Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Page #5

They stop outside Melissa's office by her secretary's desk.

MELISSA:

The police are checking into the

animal rights people.

(to secretary)

Martha, have the police called

back about the dolphin yet?

MARTHA:

No, but I wanted to tell you, when

I lost my Cuddles, I hired a pet

detective.

PODACTER:

A what?

MARTHA:

A pet detective.

MELISSA:

Thanks Martha, but we'd better

leave this to professionals.

MARTHA:

Well actually, he was quite good.

Pet detection is a very involved,

highly scientific process.

CUT TO:

EXT. ROOF OF HOUSE - SAME TIME

CLOSE ON ACE - COOING like a pigeon. Widen to reveal, Ace precariously

perched on the

roof of a two story building. He is four feet away from "The" pigeon.

Ater a beat, he makes a

mad, spastic, yet scientific, lunge for the bird.

ACE:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

The bird makes a clean getaway. Unable to stop his momentum, Ace flies

past the edge of the

building and slides down the side of the roof.

EXT. GROUND - CONTINUOUS ACTION

BAM!!! Ace crashes to the ground. As he lies face down, in a heap of

trash, his beeper goes off.

EXT. DOLPHIN HEADQUARTERS/BOBBY RIDDLE STADIUM - DAY

Parking lot. Ace's clunker drives by some real nice cars. Employees

stare at him.

INT. SECURITY CHECK POINT - DAY

A stern guard is admitting people into the stadium. He scans each one

with a security detection

wand.

MAN #1

Art Wheeler. Sporting supplies.

The guard scans him. He goes.

MAN #2

Tom Anderson. Concessions.

The guard scans him. He goes.

ACE:

Ace Ventura. Pet detective.

The guard stares at Ace, accusingly.

INT. MELISSA'S OFFICE - DAY

Martha enters.

MARTHA:

Ah� Mr. Ventura to see you.

MELISSA:

Okay, send him in.

Martha exits, Ace enters.

MELISSA (CONT.)

Hi, I'm Melissa Robinson. Did you

have any trouble getting in?

ACE:

No, the guy with the rubber glove

was surprisingly gentle.

MELISSA:

(apologetically)

Super Bowl week. Security's

tight. Mr. Ventura, I'll get

right to the point�

She slips a tape in the VCR and gestures for Ace to sit.

MELISSA:

Our mascot was stolen from his

tank last night. Are you familiar

with Snowflake?

The tape shows Snowflake doing a trick. The trainer, dressed like a

quarterback, shouts out

signals.

TRAINER (ON TAPE)

Blue! 42! Blue! 42! Hut! Hut!

Snowflake swims over, snatches the small football out of the trainer's

hand, swims the length of

the pool, does an end zone dance on his tail, then returns the ball to

the trainer.

MELISSA (O.S.)

We got Snowflake from the Miami

Seaquarium. He's a rare Bottle

Nose Dolphin. That's the new

trick he was going to do during

the half-time show.

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