Joker Page #5

She turns the card over and there is a bunch of information

in small writing--

"It's a medical condition causing sudden, frequent, uncontrollable laughter that

doesn't match how you feel. It can happen in people with a brain injury or certain

neurological conditions."

She doesn't read it (but if you freeze frame the movie you

could). She just shakes her head annoyed and throws the card

on the ground.

Joker laughs harder. Tears running down his face.

Not wanting to attract any more attention to himself, he

pulls up his red hood, and uses his threadbare scarf to cover

his mouth, trying to muffle the laughter.

He looks out at the city passing him by.

5 EXT. LOWER EAST SIDE, STREETS - GOTHAM - EVENING 5

The bus pulls away, sun almost gone.

Joker heads slowly down the litter-covered streets. Garbage

is piled along the sidewalks, the air thick with smog creates

a haze over everything.

The streets are crowded with the poor, the elderly and

disenfranchised. Women with children in busted strollers.

Homeless people sleeping on subway grates. Stray dogs. His is

one of the few white faces.

Joker makes his way into a run-down drug store, behind him

two drunks fight on the corner, beating the sh*t out of each

other. Joker, and nobody else for that matter, pays them any

attention.

No one here gives a sh*t.

9.

6 INT. LOBBY, APARTMENT BUILDING - EVENING 6

A shabby lobby in a building that was once probably pretty

nice, but now it's a dump.

Joker checks his mailbox. He's holding a small white

(prescription) bag in his hand.

The mailbox is empty.

7 INT. ELEVATOR, APARTMENT BUILDING - CONTINUOUS 7

Joker steps onto the wheezing elevator, harsh fluorescent

lights, graffiti on the walls. As the door closes, he hears--

SOPHIE (OS)

Wait!!

He puts his foot out with some panache to stop the closing

door-- He's a romantic at heart. Ding.

And SOPHIE DUMOND (late 20's), tired eyes, hands filled with

grocery bags, steps onto the elevator with GIGI, her 5-year-

old daughter.

SOPHIE:

Thank you.

(realizing)

Of course it's you,-- everyone else

in this building is just so f***ing

rude.

Joker nods "thanks." Holds his breath, hoping he doesn't

start to laugh.

Floors dinging as the elevator rises.

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