Being There Page #2

LOUISE:

You're gonna need somebody, some

one's gotta be around for you...

(he keeps working)

...You oughta find yourself a

lady, Chance...

(she smiles slightly,

with caring)

...But I guess it oughta be an

old lady, 'cause you ain't gonna

do a young one any good, not with

that little thing of yours...

(she reaches out,

puts a hand on his

shoulder)

...You're always gonna be a little

boy ain't you?

(he smiles, keeps

working)

...Goodbye, Chance...

Lousie hugs and kisses Chance, then turns to go.

CHANCE:

(as she goes)

Goodbye, Louise.

Louise waves as she enters the townhouse. Chance tips

his hat once again as she disappears.

12.INT. TOWN HOUSE - FRONT HALLWAY - MORNING

Louise enters the hallway, picks up a couple of suit-

cases waiting by the door. She stops as she sees TWO

Men carrying a stretcher down the main staircase. A

THIRD MAN, a mortician, follows behind.

LOUISE:

...He used to be a big man...

'Spose he wasted away to about

nothin'...

(a beat - then

she talks to the

body of the Old

Man)

I guess I'll be goin' off to

find me some folks, Old Man...

I'm not batty enough to stay

around this neighborhood any

longer...

The stretcher bearers move to the front door. Louise

steps in front of them.

LOUISE:

Wait up! I'm goin' out that

door first.

Louise takes one more look at the covered body, then

openes the front door, leaves.

13EXT. GARDEN - DAY

Chance's pocketwatch chimes as he looks at it. He

removes his gardner's apron as he walks toward the

townhouse.

14INT. TOWNHOUSE DINING ROOM.

Chance enters and sits at his place. He turns on the TV,

and watches for a moment, then turns, looks for Louise.

She does not appear so he resumes watching TV. He changes

channels, views a wildly exciting game show. At a

peak in the excitement, he again switches channels to news

coverage of the President of the Unite States greeting

foreign dignitaries at the White House. CLOSE SHOTS on

television reveal that the President uses a two-handed

handshake when meeting his guests. Chance grips one hand

with the other, the scene on TV seeming to have 'sunk into'

his mind.

15INT. TOWNHOUSE - FRONT HALLWAY - DAY

A key is heard in the lock. The door opens and THOMAS

FRANKLIN and SALLY HAYES enter. Franklin, an attorney, is

in his late thirties, carries a large breifcase. Hayes is

younger, attractive, also an attorney. She totes a brief-

case, has the look of a modern woman.

FRANKLIN:

(as they enter)

He and my father used to ride to-

gether back in the thirties...

Fox hunting... Before I was born...

HAYES:

(looking around)

Will you give me a tour?

FRANKLIN:

Gladly...

(he smiles)

...The safe is in Mr. Jenning's

bedroom, that'll be stop number

one.

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