Gattaca Page #5

Jerome rises from his work station and makes his way towards the

testing lab.

INT. GATTACA AEROSPACE CORPORATION - TESTING LABORATORY. DAY.

White-coated LAMAR, forties, buzzcut, a man's man, checks

JEROME's eyes with an instrument. Satisfied with his

examination, he passes a transparent plastic container to

JEROME. Standing directly in front of the technician with his

back to camera, Jerome opens his fly. A steady stream of urine

begins to flow into the container from Jerome's hidden pouch.

LAMAR:

(staring admiringly at the discharge)

Jerome...never shy. Pisses on command.

You've got a beautiful cock. I ever told

you that, Jerome?

JEROME:

(deadpan as he continues to urinate)

Only every time I'm in here.

Jerome hands the container to Lamara who seals and label it as

Jerome refastens his trousers.

LAMAR:

I see a lot of c*cks. I speak from experience.

Yours is a beautiful example. Why didn't my

folks order a cock like that for me?

LAMAR pours the urine sample into a high-tech device where it

is instantly analyzed. The urine identifies Jerone while also

registering a negative drug reading. The computer reads

"VALID".

LAMAR:

(walking Jerome to the door)

If everything goes to plan, this could be the

last time I see you for a while. One week to

go. Please tell me you're the least bit excited.

JEROME:

I'll tell you at the end of the week.

Jerome departs.

INT. GATTACA - RESTROOM. DAY.

JEROME enters the restroom and glances at the toilet stalls.

Only three in the bank of twenty is occupied. He tarries at the

mirror above the uniform line of basins, unnecessarily

reknotting his tie.

A toilet flushes and a COLLEAGUE exits one of the stalls. He

and Jerome exchange a nod. When the man has exited the restroom,

Jerome enters the man's vacated stall.

INT. GATTACA - TOILET STALL. DAY.

JEROME immediately feels around the back of the toilet bowl and

detaches a secreted stainless steel container.

With surprising swiftness and dexterity, Jerome removes an

extremely fine contact lens from each eye and drops the pair

into the toilet bowl. He inserts two replacement lenses from

the container and reattaches it in its hiding place.

Jerome flushes the toilet and exits the stall. He checks in the

mirror that his new contact lenses are properly inserted.

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