Maverick Page #5

MAVERICK:

(chatting idly away)

See, you're a gunfighter and I'm

not, I like to play cards, so the

fact is, if I'd faced you down,

what chance would I have had?

Answer? Zero.

MAVERICK:

suddenly he draws --and it's lightning --you never saw

anyone so fast.

THE KID:

Stunned.

MAVERICK:

His voice casual.

MAVERICK:

No chance whatsoever.

And now he expertly twirls his gun back into its

holster.

ANNABELLE:

Leaning toward The Kid.

ANNABELLE:

Was that fast?

(as The Kid manages

a nod)

I thought it was fast.

MAVERICK:

sitting back down at the table again. This has all gone

quickly and quietly. Now he looks at The Kid.

MAVERICK:

May I suggest that from now on

you keep your mind on the game?

THE KID:

Yes. Yessir.

MAVERICK:

My deal? *

(CONTINUED)

13.

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THE ANGEL:

Not remotely afraid of Maverick.

THE ANGEL:

You say you like to play cards?

MAVERICK:

Passionately.

THE ANGEL:

How come, when you lose all the

time?

MAVERICK:

Oh, I don't lose all the time -just

the first hour or so. I like

for people to be happy.

THE ANGEL:

What happens after that?

MAVERICK:

Probably I'll win all your money.

THE ANGEL:

Aren't you a little overconfident?

MAVERICK:

No. I've just been here before.

POKER GAME BEGINNING AGAIN

And again, we see a SERIES OF VERY QUICK CUTS.

In fact, we see many of the same cuts we saw before -only

this time, Maverick doesn't lose, he wins.

The Kid holds his cards tightly. Too tightly. He makes

a bet. Maverick doubles it. The Kid folds. He was

bluffing.

The Cattleman casually makes a bet. Very casually.

Maverick doubles it. Another bluff. Maverick wins again.

Annabelle is suddenly helpless, giggling.

Maverick folds. The others bet. Annabelle wins --she

wasn't bluffing.

The Angel is guarding his cards with both huge hands. He

makes a big bet. Maverick makes a bigger one. The Angel

folds. Angrily. He was bluffing.

(CONTINUED)

14.

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The Businessman is playing with his tie. He bets.

Maverick makes a big raise. The Businessman calls. They

both have good hands. But Maverick's is better.

The Angel is bored, makes a bet looking at neither the

other players nor the pot. Maverick makes a big bet. The

Angel throws his cards down, his anger building as he was

caught in another bluff.

CLOCK:

Time is passing.

POKER GAME:

Maverick has cleaned out everybody but The Angel.

The Angel hesitates, moving the top card to the bottom,

does it again, moves the top card to the bottom ---

now he makes a bet.

Now Maverick makes a bet. A huge bet.

THE ANGEL:

scowling, staring.

MAVERICK:

Nothing shows on his face. He just waits. Then -THE

ANGEL:

He wants to bet but you can tell it in his eyes --he's

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