNEDYrw:ur the~prudafilmand:

11M ...thenthesecondshotinthethroatfromthefronL

Ft.ASH-·sAOOE.\tAN•dieDallasPolicemanhittinfhim~thefence.seenfromJFX'S POV ....rnenePOV -JFKlntheBad1eman·stelescopacsi&hlJf1Ccluu:heshisthroat.

C JIM

...thirdshotintheback..

FU.SH - SOC1lfFtOORSHOOTER. theBUU...ensconsedinh.isboxes..J,tisPOV -throu&b s:i&htontothebackolKennedy.

JIM
..lounllshoeConnaByishit.yellsout... ,.

FLASH-COUNTY RECORDS ROOFTOP. ·INDIAN•ftrins...h.isPOV onKennedy,himn1 U>Mally,

JIM
_dieumbftllamankeepssipallina.he'inaedead.Keepshoocina.-

ft..ASH-11IEUMBREU..AMAN iipumpin1hisW!fflDI.

JIM
...theMhandfatalsho(takesKennedyIntheheadfromthefronL.

FUSH - BAOOEMAH IIlheFence-hisPOV -ftrin1-lhePIU:SIDENTfromtheZAPRUD filmflyin1backwardandleA.

JIM
...it'spossibleevenasixthshottakesthePtesidanintherearofthehe.adu wcll...aseventhshoehitJCDnnally11ain.• · ·

FLASH - SIX1HR.OOR SHOOI El.

FUSH ·-ROOFTOPSHOOTER

JlM Whathappensthen!Pandemonium.

fl-4.SH-~aprudurumofJaclcie onlhebackofthecar,themocortadespcedin&otr...PeopleNJ fortheGrusyKnoO..•

JIM
GoroonArnoldwasstandin&theclosest10thepicketfencethatday.He....,uayo. scmeman andhadamoviecamerL.

TTh1ECUT TO:

GORDON ARNOLD, lace20'sbce(y,insecllff.adnVtl.

OOROON ARNOLD
Iwaspannin&shotsthrou&htherewhenashoewnebymylefce.ar.
FUSHIACK TO:
222

EXT PICKET FENCE •DAY

GORDON AJlNOU),inktlakiser.iceunifcrm,,.,;111lhep-eencap.ftlmi.na.Hehitsthedeckut. SHOT metsri&hcoverhim.He is aboutienfwfromdiePicketFence.undcmuthatree.

ARNOLD (OVB)
...itwasabunchorrepon1oin1on.rdJustbeeathou&hbasictninin&andJlcne• whlaitw&LThenwheeIwaslayinaonthep-aund.a1enllcmancomefromchis panicuwdiftcdon..

The BAOOEMAN NMin&outfromthefence.up.,ARNOLDsalllyin&Oft1hep-aund.

:.ARNOLD(OYEl) ...llldIdlouptitwasapoticeofficercamebehaddieunifcrmolapoliceofficer bu&bedidn'twarahacandhehadd1nyllandsbutitdidn'trwlymanermuchu1. widlhimayiftuhewasandwhhhimshaJdn(Amold"sshakenvoice)andhehai ~ iaIllshandIdunkIwould'veIi~himalmostan~inlnc.eptthetame becm•NI WU my mocha'sandwhatlhemandidMSkickmeIndasked 1111l'-1"'ca.tin&apicnn

BAOOEMAN (Soulhemacceat.shalcin1.nervous)
Yoallkin11picture!Ol.mmiechalcamenboJ.nar1
ARNOLD(OVEJl)
Itold1umIwuandwhenIlookedatdiewe.apoewhichwasthubi&aroundIde rd10aheadandteahimhavecheftlm._

ARNaJ) Tabthetumsir,butIcan'tletyouhavecheamen.it'smymom's.-

AP.NOU>,trembllne,quickysaipstheftlmfromthecamen.ThfBAOOEMANp-absthefilm hurrieso6rowardd,eputi,11loc.

14I

A.R.'IOl.D(inpn:senl) Icaveii 10him111dhe-.en1backoffi.ntheduutiono(I.heptr1on1loc.AndI....,cnt( intheOtherdirectiona.nd3dayslatertheArmysentme10AJa.suandIdidn'tcome backtoU'leUnite.dS,t.atesfor18months.

