"TWINS" (1988)

TWINS

by

William Osborne & William Davies

Revisions by

Timothy Harris & Hershel Weingrod

and William Goldman

Rev. 04/15/88 (Blue) Rev. 04/22/88 (Pink) Rev. 04/27/88 (Yellow) Rev. 04/28/88 (Green) Rev. 05/02/88 (Goldenrod) Rev. 05/09/88 (Buff) Rev. 05/25/88 (Cherry) Rev. 06/16/88 (Tan) Rev. 06/22/88 (Salmon) Rev. 07/05/88 (White) CONSOLIDATED FOURTH DRAFT Rev. 07/05/88 PM (Mint Grn) Rev. 07/25/88 (Goldenrod) April 27, 1988

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Rev. 4/28/88

TWINS

FADE IN:

1 LONG BASEMENT CORRIDOR 1

The CAMERA is MOVING SLOWLY DOWN a long basement corridor. We hear a narrator (Werner) --

HOLD ON sign: "Top Secret - Authorized Personnel Only."

A white coated scientist (PROFESSOR WERNER) is studying a bizarre piece of equipment that looks suspiciously like a milkshake blender. With him is another scientist -- (this is TRAVEN -- already imperious, already a prick).

Most of them young, 20s and 30s. They are being given a medical examination by a group of doctors, including Werner.

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(PERIOD)

Not your Hollywood type. This is obviously a lady of character and talent. Her name we will come to learn is MARY ANN BENEDICT. She is on a hospital bed and being readied for surgery.

Traven emerges, sadly shaking his head. Werner tries to enter the room -- Traven won't permit it.

7 OMITTED 7 * & & 8 8 *

As a nurse, parting the security guards, emerges and holds up a plump, serene, smiling baby boy.

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Another nurse emerges from the delivery room, holding up a second INFANT -- this one is SCREAMING with rage.

The serene baby. Any mother's joy.

The angry baby. Fuming.

PULL BACK to reveal:

The two of them are in the same crib.

The leg of the angry baby. It suddenly lashes out, connects with the rump of the serene baby:

The serene BABY. Starting to CRY.

The angry baby. All smiles now.

HOLD ON the two babies in their crib as the following words fill the screen:

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER DANNY DE VITO

TWINS

He looks up and stares dead AT the CAMERA --

A greenhouse on the island.

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Werner, now 70, is bent and old. Julius, in peasant garb is a marvelous-looking human being.

Julius isn't listening. His eyes shine.

A13 OMITTED A13

B13 EXT. ISLAND - CLIFFS - DAY B13

Julius strides along a windswept path, followed by Werner. The ocean spread out below them is vast and empty. This island is far from anywhere.

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B13 CONTINUED: B13

C13 OMITTED C13

It's a blend of modern technology and the tropical environment -- floor-to-ceiling book-cases, computers, a hammock shrouded in a mosquito net.

Julius is hurriedly packing a small leather suitcase, watched by Werner.

Werner hands over a photograph: it's a picture of a younger Werner, Traven, and the six fathers.

Julius slips the photo into his suitcase.

They hug as we --

A14 EXT. TROPICAL ISLAND A14

The water's edge. Julius, Werner, an OLDER LADY, two scientists and an ORIENTAL man are all saying goodbye. Julius puts his suitcase into a small rowboat.

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A14 CONTINUED: (A1) A14

OLD WOMAN * (as Julius hugs her) * It's sixty miles to the airport, * Julius; be careful. *

Julius then bows to the Oriental, who bows back.

Without warning, the Oriental tries to strike Julius in the face with the side of his hand, but Julius blocks the blow.

Julius gives a last hug to Werner.

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A14 CONTINUED: A14

Julius gets in the boat and casts off. The boat takes off like a streak. Julius, in perfect rhythm, increases the pace. The boat is almost flying across the water.

VINCE BENEDICT lies in bed, looking extremely pleased with himself. A SEXY YOUNG WOMAN is nestled asleep against him. The digital bedside ALARM PURRS and starts to PLAY MUSIC -- something romantic that Vince hums along to.

Carla snuggles against Vince as he surveys the bedroom like a house-proud new owner.

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14 CONTINUED: (A1) 14

Suddenly we hear a DOOR downstairs as it OPENS, and a man's voice drifts up the stairs:

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Vince jumps out of bed, starts pulling on his clothes while Carla slips into a bathrobe.

Vince checks his appearance in a dresser mirror, straightens his Armani suit, brushes his hair, pulls it into a fashionable ponytail. He cuts a stylish figure. Noticing an expensive gold lighter on the dresser top, he covertly pockets it.

Carla pushes him towards the open French doors.

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Vince steps out and jauntily climbs over the rail. It's very clear he likes the danger, being on the edge. In another life, he was probably Errol Flynn. Now, he gives Carla an Errol Flynn smile --

-- and with that, he leaps into space!

As Vince gracefully lands, bounces off it onto the ground. He bends, picks up a flower, puts it in the outside pocket of his Armani suit, heads toward a new Mustang * parked not far away.

As Vince gets in, starting to sing.

Now he does something surprising -- not starting to drive, we expect that. What we don't expect is his destination -- because what he does is simply turn the nearest corner and drive right back to the house he just snuck out of.

where Carla, in her robe, is working away starting to make breakfast. Vince enters, gives her the sweetest smile.

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The kitchen door opens and AL GRECO enters. He is sing- ing "Happy Birthday" and carries a wrapped gift held out in front of him. He's dressed in overalls with an insignia on his breast pocket that reads "AIRPORT PARKING."

Al presents him with the gift.

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Vince struggles to contain his delight at this irony.

The PHONE RINGS and Carla picks it up.

Vince confidently picks up the receiver.

Vince hangs up.

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Cable news -- stock report.

CLOSEUP ON the extremely worried face of Vince as he takes in the bad news.

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thru thru

A28 EXT. AIRPORT PARKING STRUCTURE - ESTABLISHING - DAY A28

B28 INT. AIRPORT PARKING STRUCTURE - DAY B28

CLOSEUP ON a large painted number 25 then PAN DOWN to reveal a new BMW.

Vincent approaches the BMW and pretends to be searching for his keys while he waits for another car to pull out and drive away. The second it's gone, Vince deftly opens the BMW door with a "slim-Jim." He gets behind the wheel, hot wires the ignition and drives away. Vince is a pro.

C28 INT. BODY SHOP - DAY C28

The green BMW is already being repainted by some Men wearing goggles and using spray guns. Vince comes out of an office, counting a wad of bills, followed by the OWNER of the chop shop.

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C28 CONTINUED: C28

The Owner smiles and turns. Vince continues counting the money, nervous as hell. Now --

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Flying through clear, blue skies.

Coming down the aisle, checking the passengers, as we hear:

A few passengers turn and look back at --

JULIUS

seated in the rear, still in his peasant garb, the bamboo suitcase resting on his lap. He has his headphones on and is singing along to the music, his eyes closed and his head bobbing.

The STEWARDESS removes his headphones and considers Julius with amusement.

Julius stares up at her, speechless and mesmerized.

She sighs, leans over him, fastens his seat belt, while Julius gazes down at her ample cleavage.

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As the Stewardess heads back up the aisle, a MAN jumps up, grabs her around the neck with one arm and brandishes a gun in his other hand.

He continues maneuvering the Stewardess up the aisle. His back is totally to Julius now.

JULIUS

turns to the terrified elderly woman beside him who's clutching a hardcover Bible in her lap.

As he takes the book from her, quickly draws back his arm --

HIGHJACKER

The gun at the panicked Stewardess's head, he continues slowly up the aisle, shouting for everyone to freeze, not even to think about moving --

-- now a hardcover book comes rocketing through the air, hits him in the back of the neck and he goes limp, fall- ing across some seats, the gun dropping from his hand.

