Miss Sloane Page #2

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CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

Please raise your right hand. Do you

solemnly swear that you will tell the

truth, the whole truth, and nothing

but the truth, under pains and

penalties of perjury?

ELIZABETH:

I do.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

Please sit. Will the witness please

state her full name for the record?

ELIZABETH:

Madeline Elizabeth Sloane.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

And could the witness please confirm

these details are accurate, aaahhh...

(fumbles through notes)

Date of birth, September 18, 1966,

current address, 4 Heron Court, Chevy

Chase Section 5, Montgomery County,

Maryland?

ELIZABETH:

Correct.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

You won an academic scholarship to

study Law at Yale University, where

you graduated Summa Cum Laude?

ELIZABETH:

Yes.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

And you were employed by Cole,

Kravitz and Waterman LLP for a ten

year period between 2004 and 2014,

before moving earlier this year to-

ELIZABETH:

Eleven year period.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

Excuse me?

ELIZABETH:

There are eleven years between 2004

and 2014.

5.

That kills his momentum. He refers back to his notes, shakes

his head. One of his staffers will pay for that. Elizabeth

smiles very faintly. A small victory. Posner shakes his head.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

What was the nature of your work at

Cole, Kravitz and Waterman LLP?

ELIZABETH:

(deep breath)

Upon the advice of counsel, I must

respectfully decline to answer your

question, based on my rights under

the Fifth Amendment to the United

States Constitution.

A MUTED GROAN from the press as their expectations are met.

She’s true to her word. A wall of granite.

CONGRESSMAN SPERLING

Did you, November 29th of last year,

accept as a client the government of

the African Republic of Kenya, for

the purpose of campaigning against

the levy of additional Federal duties

on the importation of palm oil into

the United States?

ELIZABETH:

Upon the advice of counsel, I must

respectfully decline to answer your

question, based on my rights...

And so it continues.

INT. COLE, KRAVITZ AND WATERMAN LLP - BATHROOM - DAY - PAST

SUPER:
7 MONTHS PRIOR

Elizabeth, swamped and running on fumes, is followed into the

toilets by her young prot.g., JANE MOLLOY.

JANE:

Today’s a landmark day, you know why?

Because I’m free.

ELIZABETH:

Name one thing you can do today that

you couldn’t’ve done yesterday.

JANE:

Quit my job.

ELIZABETH:

You could have done that yesterday,

but it would’ve been stupid.

JANE:

But I can quit today and-

ELIZABETH:

It’ll still be stupid. You clear your

college debt and celebrate by

enrolling in post-grad and returning

to square one?

6.

JANE:

Academia’s more my scene.

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