TlMECVTTO:

ED HOFFMAN, amiddJe-11edde.a/mute,makessi1naJstous.tnnslatedbyanCNTEJlPRETER

JlM(OVER) EdHoffmanwust.1ndin1attheOverpass

ED HOFFMAN (viaNT'ERPRE'TcR)
IsawImaninablackhat..Therewasapuffofsmoke..
FLASHBACX TO:
223

EXT.• PICKET FENCE (AS SEEN FROM OVERPASS - HOFFMAN'S POV) •DA '

TheviewisfromSt\'entlyyards.nocthaaclearataJL

HOFFMAN(OVB)
Ithouahritwasaciauene...thentheman"1lkedoverbytherailroadtncu.He,a, lherit1etoanochua,an..•whopn;,ceededtotakeitapanandputitillatoolboL

This'MANINlHE BLACK HAT isabackuppossiblyto'lld,eman'.TIiemantakestherifleu C desaibedandpvesit toaTHIR.DMAN.wholockslikeoneoldieHOBOS.TheMani.nthehu disappears.

IJM(OVB)
Didyou1010thep:,liceorFBI?
HOFFMAN (OVER)
Ilried.•.butwhenIcouldn'twk.lhey~•vedmeaway.

TIME arrTo. "

RESEAlomt onstandwithablow\lpolcheMOORMANPHOTOGRAPH. Heusesapouutr.

RESEARCiER. ·-" loottheMoormanpho&opaph

fl.ASH- MOORMAN nat.,JEAN HJU..ta1an1diephocop1pb.

RESEARamt (OYertheblowup) ...and"zoomedinhae...undlpiecesofchisima&ebepntomakemenand moreseme...ittcoltusaIonarime.,realizeit.it'soaly~squareinchalt.be orisinalbut.••

He puuaplasliccoverOYa'diednwin1withapr=awnoutlineofaFIOUR.E-lheBADGEMA.; ruins.... .

RESEAROiER ..youcansuthemuuJeblasthere...andI.heshapeofthebodyruin&1nd\.hen..,e ·realiu.dthis(eUowwuwurin&somelendofunirorm...secri&hthere...lhe pa1ch...JookslikeI.heDaJluPoliceDepanmenlWecalledhim·sad1eman·.

AU lhisCTUpilybec.omesCNelooureyes...HefiJJsintheristofthephoco•·thesecondl'NII.lrd GORDON ARNOLD.

RESEAROiER ...overhere..,eseeasecondmaninahardhatandablackt-shin.theH1htin1so~ consistentwithlheresto(thepicture...andthenhere,what&ma.zedus--hen..,ehun Gordon'sArnold'sstory,isv.,ealwayswonderedwhatthiswu•·hesayshe-...u s~c abou110feetfromtha1fence•·there'sapointedarmyhat.thenchthandup hisrxe.somelhin&obstNCtin&it..likeacamera.that«henhutobeC,OnionArnold

TIMEO!TTO:

11M (pauserorerrect)Possibly·sad1eman·s·beeninftl1n1edfrommiliwy inlelliaenceintotheOalluPoliceOepanrnenLOrmaybehewasjustafake cop,whoknows?\Vhaielsewucoin&oninDweyPlwtharday?Well suppc,sed'"hoboc••..,e~bein&pulledoffnnsandanuied.but norecord olthOMamsu... .

FUSHIAC~ ••HOBOSbein1ams1ed...marc:hin1acrossOeaJeyP1iza.Thehoboc lookfamiliarDOW.

JIM
...severalocher&mstswe~posedlymade.Butacainnorecordso( them.Menidcntityina&heve.suSemtServiceAaencswenalloYU lheplace.

FUSHIAC~ •MEN lasuits.des.llatl,m!Mftlpeopleoutollhepwn1lot area...Nfflill&aPOUaMANback. ,,

JlM ...aldaouptheSecretServicesaytnoneol\heirpenonnelwuthere,~ho Ilawu impenonatin1lhem..AndwhenWULeeOrltald?

224

INT. •DCOND STORY LUNCHROOM - BOOK DEPOSITORY DAY ''L

OSW AJA coaluacucwnber,atthecobmachineuMAUlON BAJCD.1policeman amves.sunpalledOiillfm.aJon1..-ithRAY11lULY,thesuperintend.ant.Theyyell11 Oswald.thcarunoa,sadsfled.