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BUNCH OF PASSENGERS

grabbing him, all of them brave and heroic -- a lot of commotion -- shouts of "I've got him," "Don't move," etc.

HAND

retrieving the hardcover Bible from the floor and --

OLD WOMAN

as Julius smiles reassuringly, returns her Bible to her, sits back in his seat.

In front now, there is a lot of activity as various pass- engers hold the Highjacker, almost arguing over who's in control. Julius looks at them a moment, puts on his headset, closes his eyes and is soon bopping away to the music.

As the plane circles to land.

Julius exits the terminal surrounded by Orientals. He makes his way to an airport shuttle bus.

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As Vince sidles into a booth, watched by a BARTENDER who clearly dislikes him.

A pretty young cocktail waitress called MARNIE turns and stares daggers at Vince. Marnie is a fireball of a girl, all brass and sass on the outside and sweet as cotton candy on the inside, sort of a Jean Harlow valley girl. She approaches Vince, who greets her with effusive warmth.

Marnie pointedly scoops up the tip left by the previous occupants of the booth.

Marnie starts to wipe down the table, spilling crumbs into his lap.

Marnie's sister, LINDA, also a cocktail waitress, slips into the booth and gives Vince a big kiss. Linda, although just as attractive as her younger sister, has a completely different personality: she's trusting, dependent, and legally blind when it comes to Vincent.

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Marnie exchanges an exasperated glance with the Bartender and walks away. Linda distances herself a little from Vince in the booth, not meeting his eyes.

Vince starts to rise but Linda pulls him back down.

Vince takes Linda's hand between his and stares into her eyes.

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CUT TO: *

A man enters. He starts looking around, checking the booths. He looks like a professional enforcer, which in fact, he is. He is also the smallest of the Klane brothers: BURT KLANE.

Vince ducks down under the table.

Burt Klane strolls to the middle of the room, then suddenly turns and faces Linda.

She looks down at --

VINCE

He silently starts to crawl away in the direction of the back door.

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A37 EXT. BAR - BACK DOOR - DAY A37

The back door opens and Vince crawls out on hands and knees. His journey abruptly ends as he now faces KLANE

B37 INT. BAR - DAY B37

Vince is thrown in, forcefully, into a table. He crashes onto the floor.

C37 INT. BAR - DAY (LATER) C37

A booth at the back of the restaurant: Vince is seated with the two Klane brothers. He hands over the money he picked up from the BMW -- $4000. The smaller Klane counts it quickly.

Bob suddenly punches Vince in the side knocking the breath out of him.

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C37 CONTINUED: C37

Linda comes over -- Very nervous, she looks around, then hands over an envelope.

Just as he opens his mouth, Vince is elbowed again.

Linda is walking Vince out.

They kiss.

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A38 EXT. GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE - MAGIC HOUR A38

Vince brushes himself off, hesitates a moment, pulling on his left ear with his right hand.

Immediately behind him, facing the opposite direction, is another man, also pulling on his left ear with his right hand. It is Julius --

-- Their backs are to each other. Without ever catching sight of one another, they move off, going their separate ways. Now, from this --

Downtown Hollywood in all it's sleeze. There's a wax museum and a scientology center and every fast food place imaginable and people shouting as they sell things, "flowers" and street food and there's a porno house * showing Tight 'n Tender and there's young people dressed like punks and old people boozed out and pimps and druggies and guys slumped unconscious in the gutter and crowds of tourists walking this way, that way, and there's noise and litter and one more thing --

-- There's Julius, case in hand, staring around, taking it all in. We're a long way from his island now. He studies all the humanity swirling around him --

CLOSEUP ON JULIUS

And you can see it on his face: He loves it.

thru thru

Julius, eating a hot dog, is walking along a street in Hollwyood. In his island peasant garb, he doesn't look all that unusual considering his surroundings.

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But Julius is pretty noticable no matter where he goes.

TWO HELMETLESS MOTORCYCLISTS

watching Julius. More specifically, they are watching the expensive-looking leather-edged suitcase he carries in his hand. They look at the case a moment more, then Biker #2 gets his MACHINE PURRING softly.

A45 EXT. WINDOW OF FREDERICK'S OF HOLLWYOOD - WINDOW - NIGHT A45

You never saw such lingerie.

PULL BACK to reveal:

Julius, staring at it, shaking his head.

BIKER #1

ROARING up beside Julius, smiling ingratiatingly.

BIKER #1 Got a light, pal?

Julius thinks he's found a friend.

BIKER #1 (indicating "Fredericks") Looking for something for your girl friend?

BIKER #1 If you're lucky. (a beat) You from out of town? *

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A45 CONTINUED: A45

Biker #2, bounds along, and when he reaches Julius he grabs the handle of the leather case that Julius holds, his plan quite obvious -- to steal the case and disappear into the crowded street.

Not an original plan, certainly, but one that over and over again, always works --

CASE HANDLE

Julius's hand holds fast to it. Then --

BIKER #2

As his mouth drops open as we --

JULIUS

just sort of standing there, no big deal, not much effort showing on his face as Biker #2 begins to slowly rise into the air as he and his cycle are about to be parted and then --

CYCLIST #2

still holding to the case as his CYCLE ZOOMS away from him and for a moment he is flat in mid-air, parallel to the cement sidewalk and --

RIDERLESS MOTORCYCLE

ROARING into the crowd and people shriek, dive out of its way and --

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A45 CONTINUED: (2) A45

CYCLIST #2

falling to the pavement, his head colliding hard and he's out and --

RIDERLESS CYCLE

ending its trip as it collides with a storefront and collapses on its side, MOTOR still ROARING but no movement anymore and --

CYCLIST #1

stunned, going to his unconscious partner.

BIKER #1 (to Julius) What the hell did you do?

Julius calmly kneels beside the still form. He puts his case down, and his hands move expertly across the prone figure.

JULIUS

eyes almost closed as his skilled hands touch the guy a moment more.

four to seven are cracked.

Julius rises.

And now he picks up his case, starts to go; pauses.

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A45 CONTINUED: (3) A45

A sweet smile.

45 OMITTED 45 * thru thru 47 47 *

Vince, approaching his car, sees a motorcycle COP putting a ticket under his windshield wiper. Vince marches over, examines the ticket.

Vince immediately hunches his shoulder and affects a limp.

CLOSEUP - VINCE'S HAND

It is being handcuffed to his car's door handle.

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As we HOLD ON Vince's depressed face we FADE TO BLACK --

A49 EXT. ORPHANAGE - DAY A49

Julius walks up the stairs leading to the front door.

Young boys in uniform are raucously enjoying their recess under the supervision of several nuns in habits.

An elderly MOTHER SUPERIOR looks dubiously at Julius as he stares out the window down on the playground.

He turns and examines the dormitory which is lined with metal cots. He points to a cot near the door and smiles fondly.

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The Mother Superior opens a file cabinet and begins rummaging through it, watched by Julius.

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She locates a file, removes it; the only thing inside it is a photograph, which falls to her desk.

Julius picks up the photo -- a 13-year-old boy leering up at an attractive young nun.

The Mother Superior is trying, tactfully, to close the door on Julius.

Sweet smile as the door is closed and we --

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A bunch of people are in the cell along with Vince. Most noticable is an amazingly tall, slender, muscular black man. We're talking a SEVEN FOOTER here. A bad tempered Seven Footer.

The Seven Footer rises angrily to his full size. Vince moves right in on him -- he may be going through a bad patch, but make no mistake, Vince is tough.

GUARD

coming to the cell door.

