Before Midnight Page #2
As Jesse and Celine settle inside the car, the camera pans
over toward two 6-year-old girls who are asleep in the back
seat. That's right, twins NINA and ELLA. They start driving
away from the airport.
INT. CAR - AFTERNOON
As they hit the highway, Celine lowers her volume as she
wraps up her conversation.
7.
CELINE:
(into phone)
Okay. Bon. Très bien. Merci.
Oui, oui, Lucia. Au'voir.
(hangs up, speaks
french)
JESSE:
What's going on?
CELINE:
JESSE:
What, the wind turbines?
CELINE:
Six months dealing with those people,
they were all for it. Everyone agreed
it was great for the region...
JESSE:
Oh. So what happened?
CELINE:
...And now they've decided that they
don't like the way it looks on that
hill. It's ruining their view.
JESSE:
No, no, I thought it was a done deal.
CELINE:
It was! It practically was-
JESSE:
Well, can-
CELINE:
That's what's so infuriating.
JESSE:
Can they do that?
CELINE:
Yes, of course. They've done it.
That's it. It's over, fini.
JESSE:
I'm sorry.
CELINE:
No, no, it's just so frustrating. I
can't take it anymore.
(MORE)
8.
CELINE (CONT'D)
(beat)
I'm gonna take that job with Remy.
JESSE:
No. No, you don't want to work for
him.
CELINE:
Why not?
JESSE:
For the government?
CELINE:
Well, I think this government is
different. We need laws. That's
the only way anything is going to
happen.
JESSE:
It's not the only way. You guys
have been getting a lot of good work
done.
CELINE:
Well, I've been thinking about it.
This is the way to go.
JESSE:
Okay. Well then, let me remind you
that you do not like that guy. The
whole time you worked for him before,
you complained about him constantly.
CELINE:
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He can be an
a**hole, but he gets things done.
That's how I'm gonna be from now on-
JESSE:
Okay.
CELINE:
A real b*tch, okay? That's it.
JESSE:
Okay. Well every time I look at
that guy, all I see is ambition. I
mean, I'm sorry, I just don't trust
him. The only reason he's going
from non-profit to government is to
have people kiss his ass.
9.
CELINE:
I don't care about him, okay?
JESSE:
All right, and I think you're gonna
be miserable, all right? Just with
all that politicking and compromising--
CELINE:
Whatever. I've made my decision.
I'm tired of being the do-gooder
that rolls a boulder up a hill and
watches it roll down again.
JESSE:
Isn't he the guy that used to throw
his pens at his assistant and stuff?
CELINE:
Okay, I should have taken this job a
year ago. You know, and I was scared
because of the amount of work, but I
think it's the best opportunity ever
and it's more money and... I'm doing
it.
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