BAXEll Whoa!Handsupl

OSWAU> Whatsaman.er?

BAKER (toTnaly)
Youmow him?

~Ul..Y Ye.ah...he·sokay(uBuermo"eson)ThePresident'sbeenshot!

OswaJduifhe.aril\1itforther\l"Sltime.

IIMOVER.
ProbablyhivinllunchinthesecordnoorlunchroomollheDepository wherehewassuppposedtobewherepacn:>lmanMmionBue:talkedto him.Coonewhenheru.liudsomethinlhid&oneM'OnlandthePresident hadruJlybeenshoe.heknewtherewasaproblem.butwhathedidn't knowwu hewassetup10taketheraJl.W'hattheW&JTtnRepon..,ould haveusbelieveisaltertirin1weeshoesin5.6seconds.••

~T. SIXTH FLOOR DEPOSITORY • DAY

osw AU) utheshooteronthesuu.hnocr.Afi&rfuinJ,herunsfullspeedfor.thesu.in. st.1shin1thenneontheothersideollhcloft.FollowhundoW'ftthestain10the Lunchroom..-tutehebuysacokeCromthemachine,asPatrolman~andI.auxn.inin.

JlM(OVER) ...heswheshisrineontheochersideoftheloft.beJuYUthreecannd1u neatlyside-by-sideintheftrin1nest.hespnnudowaftwfli&huolstain. pastwitnessesVic10riaAdamsand·SandraScylawhonewrseehim.1e11a CokefromtheD'\IChincwhichIlk.escimero1e1s,ock•chanaeandwidl paf'ectbruthccncn,&coolywwenPaaohnanBull'squesiiona-allws

L-

within90secondsaltheshoocin1.~towRichardbndolphCan remembersseein1.••

225

INT. TL.AILRESUME • DAY

CARR.tbepanlyudsieelworter.onshestand.

CAJUl ..JsecafourmenNMinloucolthelook°'Ji:tmy·Threeofthemeo ,. jumpedlftlOINashaamNerfacin&NormOft~•

FLASHIAC~ -

226

EXT. HOUSTON STREET. (DAY ''3)

TheCUIAMS andOSW AlD &eninl1fttheNashandrouin&olf.

andtookoffru1rut.n.ocherpy,theav,rd1eainche6dlnoar Mndow earllabefontheshoodna.heavy,etpy.&1wes.aWIrponcoal• •hewu WIBdn&eastOft~ Slleel.illarealtnny,andkeptlookin& overhissllowder.

TheFOUlnl MAN moYin1eastduc:n1,edonCcn..UelceStreetuthecopscloseinonthe BookOqmitay Bm1cti111.

TlMEarl'TO:

"\ tl1.._' •I1·•.').I'I }•c '; '

CRAIG
. Nosir.itwasaMauser.Isawitmyselfllldyoucan'tconfusetl'losetwo. TheMannlicherisapieceofjunkufarurmconumed.c~pmail~rder. TheMauserisafirstrate-.,upon.

JlM Sowh1thappenedtotheMauser?

CRAJO
Ineversawitaaain,andthenextth.in&Iheardonthenew,wasthatthis MannHchet•C.UCanowuthemwduweapon.
JIM
'W'tlathappenedwhenyoupunuedthisstoryinsideyour p:>lk:.edepanment?
CRAIO
Nothin1butrroub1esir.IbunshoeILMycar'sbeenbombed,Jquitthe...
DYMOND
OBJECTlONI

arrro:

( _. JIM (lnpresent)

Thestary,euprenyCOftfusinanow,mentwistsinitthanaw11ennue, onemansays(ourmeninaRambler,anothersaysrwomu.maybethe

0swaJdtookabutoutofIhm~usehehadabusticketinhispossessions andcheftacab.butthecabbiewukilledinacarwreck...tintcabbietodle inDIJ1usince1937.

,.

OSW AU) &enin&ana.,_

11M(OVER) •.kcJetsU1UmeOsnldwanesto&etbeckwichlusintellteam.see MIi'sacin&Ofthen.there"•aJoeolconfusion.maybehethinkshe's llill-.,posedIOplayaJon1widlthischinatilldieaovernmenttenshimWhll IOdo.wlloknowswhaaOswaldisthinkfnl-•

FUSRIAC• TO:

227

INT.OSWALD BOARDING HOUSI. DAY (''L)

C1osin1aaOSWALD'Sperplexedraceback11thisroomill1heboudln&house.

onIhon fromoutside.ShelooksOUldiewindow.·

A COPCAR drivenbyTIPPETwitht.heBADGE'.\-tANdrivesby.