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And as he goes --

Julius is already seated in one of the cubicles, separated by a glass partition from the prisoner's side. This is a big moment for Julius and he looks around as various prisoners are brought in --

-- and as a look of pleasure comes across his face --

GUARD

leading an attractive, powerful inmate into the room. The guy is Julius's age.

JULIUS

trying to fight his excitement, watching as the prisoner moves toward him --

-- then past him.

Julius, confused, stares for a moment straight ahead across the partition, and now he's more confused --

-- because Vince is sitting across from him, dubiously studying him, arms crossed. There are phones on both sides of the glass partition. The room, it should be noted, is busy.

Julius makes a smile.

Vince just stares.

Julius mutters "excuse me" and gets up, goes to a nearby GUARD.

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Julius turns, looks at Vince, and as he walks back to his side of the cubicle and sits, he is overcome with the wonder of it all.

It's hard to tell what Vince is feeling but clearly the look of dubiousness is gone. He picks up the phone on his side, gestures for Julius to do the same. As Julius does, Vince at last speaks:

Julius is confused, momentarily.

VINCE

listening, somewhat amazed. Who is this loony?

Vince glances quickly around to see that no one is listening.

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TWO OF THEM

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Vince gets up --

A bunch of impounded cars. Vince and Julius walk toward a small building in the center.

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As Julius sweetly hands it over --

56 OMITTED 56 *

As Julius counts out almost the last of his money to the police attendant, who hands him a set of keys. Vince grabs them and walks out of the building. Julius follows.

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This is exactly what Vince has been thinking.

Julius tries to drape an arm around Vince's shoulder. Vince gives him a look. Julius drops his arm.

A58 EXT. IMPOUND PARKING LOT - DAY A58

Vince and Julius are walking down a long line of cars.

VINCE'S MUSTANG

Which is what Julius is pointing at.

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A58 CONTINUED: A58

Vince unlocks his side, gets in. Julius, smiling and happy, starts to walk around to the other side.

And on that, he GUNS his CAR the hell away, leaving Julius standing there.

JULIUS

Deserted, alone in the sea of cars.

As a gleaming new Cadillac rolls up to the ticket booth. Al leans out from the booth, taking in the car and its occupants -- two men, one in a Hawaiian shirt, one in a tanktop, both wearing Ray-Bans. They look like they're going on vacation.

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The driver, GARFIELD, just nods, holds out his hand for the ticket.

The two men just stare straight ahead, uninterested in conversation. Al hands the driver a ticket.

The Cadillac accelerates up the ramp.

as it pulls into a parking spot in the enclosed lot. Man #2, LARSON, opens an attache case, removes a cassette, inserts it into the tape deck while the driver wipes down the steering wheel, gearshift, etc. with a cloth to remove their fingerprints.

OUTSIDE CADILLAC

as the men get out, lock the car, wipe off the door handles, and then head for the elevator.

A60 EXT. HOLLYWOOD OFFICE BUILDING - ESTABLISHING - DAY A60

B60 INT. VINCE'S BUILDING - HALLWAY - DAY B60

As Vince approaches a door on which a sign reads:

VINCENT BENEDICT, INC. * SPORTS AGENT - ARTIST'S REPRESENTATIVE IMPORT/EXPORT * AUTOMOBILE SALES - RENTAL - LEASING * WHOLESALE PATIO FURNITURE *

His door opens and out come two furniture MOVERS with a desk.

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B60 CONTINUED: B60

He opens a desk drawer, pulls out a razor and begins shaving as he walks into his office.

Almost nothing is left but the phone on the floor, with Miss Busby, his secretary, standing by it. Vince is stunned.

The PHONE RINGS -- Miss Busby drops to her knees beside it.

As she hands him the phone.

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60 CONTINUED: (A1) 60

She hands him a gift-wrapped present which he opens.

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She takes her purse, smiles, goes. When he's alone, into phone:

On the phone in his ticket booth.

Vince drops to his knees in order to replace the phone into its receiver. He then scrambles up, straightens his suit, heads for the door, making sure his pony tail is perfect.

- DAY

As Vince exits, turns, quickly locks the door, turns back into the corridor just in time for this --

-- A huge fist slams brutally into his stomach. Vince gags, falls to his knees as we:

PULL BACK to reveal MORRIS KLANE, the biggest of them all, standing over Vince.

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He bends over, picks Vince up by the neck like a toy doll, straightens him up briefly, then buries his fist into Vince's gut. Vince goes down. Harder than last time. *

VINCE

In agony, on his knees. It hurts to breath. He finally manages to look up at the giant --

MORRIS KLANE

He grabs Vince again.

He pulls Vince groggily up and this time he's going for Vince's face. He takes his time setting Vince up, getting his chin at just the right angle. He's concen- trating on his work, so he doesn't pay much attention to the fact that the elevator door has opened behind.

Klane draws his fist back and is about to drive it into Vince's face when he suddenly pauses; the expression on his face, at first puzzled, becomes increasingly agonized as we REVEAL that --

JULIUS

Behind him, is squeezing a pressure point on Klane's neck, rendering him unable to punch out Vince. Julius maneuvers the Klane off of Vince and forces him down onto the floor.

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Julius lets go of Klane, who gets to his feet, turns around, and instantly lets fly with his fist at Julius's face.

Here Julius effortlessly blocks the punch and goes right on talking.

Klane spins and aims a karate kick at Julius's head. Julius coolly ducks it and sends Klane crashing into a wall.

Klane drags himself to his feet while trying to gauge what he's up against.

Klane isn't buying it. Seeing a fire axe inside a GLASS CASE on the wall, he SMASHES through and grabs it.

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Klane charges Julius, who sidesteps his blow. The axe is is imbedded in the wall. As Julius grabs him.

CLOSEUP - JULIUS

VINCE

Watching as Julius picks up Klane with both hands and lifts him a foot up into the air, holding him there for a pause.

VINCE

-- And this next is timed perfectly -- as he pushes the elevator button and...

ELEVATOR DOOR

slides open and...

JULIUS

As he heaves Klane across the corridor into the open elevator Klane crashes down hard just as the door slides shut and...

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VINCE

Shouting as the door closes on the crumpled Klane.

Despite himself, Vince is definitely warming to Julius.

They reach Vince's Mustang and get in.

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AA65 INT. MUSTANG - DRIVING SHOT - LATE AFTERNOON AA65

Suddenly Vince bangs his forehead with the palm of his hand.

Julius reaches into the glove compartment, takes out the car manual, begins speed reading it, running his index finger down the center of each page.

Vince isn't sure what's going on at this point. Now Julius studies Vince's shifting moves, the way his hands work the steering wheel. Now he's back to the manual. Now he's staring at Vince.

Vince and Julius's heads are both in motion now -- Julius's from the book to the wheel, Vince's from the road to Julius's finger. As their heads keep turning --

A65 OMITTED A65 *

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Vince checks beneath the caddy's tires, then rises, frustrated.

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Vince raises his eyebrows in mock surprise.

CLOSEUP - SLIM JIM

Vince inserts it into the Cadillac's driver's-side * window, watched by Julius.

The door locks suddenly pop up in unison.

VINCE

As he takes a breath, opens the door, scoots inside --

-- and the instant he does there is this terrible shrieking SIREN sound --

-- Vince frantically scrambles around, lying on the car seat, trying to make it stop but he can't --

-- and then two things happen:

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First, the car tilts and Vince is pitched unceremoniously forward, landing on the floor of the car under the steer- ing wheel. He scrambles back to the seat -- it's not easy because of the angle.

Second, the SIREN STOPS. Vince looks out the car window.

JULIUS

holding the rear of the car several feet up in the air.

It's beginning to dawn on Vince that there may be more to Julius than meets the eye.

The Cadillac passes by, Vince at the wheel.

A pause.

