Collateral Beauty Page #4

- You're late.

- AMY:
Sorry.

"As if it wasn't a spark in my mind

"that gave that life meaning."

"Oh, you move your tongue,

you mouth syllables,

"you echo sentiment.

"But you do not breathe."

"You speak of spark?

"That is richness.

"For you deny the spark between us all.

"A spark that is more a sun

than the cold fire you claim.

"And you have called me

a temporary madness.

"A vicious soul.

"Well,

"then ask if you will see me

just one more time."

Hello?

Hi.

So sorry. I literally just wandered in,

and I caught the tail end of that, and...

Can I just say that was beautiful?

What is... What is it?

It's just something

we're trying to put together.

I just... I love theater. I see everything.

So when's opening night? I'll be there.

There is no opening night

until we get this money together.

- You rich?

- Divorced.

You followed me from the casting session.

- WHIT:
Absolutely, I did. Yes.

- Yeah.

WHIT:
I almost lost you,

but the red hat helped.

Hey, um, I'm gonna say something

a little impulsive here,

maybe a little crazy,

but, you know, uh, I have something

about to happen for me.

I'm in the middle of a deal

that if it all comes together,

I'd be in a position to help.

Well, now wouldn't that be lovely?

WHIT:
It would. Be great.

And you, you know, you fixed it.

So, we should get you back into casting

if you want the gig. I mean...

Sorry, I don't even...

I don't know your name.

- Amy.

- WHIT:
Amy.

Okay. Well,

I'll be back, Amy. I'll be back.

Mmm. And I'll be...

Hmm. Sorry.

(CHUCKLING) I was on the stage!

I'll be back.

You're good.

Well done, you.

(DOGS BARKING)

(INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO

CHATTER ON TV)

Apartment next door is vacant,

but the guy down the hall

says he didn't hear anything.

Ditto the manager.

Wait, they have a CSI: Cleveland now?

- MAN:
Neighborhood like this...

- It's a new show.

Minding their own business.

WOMAN:
What's a respectable

neurosurgeon doing in a crack house?

MAN:
I don't know.

The werewolves,

they're meeting out front

all hours of the night.

(DOGS BARKING)

I heard them. Yeah.

I think they're...

I think they're voting

on a new head of the syndicate.

But

I got a raccoon friend.

He's on the task force.

He put a bug out there for me

by the trash cans.

We're gonna tape everything they say

and we'll bust them on a RICO statute.

I don't know anything about that.

Hey, I'm your son.

(CHUCKLING) I know that!

Good.

I'll be right back.

Okay, I have kind of a wild idea.

And I know you're gonna laugh at me,

but remember that we're desperate

and hear me out.

So, my mom hasn't been totally

in her right mind since her stroke, right?

And I'm always trying to remind her

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