·JIM(OVERCON"T)

wusination,chanceshisclothes...omurTippetisshoebetweent:10and 1:15aboutamiteaway.Thouchno oneactuallysawhim"'11kin1,the GoYemmenrs.aysOswaldwalkedthatdisW'ICe.EarieneRoberu,the

onacarhomandtwouniformedcopsrolledby,likeiiwuasicnaJor somedun1.Oswaldwalked•·mile insixtotenminuwandeomminedthe murder,thenwalked31•o(amile ontotheTcus'lllutteandarrived sometimebefore1:30.Thac'sS,Qmewallcin1.SomeW'itnessevenplacehim inthetheatreuearlyu1:OSP ·

228

EXT. STREET • DAY

, ;OSWALD ..,,~ aJone.fa.st.AcopwpullsupaJon1sidchimoa1°'11Screet. ;t,:./OFFlCERTIP~•-·suspicious.&etSoutto question him.OSWALDpulls hisrevolver31 I rcvol-.uandshoouhimdownintheStreetwilh5shou.

JlM(OVEl) It'salsoausefulccnclusion.Afterall.ifhekilledOfficerTippet.why wouldhedochatiihehadn'tkilledthePresidau7Noned&he..,;cnessest0 tlleshooc:in&however1ftSift.

L- OOMINGO BENA VIDESinhisauck,hidden.only afewyudsaway,"'llchuu ANOTHER UN'IDENTIFIEDMAN (nocseenbefore)shoocsand"1baway.

JIM(OVEl)
DominaoBenev;des.theclosestwia,esstotheshooc:in&,refusedtoidenafy Oswalduthelollerandwasneva&a.ken10alineup• .

ACQU1U..Aa.EMONS,a blackwoman1oaldft1on. ,.

...

HE..RPOV -lWOMEN (unidendfted)killTIPPET.Therwomenwalkolfquicklyintwo clitecrioas.WeDcciceapolic.eman'suniformhans;n1inchcbackswofTippet'scar.

229

_ JIM(OVB)

AcquillaCanonssawthekilJerwidlanochermanandsay,they"'""'offia teplrllldlft:ctions.Mn.0emantWUne'ltf·tabaIOlineup01'toI.he Wama Cmnimoe. Mr.Fnnt WrllhtwhosawlhekiDetrunaway..., IU~VII illsad.naNIlhekillerWUDOCLeeOswald.Oswaldi, fo.dwi..131rnotver.np llkilledwitha31autcmadc.Letmeotrer yoaanocheranarioandoachlJtCCQJdbeWft>ftlertlWIadiamondin• pt'sm. Oswaldle.tiindiecardrivenby'tippetwho'sfriendis -Sad,eaa•who'schanpn1o,chancedback&ttodvtllanclothes.He's &OCbushyblackhairusomeolthewimessesseemIDapee..

230

INT.POLICE CAR. DAY

1,1

JIMCOVER)

(

OswaldknowsBad&eman.Thin1shi..,e&one...,,,"I•They'rehud.in1for RedbirdAirpon.Whe~t.here·s•li&h1plar.e....,ajtin&rorthem.Somethin& happensinlhecu.I don'tknow•·maybeOswaJdsensessomethin1 wron1.maybehethinkshe'sthepatsyandthey're1oin1tokillhim.'They Ui'JC.Hewlntstocerour.'TippetJets....,indofsomcthin1muchbi,aer U'WIheupected.Het.hou1h1hewasdoi.nJhisbuddyB&d1eman•(aver butthe~sident&ettinckilledisnocinhis plw.Theyu,ue.Bad1ema.n sh00UTippeLOswaJd1euu~ay.

231

EXT. 10THSTREET• DAY

TheTippetMurderscene.Their:"ar,ue.tJ\ecarcomin1tostop.OSWALO&etSout. lip '1comesaft.atum.TIPPcomes out.BAOGEMANeomesout.shoouTIPPET

232

;TH~I.S.38AUTOMATICANDWSAWAY,PANKKED.BAD1OMAN'1COPUNI!ONNHAN1SINTHE

backseac..