Now the Mustang comes along, Julius at the wheel. He drives terribly, stopping and starting -- jerking along. Julius suddenly puts his foot on the gas and roars past Vincent.

A67 INT. JULIUS' CAR - MOVING - DUSK A67

Julius is speeding like a kid with a new toy. Suddenly the CAR PHONE BEEPS. He locates the source of the sound, and picks up the phone.

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A67 CONTINUED: A67

B67 EXT. SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT - DUSK B67

As Julius makes a sharp turn -- on two wheels -- into the parking lot and comes to a dramatic squealing stop that spins the car around 180 degrees.

Vince's car pulls in a moment later. He gets out, gazes at the skid marks as a smiling Julius approaches.

Julius and Vince enter the supermarket.

LINDA AND MARNIE

are pushing a cart down one of the other aisles. Linda is filling it with birthday candles, cake mixes, etc.

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Linda stops pushing the cart and looks at her.

MAGAZINE RACK

Adjacent to the express checkout lane where Linda and Marnie now join the line. Julius picks up a Playboy and begins speed-reading it. His eyes widen at what he's reading, and seeing, and when he reaches the centerfold he audibly gasps.

She reaches past Julius to take a copy of Cosmopolitan.

Julius drops the Playboy, which falls open on the ground, with the centerfold revealed. Flustered and blushing, he bends down to retrieve it, watched by Marnie, who can't take her eyes off the sheer beauty of his physique.

Julius tries to stuff the centerfold back into the maga- zine, but only manages to crumple it. Linda and Marnie exchange a look.

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They all turn and look at Vince, who's pulled his cart up behind them.

Linda and Marnie, stunned, look from Vince to Julius.

A68 OMITTED A68

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B68 OUTSIDE THE SUPERMARKET B68

The girls stand holding their bags while the brothers are each in their cars.

And he guns off.

And he guns off too -- only in his excitement he's gone into reverse.

Now he follows Vince.

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Vince leads Julius from the garage to the front door. Julius is carrying all the grocery bags.

A beat.

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Vince listens to this earnest declaration and tries to keep a straight face. Suddenly the truth dawns on him.

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Vince clocks Julius's reaction as he removes an eviction notice from his front door.

It's a small one-bedroom decorated primarily with garden furniture. As they come inside, Vince is confronted by a reproachfully MEOWING CAT.

Vince freezes, realizing the implications.

A70 INT. VINCE'S KITCHEN - NIGHT A70

Vince is seasoning some containers of take-out food and popping them in the microwave, while Julius strokes the cat who shares his name.

The microwave ALARM sounds, and it pops open.

As Vince and Julius prepare to eat, they both turn their plates counter-clockwise, then dab their lips with their napkins. They both reach for the salt at the same moment.

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They both freeze and stare at each other for a long beat. Julius smiles and we --

A man, pushing forty, appears, taking a keychain with a caddy fob on it from his pocket. This is WEBSTER.

Dressed in businessman's clothing, he looks odd -- but not necessarily frightening. He walks to the spot where the car was.

PARKING SPOT

It's definitely empty.

WEBSTER

He looks at the Cadillac key. Clearly, he is not happy at the turn of events.

They've finished eating.

Vince, playing along, rolls his eyes.

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Julius ignores Vince's cynicism.

Vince throws down his napkin.

Vince goes over to a trunk, rummages in it, comes up with a dusty mouldering folder from which he removes a yellow- ing piece of paper.

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Julius takes the paper and reads aloud.

Vince snatches the paper back. Julius stares at him, just stunned.

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He can't hide the excitement.

Vince goes to the PHONE which is RINGING.

Suddenly, Vince's living room WINDOWS EXPLODE in a burst of GUNFIRE. Vince and Julius hit the floor and try to shield themselves from the SHATTERING GLASS. The sound of a CAR SQUEALING away outside the window.

A sign in front reads: "SOUTHLAND AEROSPACE."

The driver of the Cadillac (GARFIELD), and his partner (LARSON), now dressed in suits and ties, walk along an executive corridor toward the reception area.

As they head for Garfield's office, a SECRETARY tries to hail them.

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As they enter they suddenly stop and stare as we... *

PULL BACK to reveal --

Webster, immaculate and well mannered, rising from a chair.

GARFIELD

on the sound of the name. He looks at Larson. A beat. *

GARFIELD * The car was there! The merchandise was in the trunk! Your instructions were on the cassette! (MORE)

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Webster suddenly gets to his feet, smiles. *

Webster pulls out a silencer-equipped pistol and puts a bullet in each of their foreheads. They lie very still and very dead.

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As Webster emerges from Garfield's office and then turns back as if to say goodbye, watched by Garfield's Secretary.

Webster closes the door behind him, smiles charmingly at Garfield's Secretary.

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A88 EXT. WINDING ROAD (BEL AIR) - DAY A88

As Julius jogs steadily uphill, checking the occasional house number against the address on Vince's letter.

B88 EXT. STREET (BEL AIR ESTATE) - DAY B88

An imposing security gate stands wide open as several cars roll through it and climb up the long driveway. Julius, checking the address, sprints in after them just before the gates close.

C88 EXT. BEL AIR ESTATE - DAY C88

As Julius jogs up to the front door. The circular driveway is filled with cars. Adults and children are visible on the grounds; it appears that a party is in progress. Julius rings the doorbell, which is answered by GRANGER, a man of about 60; he's dressed in swimming trunks and sports an impressive physique. He's holding the hand of a five-year-old GIRL.

Julius and Granger look at one another and, for a brief moment, hesitate, as if each of them finds the other vaguely familiar.

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C88 CONTINUED: C88

Granger reacts; he's speechless. Julius hands him the group photo of his mother, six fathers, Traven, and Werner.

Granger looks at the photo, then at Julius.

Julius gently takes the photo from the Girl, looks at the face she pointed at, then at Granger. Now Julius is speechless -- Granger is one of his fathers!

The little Girl disappears back inside. Granger, clearly shaken, looks at Julius.

ON Julius's reaction, as we --

D88 INT. GRANGER'S STUDY - DAY D88

Trophies, framed photos, other memorabilia of Granger's illustrious football career adorn the walls.

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D88 CONTINUED: D88

Julius studies them admiringly while Granger looks at the group photo.

This really gets to Granger -- the injustice of it all. He points to Traven's face in the photo.

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D88 CONTINUED: (2) D88

& &

As the Cadillac enters through a gate and makes its way past the hulks of dead cars towards the same body shop we saw earlier.

As Vince cleans out the glove compartment, pocketing some cigars and spare change. He pulls the cassette out of the STEREO, glances at it, pops it back in, turns it ON, and hears:

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Vince stops the car dead, the Body Shop Owner comes up to him.

As the chop shop Owner checks under the hood of the Caddy -- Vince moves to the back of the car and pops open the trunk.

The trunk is filled with a sleeping bag that might contain a dead body. Vince unzips the bag, sees some kind of giant engine part. He tries to lift it out -- It won't budge.

Vince closes the trunk --

Vince looks at the Owner who's already counting out the cash from his bankroll.

As Vince starts to drive away:

92 OMITTED 92 * thru thru 98 98 *

A piece of paper by the phone on which Vince is writing. It's got Beetroot McKinley's name and phone number on it. And also one amount: $20,000. On the desk is a map with Houston circled. Vince has just finished dialing. The phone is picked up before the first ring is half over.

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A sign on the top of the building reads: "McKinley Aerospace."

VOICE (V.O.) Beetroot McKinley talkin'.

He doesn't know whether to shit or wind his watch just now -- God knows what he's into.

McKINLEY(V.O.) Who's cloggin' up the line?

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A huge office in Houston. We are looking at the bottom of a pair of fancy boots. It blocks the view for the moment of the speaker, but we can see a briefcase on the desk.

