Enemy of the State Page #5

ZAVITZ leans in a little closer to get a better look at

his computer screen, not wanting to believe what he's

seeing...

NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) (O.S.)

...the controversial legislation

that would give various law

enforcement agencies expanded

authority in the fight against

terrorism.

And now we see what ZAVITZ is staring at on his

computer monitor. The film he shot at SHENANDOAH PARK...

...the meeting between HAMERSLEY and REYNOLDS.

NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) (O.S.)

Known as the Voice of Caution,

Hamersley was an outspoken advocate

of...

ZAVITZ reaches over, picks up the phone, and punches in

some numbers with one hand. With the other, he punches

some keystrokes on the computer. The screen zooms in on

REYNOLDS, getting out of HAMERSLEY's car.

NEWSCASTER (CONT'D) (O.S.)

Sixty-eight years old, Hamersley

leaves behind a wife and four children.

ZAVITZ:

(into phone)

Tell him it's Zavitz. I need to

speak to him. Tell him it's important.

INTERCUT WITH:

INT. NEWSPAPER OFFICE - SAME TIME

A cluttered office belonging to a radical, fringe

newspaper. ALFONSO, mid-50's, long, graying hair, works

at a computer.

ALFONSO:

Zavitz, what? You want your old job

back?

ZAVITZ:

Listen to me--

ALFONSO:

Tired of chasing squirrels around

the park?

ZAVITZ:

Listen--

ALFONSO:

Lemme ask you something. I put a

bird feeder out in the yard, but

the squirrels, they keep taking--

ZAVITZ:

Turn on CNN.

ALFONSO:

They keep taking the bird seed. I

thought since you're the expert on--

ZAVITZ:

Goddammit, shut the f*** up and

turn on CNN!

ALFONSO:

Alright, I made a joke about

squirrels, don't get so--

ZAVITZ:

Do it!

ALFONSO clicks his TV to CNN. The HAMERSLEY re-cap is

still on.

NEWSCASTER (V.O.)

Once again, police at this point

are calling Hamersley's death an

accident...

ZAVITZ:

I was doing motion-activated taping

up in Shenandoah. That's where

Hamersley had his accident. He

wasn't alone. He met someone. They

argued.

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