J1M(OVER)
radmitit'sajusttheorybuc it1eutothesourteo(someo(theeonfusi<>f1 hett.Ipenonallydon'ttrunkOswaJdwasevenatthesceneo(theTippet,{ bllina.buteither....,ayIdobelievehehadattndezvo,spointserupud\e. TexuTheatreIblocksaway.
233

EXT. DALLAS A VENUE • TEXAS THEATRE • DAY

OSW ALO movin1aJon1theAVENUE.spooked.PoliceSIRENSft:111'by. (_

JlM(OVB) Os'lt'lldisspookedbythispoint.Hebesins10understandtheimplications ofthisdlin1-Thathe'sbeensetup.1ipp#twupossiblytryinJtoarrest bim.MaybeheevendldshoothimoutoCrear.Hewantstoh,de.He's 1ccS14inhispcxketbuthe~usestobuya75ccicketsotha&hecan aanaan.cncion?0oesn·1makesense.

osw Al..Dbuyinalbe•ndcbc. -V:nu ay• isplayin&wilbVANHERJN.HI aoesin.

FIFTEEN.OfFlaJtSinafteetolpacrolcanarriveIIthethean.

J1M(OVB)
~ responsetowhichatleastMeenofflceninafleetofpaaolcan dacendae&hemo~e&hucnallbecauseonemanrefusestobuyamov;e icbd Thishastobelhemoaremarbbleew,.,te~policeinnlitionsince theleichsta&flre.Idon'tbuyiLTheyma-someoneblew-Oswald wup1110bethere..
234

INT. MOVIE THEATR.I •DAY

12.1'specmonsitscatteredbetweenthebalconyandpoundno«.nmOFFICERS cJosin1inaaOSWALDtromtherearand6ont~thepoundffocr.

OSW AU> (Jumps up) · Iam1101RSisanaurestJIamnocresiscin&ureal

As ,Je1pectin1tobeshor.Heishit.lJ'Tesw:!,pulledouL

JIM(OVER)
...in(actanothermaz,,,.,as11Testedinthethe.aa-eandpulledourtheback w1y...bu1there'snorecordo(thatbookin1.Thec.opsdecidedtheyhad theirman.Bec.auseithidbeendecidedinW&shinJtOft.
235

EXT. TEXAS THEATRE •DAY (''3)

TheramcusponnitorOSWA1.Dbeinsledout intohistorybythephallnlolPOLICE.the blaclcenedeye...

'JlM(OVER) Thereis apeatquotefromDr.Besr,Himmler'srisftthandmaninthe Gestapo•·'"asloneuthepolicec:aniesoutthew;ooftheleadenhip,it isactin&le1aJJy:Oswaldmust've(ehlikeJosefKinJC.alka'sTheIda.I Hewu nevertoldthereuonofhisarrest,hedoesnocknowtheunseen (ore.esranfinc11ainsthim.hecriesout hisoucnceinthepolicelineup just likeJosefKexcoriatesthejudcefor"°'bein&toldI.hec:twcesacainsthim. Butthestateisde.al.Thequanyise1uaht.Bythetimeheisbrou1ht fn:>mthetheatre.atarpaowdiswaian110sawnathim.Bythemne hereachespoliceheadquanus.heisbookedrora,wtJerin1Tippit••

236

INT.SHERIIT HQ • NIGHT ( LHL)

C OalluPoliceCaptainWUJ..fRlrZtabsdiecallfrtJrDLYNDONJOHNSONin Wuhinl',OILInBOwemi&fttnociceLEEOSWALDcont:inuin&10bequestioned. ROGER CRAJO miptcrou.AllwehearisJohnSOft'SdistincrivtTexudrawl,wenever 5" him.

LIIVOICE
HowdythereCap'n.dwwfortakinlcareofusdowninDallas.udy BildandIWlll11..,.ysbePlteful.. ,. FR'ITZ ThankyouMr.Presidenc.we'redoin&ourbest.
237

LIIVOICE

c.a,•1Ibowyou'reworkinslikeado&doW11thentosetthismess MappedupbvcIaoaa1eDyoulhcrt's100muchc:cnf'usioncomin1outot DallisDOW,thelVIand6epapenarefullolNmar"boutc:cnspirades.l paamea.2rifle&.theRuSUHSdoneit.theOabwdoneit.thatkindaloose talk.itstcaria'theshitounapeoplebu~•.Wt&otIDshow'emwe101 dlisdun&underconcrol.Noquesaoa.nodoubts..rorthesoodof 01S c:ow1ay._youhearme1

fM'Z Ya sir.