McKINLEY * Well, bring it to me, son, and let me enrich you.

Boots down now -- we are looking at a very rich, very tough S.O.B.

McKINLEY Don't try and renegotiate with Old Beetroot, son --

Edgy. His pencil bounces up and down on the crucial amount, the twenty thousand.

Beetroot. Exploding.

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McKINLEY Listen, you little shit-for-brains peckerwood, you're out of your goddam crazy diseased greedy mind!

We can see the briefcase now by the way -- it's open and seems quite full of money.

clearing his throat, taken aback by the violence of Beetroot's tone.

McKINLEY (V.O.) Listen to me, you poor excuse for a warmed over turd, a deal's a deal --

McKINLEY Don't 'but' me, the deal is five --

McKINLEY (on his feet -- in a fury) If you can do better than five million dollars, take it! *

as the words "five million dollars" really sink in. We are looking at what just might be the high moment of his life.

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He writes down the proper amount now: $5,000,000. Then he kisses the piece of paper.

McKINLEY (V.O.) What?

Vince hangs up, jumps up and screams with joy. He puts the cassette in his pocket, crumples up the piece of paper, and sky-hooks it into the waste basket.

Al and his wife Carla are tied to chairs in the dining room. Webster sits between them, drinking a cup of coffee and calmly loading his gun.

WEBSTER * Your boss at the lot told me you * were on duty when the Cadillac * clocked in. Now what's his name? *

Webster puts down the gun, jots down the name.

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Webster suddenly kicks over the chair with Al on it. Carla screams --

Webster writes it all down.

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As Vince comes out of his house, carrying a sleeping bag, pillow, some clothing, a six-pack of soft drinks. On top of the stack is a map of the Western U.S., which he's studying while singing the song "Houston":

Vince tosses the items into the back seat of the Caddy, just as Julius jogs up the driveway and collapses against the Caddie door. He's red in the face, completely drenched with sweat, gasping for breath, having run all the way from Bel-Air.

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Julius, in his fervor, grips Vince by the shoulders.

Vince removes Julius's hands, slides him away from the door, and opens it.

Julius takes the map from Vince, looks at it.

Vince gets in behind the wheel. Julius marches around the car and gets into the passenger seat beside him.

Julius slams his hand down on the top of the dash.

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Vince, realizing that Julius won't be denied, tries a new tack.

Julius leaps out of the car and bounds into Vince's apartment. As soon as the door shuts behind him, Vince hits the CADDY'S IGNITION and begins SQUEALING out of the driveway in reverse... just as Linda and Marnie's car pulls into it, blocking his path. Vince slams his hands down onto the wheel in frustration.

Linda and Marnie get out of their car, singing "Happy Birthday." Linda approaches Vince with a birthday cake, complete with lit candles.

Vince gets out of the car and, although it kills him, tries to put on a happy face for Linda.

VINCE * He's inside. *

Marnie walks into the house. *

Linda gazes at Vince's belongings in the Caddy.

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Vince, knowing when he's beat, whispers conspiratorially.

An apartment door opens, revealing a FEMALE NEIGHBOR of Vince's.

She slams the door shut.

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Marnie snoops around, examines the group photo lying on top of Julius's suitcase. In the b.g. she can hear Julius singing in the shower --

She puts the photo back as the sound of SHOWER STOPS. Julius emerges from the bathroom, clutching a towel around his waist, and freezes at the sight of Marnie.

An awkward silence. *

MARNIE * I guess it was a dumb idea. *

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She turns her back to him.

Julius realizes he has no clean shirt.

They both turn as --

LINDA

throws open the door, with a big smile on her face.

Vince comes in behind Linda, trying to conceal his exasperation.

thru thru A114 A114

The CAR, Vince at the wheel, ROARING away, the four of them happily inside.

HOLD.

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Now, from the opposite direction comes another car. Webster is driving. He spots the address, turns in and as he does --

It's pretty much a shambles as Webster ransacks the place. Frustrated, he moves out of the room as we --

as Webster begins working it over. He lifts up the mattress -- it's heavy -- pushes it to the floor and knocks the wastebasket over.

CLOSEUP - VINCE'S CRUMPLED PIECE OF PAPER

As Webster unfolds it, reads Beetroot McKinley's name, phone number, and the sum "5 million dollars." Vince's CAT appears at Webster's feet, MEOWING. He reaches down and strokes it.

A117 INT. VINCE'S KITCHEN - DAY A117

Webster is feeding the cat when he hears a sudden, VIOLENT POUNDING at the front door.

As it crashes open, revealing Burt Klane and his two large brothers, Bob and Morris.

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Morris has his elbow in a sling and a bandage on his head, courtesy of Julius. They spread out... and then freeze at the sound of RUNNING WATER from the kitchen tap.

A118 INT. VINCE'S KITCHEN - DAY A118

As the Klanes burst inside and see Webster turn off the tap and begin drying his hands. He's friendly, solicitous, definitely non-threatening.

Webster starts for the door. Morris (the really big one) blocks the doorway, cutting Webster off.

Webster shrugs, exhales.

The brothers all nod.

Morris stares hard at him, shakes his head.

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A118 CONTINUED: A118

Bob steps forward. Before he can do anything, Webster pulls out his GUN and SHOOTS him in the foot. Then Webster turns and SHOOTS Burt in the foot. The two brothers crumble to the floor, screaming in agony.

Morris immediately backs away and lets Webster pass by.

A sign reads: WELCOME TO ARIZONA. The CADDY ROARS by.

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Linda, in the front seat, has her head resting on Vince's shoulder.

Marnie has her head on Julius's shoulder as well. She seems peacefully asleep while Julius sits carefully not daring to move. As Marnie cuddles closer to him, her short skirt rides even higher up her thighs. Julius sighs deeply. His biceps bulge and one of the shirt sleeves tears apart at the seams.

Vince watches through the rearview mirror, knows what's going on. Or rather, what isn't going on, yet. He drives on through the night.

A121 EXT. HIGHWAY - NIGHT A121

The car speeds by.

The car is being serviced. Linda and Marnie are stretch- ing their legs.

Marnie shrugs.

Linda looks at her. A beat.

122 OMITTED 122 *

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A123 INT. GAS STATION - CONVENIENCE STORE - DAWN A123

Vince picks out a T-shirt from the racks for Julius.

Julius removes the shirt he borrowed from Vince, who pretends to be horrified at the sight of Julius's huge muscles.

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A123 CONTINUED: A123

Julius puts on the T-shirt and looks at himself in a mirror. Emblazoned across its front is a Hells Angel Death head and the motto: BORN TO BE BAD.

B123 EXT. GAS STATION B123

Linda and Marnie watch by the car as the boys emerge from the shop. They stare at the T-shirt on Julius.

As he walks past, Julius slaps her five.

He opens the car door and climbs in.

The car driving along. Day now. Spectacular scenery.

A125 EXT. SANTA FE - MOTEL - DAY A125 *

As Vince pulls the car to a stop in front of the motel. * Linda and Marnie get out, followed by Julius, who starts * to get into the front seat beside Vince. Marnie touches * his hand. *

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A125 CONTINUED: A125

Julius, blushing, climbs into the front seat while Vince leers out the window at Linda.

Linda smiles at him, and winks. Julius, misunderstanding the sleeping arrangements, leans out the window.

Vince looks askance at Julius, then pulls the car away. HOLD ON Linda and Marnie, gazing curiously after them.

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The Caddy drives through this mysterious town in the mountains of New Mexico.

Julius and Vince have parked the car and are walking to a research building. Vince is trying to humor Julius who is full of a quiet confidence.

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A127 INT. LAB BUILDING CORRIDOR - DAY A127

As TRAVEN, now a tanned, fit 70-year-old, stands framed in his office doorway, looking coldly out at Vince and Julius. He looks like more of a prick than ever.

