Fletch Page #5

FLETCH:

I never read the paper.

WALKER:

...never reads the paper...

Walker goes through a pile of unread newspapers on Fletch's desk, finds the Sunday paper.

FLETCH:

What's the spread on the game tonight?

WALKER:

I don't know.

(holds up paper)

Look!

FLETCH:

Looks great.

42 INSERT - AD

A full-page ad.

NEXT WEEK:

A "JANE DOE" SPECIAL REPORT:

DRUGS ON OUR BEACHES -

SHAME OF THE CITY

43 MASTER

FLETCH:

'Shame of Our City' is so good.

WALKER:

Now, Irwin, try to follow me. You can't run the ad

and then not run the story.

FLETCH:

Why not? Oh $hit...really?

Walker just stares at him.

FLETCH:

Just kidding, Frank. You'll have the story and

you'll be damn proud of it.

WALKER:

You broke it? You know the source?

FLETCH:

Practically.

44 WALKER

ready to kill.

WALKER:

What's 'practically'? Is it Fat Sam?

You said you had pictures of him....

45 MASTER

FLETCH:

I have pictures of him. Dealing....

WALKER:

So let's go! We run the pictures.

FLETCH:

He's not the story! There's a source behind him.

WALKER:

Who?

FLETCH:

Well, there we're in a gray area.

WALKER:

How gray?

FLETCH:

I'd say charcoal.

WALKER:

(straining for control)

I'm going to bite out your eyeballs, you know that?

FLETCH:

Frank, you animal, I love it. I'll have the story

by Thursday night, I swear to God.

(to himself as he exits)

I hope.

INSERT - NEWSPAPER CLIPPING

ALAN STANWYK NEW V/P

BOYD AVIATION:

A photograph of Stanwyk; a head shot. Hands turn the clipping paper. Next clipping: a social page spread on the wedding of Alan Stanwyk. ("GAIL BOYD WED TO ALAN STANWYK.")

LARRY (V.O.)

Everything's recent.

47 FLETCH AND LARRY

Fletch and Larry examine the file.

FLETCH:

'Mr. Stanwyk, of Provo, Utah, is a

former commercial pilot.'

LARRY:

Married Boyd Aviation. He's no dummy,

that's serious coin.

48 INSERT - CLIPPING - TIGHTER ANGLE

FLETCH (V.O.)

'Stanwyk's parents, Marvin and Velma Stanwyk, also

of Provo, were unable to attend the wedding.'

49 FLETCH AND LARRY

LARRY:

(affected accent)

Not our kind of people, you understand.

FLETCH:

(points to his back)

Spot right here.

She scratches.

FLETCH:

Thanks.

LARRY:

You doing a story on this guy?

FLETCH:

Maybe.

He pours over some more clippings, then stops at one.

50 INSERT CLIPPING

headlined:
"CANCER SOCIETY BENEFIT". A photograph of Alan and Gail Stanwyk, with a gray haired man and his wife.

FLETCH (V.O.)

'...Stanwyk, blahblahblah, with internist

Doctor Joseph Dolen.

51 FLETCH AND LARRY

FLETCH:

I wonder if that's his doctor.

LARRY:

Only one way to find out.

52 INT. DOCTOR'S EXAMINING ROOM - DAY

Fletch, stripped to the waist. is being examined by Dr. Joseph Dolen, a rather imperious physician.

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