( LBIVOIO!

Cpa'you101yourman.theinvesd1atioasover.t}w'swhatpeople*'"'to bur.

Ca.mendalin1oaOSWALD inbackpoand.

JIM(OVU)
By thetimethesunrosecheneltmontin1he isbookedformurderin&the .Presidcn1.ByearlyS"ndayafternoon.theautopsyhasbeencompletedon him...

~T. UNDERGROUND POLICE GARAGE • DAV (1963)

JACX RUBY allowedin by his POLICE CONTACT. movestowvdslheou1ered&eol REPOR-raRS.nervous.

OSW ALO VtithhisTWOGUARDScomin1oulReputin&thea.smsinationinstop time... ·

J1M(OVER)
Underthei,.iiseofapatriodeni1h1clubownerout topreventIaclde KcMedy fromhavinctotestifyataaiaJ,JackRuby11 sh0'4'1\inta undersround1an1ebyoneolhisinsidemenonlheDalluPoliceForce andwhenhe'sreadyOswaldisbrouahtoutlikeasacrificiallamband nicelydisposedofasanenemyofthepeople.W'hocncves(orLeeHarvey Oswald?Noone.
238

EXT. TEXAS CEMETARY • DAY

Oswaldburied.Afewpeople.

239

EXT. JFK NINERAL. DAY

Inconcnst.Thethousands.

J1M(OVB)
WidlinminutafalseswemenuandpressJewaboutlaOswaldcirallate dle&Jobe. • .

FUSHIACI - Xl'lldln&aboutltladieNewlalandAirpol,

J1M

J1k11rafcfflciaJliesandtheepicsp.lendorofdiethcu&f\l•numbin&funenl olJR ccnfusetheeyeandconfoundtheundentandinfHitleralVtl)'S llid"dieblgerdielie.dieampeq,lewillbeliewk.LeeOswald-a aued.loneJymillwhowtnledanendoftandSOCiibykiDlnlIPresideftt. WU lheftrst.lalateryearslobbyKennedyandManiaLuther1CJn1,mea ...hosecommionena10dwlaeInd10pacewouldffllbdiemdanprous., menwhoareconmlctedIDW•,wouldfollow,allotilled\yNell91onely, cruedmen•,Whoremoveourl\ailtbymaldn&mwderImean.in&leSSctof aloner.WehawaD becomelfamJetiiftourcounay-children~aslain ralhcr•l~u"'hosekillersstillpossessthethrone.1'e&hos•ofJohnF. Kennedyc.onfrontsaswidlchetecTetmurder1tthehaftoflheAmerican drum.Her~ on usdieappaJtincquesdOftS:Oftt'lwisour Constitutionmade?Wh11isowcitizenshipandmon=.owImwonh7 'MIitisthefunnofademocncy-.,he~aPreside.nfcanbewa.ssinated underconspicuouslysuspicicuscircumstancawhilediemachinayo(le1&1 IC1ionltal'tdyftmbla7.

LIZ.waichin&,moved.SUStE.LOU OSER.NUMA··lllI.hereforlhesumma1ion.

,JtM<CONTI 'i'rusondothneverprosper·wrnteanEnclishpoet.•-.,hat'slheruson? F~ifi1 prosper, nonedarecallittrU$0n.-i1\c1enen.Jswhosent CmyfusstoDev;JsIsland"'eteamon1themos1honcnblemeninFrance. themen"'hokilledCaesar\lfeteamon1themosthonorablemeninRome. Wehaveruchedasimilartimeinourcounuy,socmwnalib..,.hazlife must'vebeenlikeunderHitlerinthe30'suupt•cdon'truliz.eitbecause racisminourcouncrytuesthebenisndiscuiseofliben.ldemocncy.'There

240

WON'TBESUCHFAMILIARSIPSASSWASTIKAS.WEWON'TBUILDOACHAUS

1t1dAuschwiues.We'renot&oinctowakeuponemomincandsuddenly findouneJvcsincraYunifonns1oose-s1cppin1off10wort... IWISwidltheanillcry\lfhen\lfe\lfCntintoDachauin·,s.Bulldozers...e~

meevensince,becauseitun:i_aOenNnphenomenon.It'sahumaA phenomenon.Itcanhappenherebecaused'lerehasbe.ennoincre.a.seot undent&ndin&onthepano(humansrortheirreDowhumans.