Traven slams the door shut in their faces.

He leads a stunned Julius down the corridor, towards several armed security guards.

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A127 CONTINUED: A127

Julius furiously stops and turns around.

Traven looks up from some papers on his work table as --

HIS OFFICE DOOR

comes flying off its hinges and crashes to the floor.

JULIUS

marches inside, towards a startled Traven, as Vince tries to restrain him.

Julius shrugs Vince aside, approaches Traven and shoves * the group photo into his face. *

Traven decides, turns to Vince.

Vince stops dead, shell-shocked.

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Vince's jaw drops as he realizes -- *

VINCE * Holy shit. It's all true. *

As CAMERA MOVES SLOWLY DOWN it, we realize this is a reprise of our film's opening location.

LABORATORY DOOR

Chained and padlocked. Traven unlocks it, pulls off the chains.

The very same one we saw in our opening, now covered in dust and cobwebs. Julius and Vince take it all in; they're numb, while Traven seems in control again.

JULIUS

approaches a delivery table, touches it gently, looks back at Traven.

VINCE

gazes at the "blender" we saw Traven demonstrating in 1953.

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TRAVEN

gazes contemptuously at Vince.

Vince is not unhappy at this information.

Angry tears well up in Vince's eyes.

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He turns to go.

Julius grabs Traven, slams him up against the wall.

Julius tosses him aside.

Vince is sitting in the car, slumped over the wheel.

Julius shakes his head.

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Vince looks at his brother.

Vince is starting to get interested again.

Vince remembers. All the bravado about loving being an orphan has gone now.

Tears begin to well up in Vince's eyes.

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Vince looks at his brother. A beat.

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Julius nods. Vince thinks about it some more.

Vince begins to brighten.

As Vince ushers Julius through the door.

A SALES CLERK approaches Vince.

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As Vince and Julius emerge, dressed in identical outfits; each in his own way looks like a male model from an Italian fashion magazine.

Julius doesn't have a clue. Vince dons sunglasses and demonstrates a soulful strut.

Indicating glasses.

Julius puts on sunglasses, snaps his fingers, tries to ape Vince's moves while Vince appraises him.

JULIUS * Am I cool now? -- *

VINCE * Mr. Ice. *

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Linda and Marnie look up in amazement as Vince and Julius bop down the pavement towards them.

MARNIE/LINDA Wow!

JULIUS * Tommorrow we're going to finally meet our mother.

VINCE * And tonight we celebrate!

Vince is finishing dressing, making sure he looks partic- ularly fantastic. Julius hangs back; something is bothering him.

Julius looks at his brother.

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Julius shakes his head.

VINCE

He shoves a chair out of the way, making a little room.

Julius looks at his brother, then self-consciously takes his hands.

Vince begins to take Julius through the steps slowly at first, then as Julius gains confidence they begin to sail round the room, and we --

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Julius and Marnie in the middle of the large dance floor in a large club -- and Julius is waltzing magnificently.

Marnie, thrilled, stays with him step for step as we --

PULL BACK to reveal --

Vince and Linda, waltzing brilliantly, too. The four of them have the whole floor to themselves as other dancers ring the area, watching and shouting encouragement.

The SONG ENDS -- Everyone applauds -- Our two couples head over to their table.

A137 INT. DADDY'S GIRL - BOOTH A137

Vince, Linda, Julius and Marnie are seated at a table covered with quite a few empty beer bottles. They are all a little drunk.

Julius polishes off the bottle, belches.

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A137 CONTINUED: A137

Julius, embarrassed, looks over at Marnie, who's smiling sweetly at him.

Linda, surprised, does a spit-take with her beer.

Vince gets to his feet.

Vince exits. Julius looks at Marnie, blushes, gets to his feet.

Julius takes off after Vince.

B137 INT. DADDY'S GIRL - MEN'S ROOM - NIGHT B137

As Vince and Julius approach the urinals. The both si- multaneously flush before unzipping. Julius smiles.

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B137 CONTINUED: B137

They both finish at the urinals and begin washing at the sink.

Julius, a little smashed, can't hide his feelings. He grips Vince by the shoulders.

Julius starts to do so, just as another man enters.

Julius releases Vince, who clocks the other man's reaction.

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As Beetroot hangs up, the CAMERA SLOWLY PANS to reveal he is not alone. In the b.g. is a very hard-looking man, Beetroot's bodyguard. And standing close to the desk is WEBSTER.

And he's gone.

139 OMITTED 139 * & &

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Linda and Marnie, both a little tipsy. Linda suddenly freezes at the sight of Morris Klane scoping the room. Morris is still wearing a bandage from his beating by Julius.

Linda takes Marnie by the hand, just as --

BURT AND BOB KLANE

each with a cast on his foot, each supported by a crutch, force them back into the booth.

VINCE AND JULIUS

approach the table. Burt and Bob open their jackets, revealing they have guns on the girls. Morris Klane appears behind Vince and Julius.

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A long beat.

Morris grabs Vince roughly by the arm.

He pushes his gun into Marnie's side.

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Burt gives a small head signal and two very large men stand up from a nearby table. They each grab one of Julius's arms.

Just then, so sudden and quick that it's over as soon as it begins, Julius double kicks the seated Burt and Bob in the head. They're out cold before they realize they've been attacked.

Without stopping, Julius whips his arms together in front of him bringing Sam and Dave into painful contact with each others' head. They, too, are now out cold.

Vince uses this opportunity to stomp, with all his might, on the toe of Morris who's busy watching Julius dismantle his relatives. Morris screams and lets go of Vince, who runs to the nearby pool table, grabs a cue and slams it over the head of the now hobbling Morris. All five Klanes are out cold.

A142 OMITTED A142 thru thru 143 A143

B143 EXT. SANTA FE MOTEL - ESTABLISHING - NIGHT B143

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Julius is unpacking his suitcase on one of the beds -- arranging his books on the bedside table, hanging his clothes on hangars. Vince watches him, glances at his watch, and begins to edge towards the door.

Vince picks up one of Julius' heavy tomes.

Julius looks fondly at his brother as he sees him to the door.

Vince gives Julius a sly look as he lets himself out of the room.

CLOSE - A TV SCREEN

showing a clip of the "3 Stooges" at their moronic best.

JULIUS

sits watching the TV, nodding in amusement, laughing, slapping his knee in pleasure.

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He returns his attention to the book he's been reading -- something the size of a dictionary -- but can't help returning his gaze to the TV.

He freezes at the sound of a KNOCK at the DOOR. Embar- rassed by what he's been watching, he quickly turns off the TV, and goes to answer the door, still holding the book.

Julius opens the door, revealing Marnie, who walks in right past him.

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143 CONTINUED: 143 *

JULIUS * Hi. *

Watched by Julius, Marnie pulls the curtains shut, kills the overhead lights, all the while providing him with glimpses of various parts of her anatomy. She gets into one of the beds, turns off the bedside lamp.

Julius puts the blanket and pillow from the other bed onto the floor between the two beds, then shuts off the other lamp.

Silence...

Getting out of bed, she pulls the blanket and pillow with her as she steps over Julius, who tries not to look up, and gets into the other bed.

Silence...

She gets out, again dragging the blanket and pillow, puts them down on the floor next to Julius. She crawls under the blanket, turns her back to him.

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Silence. Marnie shivers, chattering her teeth.

Julius strips it off and hands it to her. She puts it on and pulls the blanket over her shoulder. Again she shivers.

Julius lies there, thinking about it.

Julius reaches under the blanket, removes his bottoms and passes them over. Marnie puts them on under her blanket.

He wraps his blanket around his waist, goes into the bathroom, comes out with a glass of water. He hands it to her.

