Leaving Las Vegas Page #5

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14 EXT. SANTA MONICA STREET � DAY

Ben carries a brown paper bag which clinks. Camera follows

him as he walks down the street. He looks at...

BEN�S POV

A girl walking ahead of him in the same direction. She is

walking her dog. She is attractive from behind. We hear Ben�s

thoughts.

BEN:

(voice-over)

Beautiful, not just the shape

which is nice, but the whole

walk, the feeling, the

movement. This girl is

pleased with herself. Maybe

this is the only art I can

appreciate... I don�t know if

this is good or bad, but

right now she is really

beautiful. When I was a boy

it would have been really

important that she have a

pretty face, to go with this

body, I mean. I still would

like to see her face, but her

beauty is not dependent on her

face.

The dog gets interested in something on the sidewalk and she

bends down to pull at its collar.

BEN:

(voice-over)

I wonder what kind of panties

she�s wearing. Sh*t, that�s

too specific, but... on the

other hand, you can never be

too specific... but then, the

infinitesimal must be, by

definition, as infinite as

the infinite.

Suddenly the girl stops. Ben catches up with her and cannot

resist looking into her face.

BEN:

(voice-over)

God, she�s so young.

The girl sees Ben and smiles an innocent smile,

GIRL:

Hi!

BEN:

Hi...

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15 EXT. BEN�S HOUSE IN SANT MONICA - DAY

Ben walks up to his house still carrying the paper bag. A

young boy of about thirteen years of age is fixing a beat-up

bike. Ben greets him.

BEN:

Hey, Brad... how�s it going?

BRAD:

Hey Ben. There were a couple

of guys looking for you.

BEN:

What did they look like?

BRAD:

Suits. I didn�t tell them

anything. You know anything

about gears?

Ben takes a look. The gear mechanism is all bent out of

shape. He bends down to have a look. It is clear from the way

he deals with this mechanical problem that he�s good with his

hands. He doesn�t try to force anything but he moves the

chain and gear mechanism to get to the problem.

BEN:

How�d this happen?

BRAD:

I was going real fast down on

the beach and something

slipped and everything got

jammed up.

BEN:

The news is not good, kid.

This bit here... see

there... it�s broken. You need

a new one.

BRAD:

(upset)

How much, do you think?

BEN:

I don�t know. I�ll find out

though.

Ben gets up, picks up his bottles and heads for his house. He

looks back and Brad is sitting still by the bike, looking

totally dejected. This really seems to upset Ben.

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16 INT. BEN�S HOUSE - AFTERNOON

Ben is naked and the shower can be heard in the background.

The house is austere, only the minimum of furnishing. He

pours a large tumbler of vodka and takes a gulp, then tops up

the glass. He turns on the stereo, selects a record - Miles

Davis, Kind of Blue - and puts it on the turntable. He turns

on the cassette recorder and inserts a new blank tape. He

puts the machine into the record mode. He kneels down next to

the deck and with complete precision puts the needle on the

second track without any problem. The music starts and

continues through the next sequence.

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