-i=aasmwillcome.HueyLonaoncesaid,in\henameota,ni-facism•itwill comeinthenameof9NadonaJSecuriry. ■itwillcanewith\hemassmedia manipulacin&aclew,ccnc:enftQOflcampollhcminddthe___population.1111 Amaicanpeoplehaveyet10seethe~pr,Jderftlm.Why?TheAmerican peoplehaveyetIOseetherulphocotraphsandX-raysoftheautopsy. Why?Therearehundredsolcb:umentSdt11couldllelpproYt\his conspinc:y.\1/byhawtheybeenwithheld«burnedbytheCio\lemment? Thiscasehasmereac:cidencs.fires.merebuminlolpapersthana.ay murdercueinhistory.It'shada,oredeadanddisappeM"edwhnweslhu anymurdercaseinhistay.Why?EachtimemyoMceoryouthepeople

hi&llhasbeen•nadonaJtec'\S'iry•.W'hatkindot•nalioftalsecunry•dowt havewhawe havebeenrobbedofourleaden?Whodetermines~ •nadanaltecuriry'"?""'81•utioftaJsecwiry•penaiuthe~ll'IMI~ ,. fundamencalpowerfromdiehandsoldieAmericulpeopleandYllida• theucendancyorinwiblea~cmmencinlhcUnitedSwes1Iba&kind~ •naDOMJsecunry•tidiesandacntJcrnenoldiejuryiiwhenitsmellslibit. feelsUtaII.andlookslikeit.youcallitwhatitis-i(tfldsmt

IsubmitIDyouthatwhatl00tplaceonNOYembcr22.1963WUa ~ d'em.Itsmoadirec:,andtrasicresultWUIrtvenalof~sident 1Ccaled)'1ffllllfflitmentIOwhhdnwfromVietnam.Responsibilityforlhc tJlousandsolbravemeiacocnin1homeinbodyblpeu1bencedIDa fomp po8cynm byIshadow&ovemmentCOIISISUIofcarvptmm atdiehi&faal~ls~diePenta~theinceWaenceesubUs1\lnentandthe siantmuldnadonalcap:ndons.TheColdWsIstheMaesebusinessiD

becausehewuaenuinetysee.kin&~inaCDCTUS,Cworld.Hewu murdertdbyaconspiracyplanned"'advanceatthehf&hatlevelsof1he UnitedStatesandaniedoutbyfanatical«disciplinedC.OldWarrioniD thePenuconandCIA'scova,opentionsappannzs-amon1\hemO&y Sbawheftbefore)'0111•·andthe11coUabontonoutlidetheCiovemmeat. Itwua publicexeanioaandItwucoveredup~~-minded indi-.idualsindieDI.DuPoUoeDepanmenc.the~ theFB~and

I SI

J'L\1(CONTI I.he'w'hit.eHouse·•lllIJ'lewayup10andincludin1J.EdcuHoover&11d LyndonJohnsonwhomIconsideraccomplicesafw:rthe(Kl.

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Pause.TheROOM shufflin&,murmunn1.C,ayShawsmirks.smokfo&hisci&arette.The very'1'1l'diosiryofthechar&ework.sin hisfavor.Jimisfallin1apartfrombuilt-upsrnin. fati&ue,hisvoicecnckin1now.