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143 CONTINUED: (3) 143 *

She spills the water all over her top and bedding.

She starts stripping off everything she's wearing. Julius averts his eyes.

They both lie down under his blanket. Silence...

She starts to roll over Julius, then pauses directly above him and looks him dead in the eye.

Marnie tenses, expecting the worst.

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Marnie glances heavenward, and silently mouths the words "thank you." She smiles down at Julius and starts very gently kissing him.

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Linda, dressed in a negligee, comes out of the bathroom area. Vince, wearing pajamas, is on the floor, legs curled under the bed, doing sit-ups.

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He goes into her arms.

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Vince is clearly unnerved by the twin emotional demands of Linda and meeting his mother.

They kiss.

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They're both gazing up at the ceiling, bathed in after- glow. Marnie has obviously just had the sexual experience of her life. Julius is equally dazed and happy.

They start to kiss and we start to hear four RAUCOUS VOICES singing a great old ROCK SONG a capella.

A148 EXT. NEW MEXICO LANDSCAPE - DAY A148

It's our heroes singing. The Cadillac is moving quickly through the extraordinary landscape.

B148 EXT. SMALL INDIAN VILLAGE (NEW MEXICO) - DAY B148

The Caddy pulls up by a roadside flower stand.

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B148 CONTINUED: B148

Julius smiles happily at Vince's thoughtfulness.

In the mountains, which dramatically tower over a lovely, wide park-like area with a large adobe building and a few smaller satellite huts.

The car drives up a long, dusty driveway to the entrance, which is protected by high gates. Our principals exit the car.

They approach the fortress-like gated entrance, gazing around at the magnificent scenery. Both men carry flowers and seem self-conscious about the prospect of finally meeting their mother.

Julius smiles at Vince and rings the bell. A MALE CUSTODIAN answers the door -- friendly but very firm.

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As he starts to close the door, Vince takes charge.

The Custodian politely closes the door in their faces.

VINCE * A foundation?

A149 EXT. WHISPERING PINES - OUTER GARDEN WALL - DAY A149

Our principals circle the wall, try a locked door to no avail. They'll have to go over. Julius boosts Marnie over the wall. Linda boosts Vince over.

B149 OMITTED B149

C149 EXT. WHISPERING PINES - INNER GARDEN - DAY C149

Our principals take in the scene -- a large, enclosed garden, with pathways, shady trees, all very lovely, with a great view of the sun setting against the surrounding mountains.

Their attention is drawn to -- A PAINTER working at an easel. Several young artists are gathered around her, admiringly. This is happening underneath a beautiful old tree and the sight is just lovely.

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C149 CONTINUED: C149

THE QUARTER

They stand still watching.

As they take a step in the direction of the painter.

FEMALE GARDNER

on her knees. She's in work clothes, smudged, hair in a bandana. Maybe 60, there's something terribly appealing about her. She's her own woman. She gets up from her knees now as they approach -- but not before we note the quality of her gardening -- it's the size Julius had back on the island.

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C149 CONTINUED: (2) C149

She leads them towards the painter who glances up from her easel.

Now the Gardener leads them past the painter.

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C149 CONTINUED: (2A) C149

They are heading toward a door in the garden wall.

The Gardener ushers them towards a door in the garden wall. She opens it, politely stands back, letting them go through it. They turn back to look at her.

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C149 CONTINUED: (3) C149

VINCE AND JULIUS

They look like they've been kicked in the stomach.

The Gardener gently closes the door in their faces.

ANOTHER ANGLE - VINCE AND JULIUS

They haven't moved. Linda and Marnie try to console them. Julius still doesn't move. Vince shakes Linda off and stomps away.

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A151 EXT. WHIPSERING PINES -FRONT ENTRYWAY - DAY A151

Vince, out in front, hurls his flowers to the ground, kicks them, then hurries toward the Caddy. Julius, still carrying his bouquet, picks up Vince's flowers, then places the two bouquets into a niche in the wall. Marnie joins him and adds her flowers.

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A151 CONTINUED: A151

The sound of the Caddy's HORN HONKING.

The Gardener is back at work, staking up her tomatoes, as the female Painter approaches her.

Julius, Vince, Linda and Marnie are quietly sitting at a roadside table, eating some junk food.

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Julius, who's been quiet and distant throughout, suddenly intercedes.

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Vince storms off, gets into the Caddy and squeals away, throwing Julius's suitcase out the window as he goes. Linda and Marnie take off after him.

No reaction from Julius. It's impossible to tell what he's thinking.

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in the Cadillac. He's driving very fast and is on the car phone.

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A170 EXT. SANTA FE AIRPORT - MAGIC HOUR A170

Julius is saying goodbye to Linda and Marnie. He's carrying his leather suitcase.

Julius gives Marnie a rather chaste kiss.

JULIUS

He turns away.

MARNIE

watching.

JULIUS

spinning back, grabbing her up, folding her into his arms, planting a world-class kiss on her mouth. HOLD ON the two of them.

He puts on his sunglasses and strides into the airport.

AA170 EXT. JULIUS'S PLANE AA170

Taking off in the New Mexico sunset.

B170 EXT. HOUSTON - ESTABLISHING - CRACK OF DAWN B170

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C170 EXT. CADILLAC (HOUSTON) - DAY C170

The Cadillac driving into town.

D170 INT. CADILLAC (HOUSTON) - CLOSEUP ON VINCE - DAY D170

He's real serious.

E170 EXT. HOUSTON AIRPORT - DAWN E170

With planes landing in the early morning behind him, we see --

CLOSEUP OF JULIUS

standing -- waiting -- trying to pick up the scent...

F170 EXT. DOWNTOWN HOUSTON - DAY F170

Julius strides purposefully along, carrying his suitcase. He reaches a sign-posted intersection, looks in all di- rections, chooses one, begins to move. As he does, a CREEP starts walking along with him, eyeing his suitcase, just like the Biker did when Julius first arrived in Hollywood.

Julius, without breaking stride, turns his head, looks at the Creep.

The Creep falls back.

G170 EXT. WAREHOUSE (HOUSTON) - ESTABLISHING - DAY G170

Vince pulls up in the Caddy.

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He drives inside a large warehouse, parks, gets out and looks warily around. He opens the trunk, unzips the sleeping bag, revealing the merchandise.

Vince turns to see Beetroot coming out of the warehouse, accompanied by his BODYGUARD carrying an attache case and holding a gun. The Bodyguard pats Vince down.

The Bodyguard ignores him, checks out the trunk.

Vince closes his eyes, waiting for the bullet that he knows is coming. When he opens his eyes the Bodyguard is holding the attache case open to show him the five million dollars.

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Vince takes the case, gazes at the money, snaps it shut. He can't believe he's pulled it off. Beetroot and the Bodyguard get into the Cadillac.

The Caddy speeds away while Vince clutches the attache case to his chest and does a little dance of triumph. The big score at last! TWO SHOTS RING out. Vince freezes and sees --

The Cadillac suddenly CRASHES against the side of another warehouse. It's HORN is BLARING.

WEBSTER

emerges from the shadows with a powerful pump action * shotgun. He opens the Caddy and pushes the dead * Bodyguard off the horn.

Beetroot has a hole in his head, as well.

Webster turns and gazes back toward Vince who is sprinting for safety. Webster calmly goes after him, reloading his rifle.

It's filled with forklifts, cranes and various forms of heavy machinery. Webster enters and looks cautiously around.

VINCE

hiding behind some machinery, scurries deeper into the bowels of the warehouse.

WEBSTER

moves forward, stalking him.

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VINCE

crawling along the ground. He spots an open window up ahead at the end of the warehouse. Nearer, to his right, is another window, closed.

