Traveler Page #4

THE SECOND BEDROOM

Where Jay is doing push ups next to his bed. Will watches.

WILL:

You're the only guy I know who

cures a hangover with push-ups.

JAY:

Twenty per beer. Burchell family

secret.

WILL:

Well, if you're done. I've got an

unforgettable way to start our

trip.

Taylor enters looking haggard.

TAYLOR:

Good. Cause I can't remember a

thing from last night.

EXT. CENTRAL PARK - ENGINEER'S GATE - MORNING

Our guys now stand next to the Central Park Reservoir. They

look across Fifth Avenue at the iconic Guggenheim.

WILL:

It's like an homage to L.A. STORY.

Steve Martin roller-skating through

the museum. Only better.

Jay wears the hooded green sweatshirt from the opening.

Taylor has on his collared shirt, not yet wrinkled. Will

wears a blue Adidas track suit. All three carry daypacks.

TAYLOR:

Will, can I just say how proud of

you I am right now. This is genius.

WILL:

Jay?

11.

JAY:

I think we should go back to the

hotel.

TAYLOR:

Oh, here we go. Mr. Play it Safe—

JAY:

Hey, you said my job is to keep us

out of trouble.

TAYLOR:

What trouble? It's a prank. Worst

we get is a slap on the wrist.

Jay still looks doubtful.

TAYLOR (cont'd)

(imploring)

Jay, in two months a law firm will

run your life. I'll be spending

hundred hour weeks at Fog

industries. And Will will be locked

in a research lab. This trip is our

last chance to have a little fun.

To actually do something memorable

in our lives.

The exchange reveals the tension that rests beneath their

friendship. Will plays the peacekeeper.

WILL:

Relax, Taylor. If we do this. We do

it together. We said that from day

one about this trip.

JAY:

So it's on me now?

WILL:

If you're out, we all are.

INT. THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM - CIRCULAR LOBBY - MORNING

Taylor, Will, and Jay enter the art museum's first-floor

lobby. Jay looks up at the six story circular walkway. A

SECURITY GUARD takes their tickets.

THE ELEVATOR - MOMENTS LATER

The doors open. A few PATRONS file out. Jay, Taylor, and Will

head inside. Two OLDER WOMEN are about to follow.

12.

TAYLOR:

Ladies, I'd wait for the next one.

(points to Jay)

My friend's having a bit of a

flatulence problem.

INT. ELEVATOR - CONT.

The doors close. As soon as they're alone, the guys drop

their packs and pull rollerblades frpm their bags. They

crouch on the elevator floor and clip in.

WILL:

Okay. When we get to the top. You

guys head down first. I'll be right

behind taping the whole thing.

JAY:

What if we get split up?

WILL:

We'll meet in the park. At the

reservoir gate house.

Jay pulls up his hoody. Will puts on a pair of shades.

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