11M Theuwsinationreduct.cflflePresidento(theUnitedStat.estoatnnsient official.aservanto(thewarfareconcJomente.Hiswi1nmen1is toS'pe.,.k asoft.enupossibleolthenation'sdes~forpeacewhileheseNesua businessa1entinConp-essforlflemilitaryandtheirhardware manufacnnn.Some peoplewillsayIamnua (thissetsIl1u1h),asouthemcaricanwseekinfhiperofflc.e. WeU,tMR isaverysimpleway10determineifamparanoid.Lei'sut themanwhohaspro~tedthemostfromtheassassination-y<:AJtPresident LyndonBainesJohnson•·corelease51CIAdocwnentsperwnin1coLee OswaldandJackRuby,orthesecractAmemoonOswald'sactivitiesin Russiathatwu•destroyed•whilebein1phoc000pied.Allthesedoc-umena arema.-thepeople'spropeny-youpaytorictiarbecauseyouareachild •homi&htbetoodistwt,eda,depRssedtotaurealcy.youc:annocsee thesedocumentsforanocher75yan.rm4Ssolhcre'snohopeformebut rm alrudyte1Un1myIyearoldsonrokeq,himselfpb)'1icallyfttsodw one&larious~embermamiftlill2031hecanwalkinlDcheNation&I Althiv•andftndoutlfhaCtheC1Aknew.Theymaycwnpu.shitback theft.Itmaybecomea1enendonaJaffair.withqmmanspasseddow,a fromfathercoson,rnocher.,dauahcer.inthemanneroltt.eancientrwuc buds.Someday.somewhffl.sceneonemayftndoutthe&odd.amned TnilJIIOr"mi&htjusabuildourselvesanewOowmmcnt-maybe aIhdefanheroutWea

GoesIOtheJury.

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~emment murdentn.ith,ifyoucannotrespectI.heheuuo(thesepeople (shakin&thelenen),thanthisisnolonaerthecouncryin'ilfhichv.,e..,en b0mMd I.hisisnocthecouncryIwantcodiein...TCMylCII lrTO(e.•authoriryfor1etsadyin&kin1.•Thiswunnermeretruethan(or Johnf .Kennedywhosemurder•uprobablythemoatunblemomentin thehisaoryofourcouncry.Yculhepeople.youthejwysysieminsin:in1ii\ judcmentonOayShaw,repn:sentt.hehopeofhwnaniry11aina Governmentpower.Indischarfin1yourduty•u1tnotwhatyourcountry candoforyoubutwhatyouc:andoforyourcountry.•Donocrorcetyour dyin1kins.Showtheworldth.isisstillaaovemmento(I.hepeople.rcr\he people.andbymepeople.Nochin1uJonauyouti"ewilleverbeffl0ft imporwu.(sunsintocamera)It's upIOyou.

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ro.twaDdnaOIi.puathebanksolREPORTERS.TVUpcsinhisfa,ce. LIZbyhisside.

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JIM
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1tMwaitsonthesamepar'(benchoverlooldn&lheMAU.ordieLINCOLN MONUMENT ...

.. .uXwalksup,aUnJepeyer.alittlemorestooped,ill-rirrinainh.isd-Alianclothes.

11M Well.!hanks(orcoauns.

X Youdidn'taettharbreakyouneededbutyou""'"'ufaruanyman couldbubba(sitSnest10tum)WhatcanIdo(oryou?

JIM
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Phonelines-noise.fACESsuperimposedoverchebuildin1s.

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INT• .PESTAGON OFFICE •DAY

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am.Yte'reIOU'I•Weneedycv,help.

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JIM
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JIM
·-somesaory.••thewholethins.lc'slikeicneverhappened.

X . I IIWI'did.(tansmile)Ibepdllnkin1otdwday,Sunday,11thileOswald WllbeiftaldJJed.LIJWUsipinadiememxandum011Vietnamwidl Lodp.

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JOHNSON la'Ol1theshadowedroomwithLODOEandO'tHERS.HlsTeuscnwl ruin&andfalllD1.Hesipssomcdlinlunseen. l

.. JOHNSON • Oeademen.Iwantyoutobowrm penonaltycocmnined10Vietnam.rm nae&oin1IOtakeonetokleroutollhererilltheyknowwemeubusinessiD AsiL-

X (OVER) ...ai,dthatwasthedayVietnamstu,ed.

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OVER A BUCK SCREENWE READ:

-In197$,VICTORMARO[ETTI.formerexecutiveassiswutotheCIA'sdepurydirector. staledthaadurin&tush-level0Ame.etin&sdwin&thetrialof1969,ClAdireca RlCHARD HELMS disclosedthata.AYSHAWandDAVIDFERRJEhadworkedforthe. ,A1ency,and1h11Mr.Helms~asconcemedoverthefateofShaw. _,,..,1.1.,u·c.1

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-Cl.AYSHAW diedin1974'ofsuppow.ttunacancer.No autopsy~asallowed.

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