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back. Breakfast’s on me, Child.

He goes back to his painting. Looks in the mirror and smiles.

Paints the smile on the father figure in the ad.

6 INT. APARTMENT CORRIDOR - SAME 6

Both sides of the corridor are blocked by FILM CANS.

Elisa- low heeled shoes in one hand and a paper sandwich bag

in the other- moves past the cans and reaches a red door.

She exits.

7 EXT. ARCADE CINEMA AND TENEMENT BUILDING - NIGHT 7

She stands at the top of a fire escape. A breeze blows by.

The city lights glow in the distance.

Looks at her watch: 10:55

ELISA climbs down. She exits past the ARCADE CINEMA MARQUEE.

She takes the steps in Bojangles fashion.

She takes the steps in Bojangles fashion.

The cinema owner, MR. ARZOUMANIAN, is changing the marquee

lettering for THE STORY OF RUTH, helped by an ASSISTANT.

MR. ARZOUMANIAN

Elisa- when yoo bring the rent-

stay for the bible moovie, eh?

Theatre’s empty...

A FIRE ENGINE SCREAMS BY- On the horizon- A couple of blocksaway: the fire: A Glowing SIGN Sputters: ANNELY’S chocolate.

A few people hurry towards the scene. Elisa crosses the

street.

7A OMITTED 7A

8 EXT. TV REPAIR SHOP / BUS STOP - NIGHT 8 EXT. TV REPAIR SHOP / BUS STOP - NIGHT 8

Elisa looks at a shoe store window. On display on a little

rotating platform: a pair of SILVER DANCE shoes. She startswhistling a happy tune.

Elisa dances around- and then sits down on- a bus bench in

front of an appliance store.

A CLOCK signals 11:05

On TV, over her whistle: MARTIN LUTHER KING. KENNEDY. RUSSIAN

SATELLITES. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS on other monitors. THEN- A

WAVING AMERICAN FLAG. PROGRAMMING ENDS.

The bus arrives.

9 INT. CITY BUS - NIGHT 9

Elisa, still whistling. Almost entirely alone, on the bus

(except for a FAT GUY snoring) looking out the window with

great longing.

POV Industrial landscape passes by- reflections of fire and

smoke against blue steel night sky.

She uses her beret and scarf as a pillow.

She closes her eyes.

10 OMITTED 10

10A EXT. OCCAM RD -NIGHT 10A

BUS drives by a huge clock and plaque that reads: OCCAM

AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER.

The time:
11:55

11 11

EXT. 1284 OCCAM RD. BUILDING - NIGHT

A SQUARE, SQUAT concrete structure. Employees rush towards

the building.

ELISA climbs out of the bus- walks in. THRONGS OF WORKERS

walk out-

12 OMITTED 12

12A INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT 12A

Elisa in an elevator- goes down, down, down until it opens

into:

Her watch:
11:58

13 INT. HERDING AREA - NIGHT 13

WORKERS are moving out. A GOLF CART arrives with MP’s

Elisa runs and barely makes it. Yolanda, a Latin girl,

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