Bridge of Spies Page #4
DONOVAN:
And I will be too.
GOODNOUGH:
Yes, in more ignorant quarters. But
that’s exactly why this has to be
done -- and capably done. It can’t
look like our justice system tosses
people on the ash heap.
Thinking beat.
DONOVAN:
Suppose I did...what’s the evidence
look like?
GOODNOUGH:
Pretty overwhelming.
DONOVAN:
Great. Great. Everyone will hate me,
but at least I’ll lose. (to
Watters) What do you think, Tom?
The firm’ll suffer, I have work
here.
WATTERS:
I think it’s a patriotic duty, this
is an important mission. I told
Lynn the firm can’t say no, and
you’d have a tough time saying no
too. I think you have to defend the
sonofabitch.
DONOVAN’S OFFICE
On young attorney Doug Forrester.
DOUG:
So you’re doing it?
DONOVAN (O.C.)
Doing what?
(CONTINUED)
12.17.14 FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT 11.
CONTINUED:
DOUG:
Defending Abel, the Soviet spy.
Widen to include Donovan, seated at his desk, Forrester
standing in front of him.
DONOVAN:
I may be. Hey how do you know? Did
they post it on the bulletin board?
DOUG:
I was just talking to Richard -
DONOVAN:
If I do this? I’m going to need
your help.
Doug sits, beams, until
DONOVAN (CONT’D)
Can you work tonight?
DOUG:
Well, I have a dinner date, sir...
Donovan gives him a hard look.
DOUG (CONT’D)
(back-peddling)
It’s Tuesday, right? No I can
cancel. No problem.
As Doug stands and exits, Donovan chuckles to himself.
The family is at the dinner table. Mary exits from the
kitchen with plates of food.
DONOVAN:
...But it’s also an honor. And the
bar association asked me because
they want to demonstrate that even
this spy gets a capable advocate.
We hear the door opening, off.
MARY:
Well maybe it’s the kind of honor we
can do without. People are scared,
they’re -
Carol walks in.
(CONTINUED)
12.17.14 FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT 12.
CONTINUED:
DONOVAN:
Hi honey, what are you doing home?
CAROL:
I got stood up.
DONOVAN:
What? That’s despicable. Who’s this
knot head?
CAROL:
I’d rather not say.
MARY:
Well sit down, we just started.
(to Donovan)
...People are scared, they’re
building bomb shelters to protect
themselves from people like this
man.
DONOVAN:
Roger. Make another place setting
for your sister.
Roger does as instructed.
MARY:
(to Donovan)
I go to the store, people are buying
canned foods and potassium tablets.
It’s all about this man and what he
represents, he’s a threat to all of
us, a traitor -
ROGER:
Who’s a traitor?
DONOVAN:
The Rosenbergs were traitors -
ROGER:
Who are they?
DONOVAN:
They gave atomic secrets to the
Russians. They were Americans, they
betrayed their country. But you
traitor, he’s not an American.
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