Vince picks up a piece of pipe, aims, fires it at the closed window and as it breaks the glass --

WEBSTER

FIRING at the sound. He can't see Vince but he pours his fire at the window Vince broke -- large chunks of the * BUILDING EXPLODE off wherever Webster fires. *

He's reloaded during this -- moving forward as we...

VINCE

crouched near the open window, glancing back at Webster who has no idea where he is. Noiselessly, he slides out of the open window, briefcase in hand, starts to run away --

WEBSTER

moving in on the shattered window. A bit irritated.

As Webster whirls, looks around --

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A173 EXT. WAREHOUSE - DAY A173

Vince, outside, really chugging away now, doing his best Carl Lewis imitation.

B173 INT. WAREHOUSE - DAY B173

Julius looking down at Webster from the floor above. His hands are held high. In one of them is a briefcase.

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C173 EXT. WAREHOUSE - DAY C173

As Vince puts distance between himself and the warehouse. Suddenly he stops, as if he's heard or "felt" something. He shakes the feeling off, resumes running... and then stops again, shuts his eyes tightly, trying to deny what's happening to him.

Vince turns and runs back towards the warehouse.

D173 INT. WAREHOUSE - DAY D173

as Julius gracefully shinnies down a cable, lands near Webster. He tosses the suitcase to the ground, backs away. Webster approaches. Julius' hands, as before, are held high over his head.

E173 EXT. WAREHOUSE - DAY E173

Vince peering in through the window he jumped out of, takes in the scene.

F173 INT. WAREHOUSE - BACK TO WEBSTER - DAY F173

Opening Julius' suitcase. He pulls out Julius' old clothes, tosses them aside, then removes some books, books, and more books.

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F173 CONTINUED: F173

SUITCASE WITH THE MONEY

flying through the air, landing near Webster's feet.

VINCE

hands held high, appears, stands beside Julius.

WEBSTER

He covers them both, kneels, opens Vince's suitcase, glances at the money inside.

VINCE AND JULIUS

both with their hands up, look at one another and begin arguing.

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F173 CONTINUED: (2) F173

Webster uneasily monitors their argument.

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F173 CONTINUED: (3) F173

Webster points the shotgun at Vince, starts to squeeze the trigger when --

JULIUS

pulls a gun from his sleeve and blows Webster's weapon out of his hands. Webster screams in pain, clutching his hand, dancing around.

Vince beams with deep fraternal pride. Then he turns to Webster and snatches the case back.

Webster shrugs and takes out a cigarette.

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F173 CONTINUED: (4) F173

He lights it with his lighter. Suddenly Julius smells something. Bad.

A stream of gas is pouring out of the drums that Webster punctured whilst he was shooting at Vince. It runs in a broad stream across the warehouse floor, right beneath Julius and Vince's feet. Webster is holding his cigarette out, ready to drop it in the fuel and incin- erate them.

Julius drops the gun and Vince slowly hands back the case. Webster smiles and backs off down the stream of gas, still holding out the cigarette. He stops at the very edge of the building.

He raises the cigarette, ready to throw it.

Webster looks up.

Webster grips the case tighter.

Julius nods.

Julian leans calmly against the warehouse wall, supported by one arm.

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F173 CONTINUED: (5) F173

Julius's hand has pressed a button in a metal cage.

Suddenly the load hanging from the boom of a nearby crane smashes into Webster's back, and then dumps on him, burying him in rubble.

JULIUS

drapes his arm around Vince as they walk towards the unharmed attache case full of money.

Both reach for the attache case at the same time.

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F173 CONTINUED: (6) F173

As the sound of POLICE SIRENS get LOUDER we --

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A177 CLOSE - NEWSPAPER - FRONT PAGE A177

A large photo of Vince and Julius being handed a check, with an accompanying headline that reads:

"LONG LOST TWINS RECEIVE REWARD RETURN CASH, STOLEN ENGINE"

CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal we are --

B177 EXT. WHISPERING PINES - INNER GARDEN - DAWN B177

Mary Anne Benedict, seated at a breakfast table, stares at the newspaper in astonishment. It's being held in front of her by the Painter from the earlier scene, who gently places the newspaper into Mary Anne's hands.

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C177 INT. TRAVEN'S OFFICE (LOS ALAMOS) - MORNING C177

Traven is reading a newspaper with his feet up on the desk. It has the same headline and photo.

Traven looks up just as Mary Anne's fist comes crashing into his face and sends him flying.

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D177 OMITTED D177

E177 INT. LINDA'S APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY E177

As Linda comes through the door, gets her mail from the mailbox. She turns and comes face-to-face with Vince, standing there with a contrite look on his face.

Linda is almost buying it, but then --

She walks past him, approaches her door, puts in the key. Vince follows, speaking softly, his sincerity absolutely genuine.

She opens her door, walks in, and slams it in his face.

F177 INT. LINDA'S APARTMENT - DAY F177

She sighs, turns from the door, and sees --

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F177 CONTINUED: F177

ROSES

Dozens of them -- everywhere -- all over her apartment -- beautifully arranged -- in gorgeous vases.

ON LINDA

Taking it all in, her resistance melting. She turns, flings open the door, looks out -- no sign of Vince... until CAMERA TILTS DOWN to reveal Vince on his knees.

Linda hesitates.

Vince looks at her, understands.

Vince gets to his feet.

They rush into each other's arms.

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CLOSE A NEON SIGN

It reads: "The Benedict Corporation." CAMERA PULLS BACK to reveal we are -- inside Vince's office. *

The offices have been redecorated -- they look serious, professional, and are filled with computer terminals and other high-tech equipment.

Julius is sorting through a stack of mail while Vince talks to a prospective client on the phone. Both of them are wearing suits and ties.

Vince hangs up the phone, loosens his tie. Julius excitedly holds up a stack of letters.

The sound of FOOTSTEPS down the corridor, then a tentative KNOCK at the DOOR.

THE DOOR

As it opens, revealing Mary Anne Benedict, not looking at all like the gardener they met in Whispering Pines.

VINCE AND JULIUS

Confused, just look at her for a moment.

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MARY ANNE

Clearly overwhelmed, struggles to find the appropriate words.

VINCE AND JULIUS

Look at one another, then at Mary Anne, realizing at the same time that she's their mother!

THREE OF THEM

Staring at each other in silence, until --

Mary Anne nods.

She nods again.

They both run to Mary Anne and hug her for all she's worth. They're laughing, crying, holding each other. Slowly, we...

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JULIUS

Watching them. Now there are tears on his face, too. He goes to them, gently puts his arms around them, lifts them both up in to the air, cradling them.

They're laughing. They're crying. They're holding each other.

No words are necessary.

Slowly...

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181 CLOSE ON WERNER 181

Smiling happily. PULL BACK to reveal we are --

In front of the merry-go-round. Werner purchases a hand- ful of tickets from the vendor, hands one each to Mary Anne, Linda and Marnie.

The three women all turn and gaze affectionately back at --

VINCE AND JULIUS

Walking along the path behind them. We assume it's them the women were discussing, until we notice that each of them is pushing a double-stroller with identical twin babies inside! It's the twin children that are the source of the women's wonder, and Vince and Julius' as well.

Vince and Julius both yawn simultaneously.

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They both stop the strollers, look down lovingly at their kids, begin fondling them. Vince and Julius, simultan- eously flip identical baby rattles and shake them at their twins.

Vince becomes aware of the condition of his kids' diapers.

They both start pushing their strollers again.

They both yawn simultaneously once again.

Vince and Julius are sitting on adjoining horses. Linda and Marnie hand their sons up to them, watched proudly by Mary Anne.

The merry-go-round starts moving, and the last image we see is of Vince and Julius on the horses, holding their twin sons. As they move PAST US, END CREDITS BEGIN TO ROLL.

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