Mumford Page #5

MUMFORD:

You been spying on me in the

supermarket, Nessa?

NESSA:

Have women found you attractive?

Mumford laughs.

NESSA:

I knew you wouldn't answer. I've

been thinking about what you said

last time. How me trying to lose

weight -- and constantly not -- is

like a lot of people with addictions.

How maybe I can't lose the weight,

ever...

(quietly)

Which we already knew...

MUMFORD:

That's not quite what I said --

NESSA:

It's a really weird thing for a shrink

to say... and then you said maybe

people'd be happier if they'd accept

that some things don't change --

that it'd be some kind of a relief

or something...

Mumford waits.

NESSA:

Well, I guess I'm just a dumb b*tch,

but how depressing is that moment --

the moment when you give up?

EXT. HIKING TRAIL, MOUNTAIN FOREST - MAGIC

The last rays of sun are fighting their way through the trees

as Mumford comes up the trail he clearly knows very well.

EXT. BIG ROCK LOOKOUT POINT - MAGIC

Mumford climbs out on the Big Rock, settles himself on the

edge and takes a long drink from a water bottle.

WHAT HE SEES:
far below at the foot of these hills, lights

just twinkling on, is the town of Mumford. He stares at it

for several long moments. Then he takes a small headlamp

from his pack and fits the straps over his head (it looks

like a miner's light). He twists the light on to test it and

turns his head to watch the beam move about.

WE CUT BACK WIDE. After a beat, Mumford settles back and

turns off the light.

INT. SCATTERGOOD'S TAVERN - NIGHT

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