Klute Page #4

As she prepares to write it down, we CUT BACK TO -

EXT. KLUTE'S HOUSEYARD: KLUTE - DAY

Klute finishes rolling shut, and padlocks, the barn

door. He returns to his car, sits in (leaving door

open) starts engine. Again -- one last time -- the

look around. Then he pulls the door shut, pulls

out. And on this we CUT TO --

INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR - DAY

A GROUP -- middle-aged Couple, Child, Bellman with

suitcases -- wait to descend in elevator as BREE

gets off. We TRACK with her along corridor to a

door. She checks number and knocks.

REVERSE:
THROUGH DOOR TO BREE

A MAN opens the door. We neither see or hear him

clearly -- he is foreground, defocused. His shirt

is untucked. Bree c*cks her head, greets him

cutely.

BREE:

Hullo.

He mumbles some kind of greeting, steps back. She

pauses a moment in the door (casing, instantly) --

then quite confident, friendly, provocative all at

once --

BREE (CONT'D)

Ooh, I knew I'd like you.

-- and CUT TO --

EXT. CENTER OF TOWN: KLUTE DRIVING - DAY

Klute's car draws through the business section of

town, moves on --

INT. HOTEL ROOM:
BREE - DAY

C.U. BREE (the Man out of frame and unheard-from)

as she bargains gaily -- and at the same time a

little watchfully.

BREE:

Lover, that's got to be a little

extra. I mean it sounds very

exciting, what you speak of, you've

got me all excited. But something

special like that, you know it's

got to cost a little more, mm?

-- and CUT TO --

INT. CAR:
KLUTE DRIVING - DAY

Klute has laid his jacket aside, rolled his

sleeves, is eating the last of a vending machine

sandwich. The CAR RADIO is on. He leans forward,

tuning it from --

1ST ANNC'R

(energetic)

--R - W - M, radio's voice is the

Shippensburg Valley, on a beautiful

clear warm Thurs --

-- to --

2ND ANNC'R

(rural)

-- Tucky Wonder Beans picking up a

half cent over yesterday's price at-

-- and CUT TO --

INT. C.U. ON BREE, MAN (HOTEL BED) - DAY

The Man's face is buried against her neck, her

labors over her. She cries out ecstatically,

transportedly -- it would seem at the edge of

orgasm --

BREE:

Oh lover, oh it's too much -- oh

you thrill me -- yes, like that,

it's -- oh it's beautiful, oh --

-- and at the same time refers privately to her

wristwatch. And CUT TO --

EXT. WIDE SHOT:
ACCESS RAMP OF TURNPIKE - LUSH

HILLY COUNTRY - DAY

KLUTE'S CAR

As Klute's car drives onto the turnpike surrounded

by green country, we ZOOM into a close shot of

Klute through the windshield of his car. And then

in what seems like a continuous shot we ZOOM back

to a wide angle revealing Klute caught in the

endless line of cars in a typical traffic jam at

the entrance to New York City, surrounded by

smoggy, grey, urban skies.

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