Meet John Doe Page #7

MAYOR:

A sea-gull? What's a sea-gull doing

around the city hall? That's a bad

omen, isn't it?

(picks up Mrs.

Brewster's phone)

SECRETARY:

Oh, n-no, sir. The sea-gull is a

lovely bird.

MAYOR:

(into telephone)

I-it's all right, Mrs. Brewster.

It was just a sea-gull.

(catches himself)

Er. nothing's happened yet! No,

I'm watching. Don't worry. Ju-just

leave it all to me!

The SECRETARY holds out another phone. The MAYOR drops

MRS. BREWSTER's phone again, and her voice is still heard.

MAYOR:

(into Spencer's

phone)

Spencer, I'll call you back.

Secretary has gotten CONNELL on the phone—hands phone to

MAYOR.

MAYOR:

Hello! Connell! This is—

(TO SECRETARY)

What are you doing?

(back to phone)

This is the Mayor.

INT. CONNELL'S OFFICE

FULL SHOT:
CONNELL is on the phone. POP DWYER is draped in

a chair nearby.

CONNELL:

Yes, Mayor Lovett! How many times

are you gonna call me? I've got

everybody and his brother and sister

out looking for him. Did you see

the box I'm running?

He picks up the front page of the Bulletin; we see a four

column box on the front page.

CONNELL:

(reading)

"An appeal to John Doe. 'Think it

over, John. Life can be beautiful,'

says Mayor. 'If you need a job,

apply to the editor of this paper

. . .'" " and so forth and so forth

. . . Okay, Mayor. I'll let you

know as soon as I have something!

What? . . . Well, pull down the

blinds!

(he hangs up)

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