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these?

BOBBY:

If I knew how to use that I

wouldn’t need to make speeches.

14 CLOSE ON A TYPEWRITER 14

We see shards of an FBI confidential memo being banged out-

--Bureau letter of 5/10/68 instructed all offices to submit

detailed analysis of potential counter-intelligence action

against New Left organizations and Key Activists-

15 INT. COLLEGE CLASSROOM -DAY 15

JERRY’s demonstrating to the students-

JERRY:

It’s named after the Russian

Commissar Vyacheslav Mikhailovich

Molotov. You start with a glass

bottle.

16 CLOSE ON TYPEWRITER 16

--believe that the non-conformism in dress and speech,

neglect of personal cleanliness-

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17 COLLEGE CLASSROOM 17

JERRY:

You pack the styrofoam, and now

your cherry bomb...

18 CLOSE ON TYPEWRITER 18

--use of obscenities, drugs, sexual promiscuity-

19 COLLEGE CLASSROOM 19

JERRY:

Some chewing gum around the top.

20 CLOSE ON TYPEWRITER 20

--these individuals are apparently getting strength and more

brazen in their attempts to destroy American society-

21 COLLEGE CLASSROOM 21

JERRY lights a cigarette and fixes it to the top of the

bottle with the chewing gum.

JERRY (CONT'D)

And a fuse.

22 EXT. STREET -NIGHT 22

It’s almost completely dark as we hear a student shout-

STUDENT:

Now!

And a small group of students throw Molotov cocktails which

crash against the facade of a campus building. The explosions

light up the building and reveal that it’s a U.S. ARMED

FORCES RECRUITMENT CENTER.

23 INT. SDS OFFICE -NIGHT 23

TOM HAYDEN’s looking at a homemade map on the wall of the

route from Grant Park to the convention center as volunteers

roll out leaflets on a printing press. RENNIE DAVIS is on the

phone.

TOM:

(calling)

Is that Jerry?

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RENNIE:

Yeah.

TOM:

Tell him to tell Abbie that we’re

going to Chicago to end the war and

not to f*** around.

RENNIE:

(into phone)

Tom says to tell Abbie that we’re

going to Chicago to end the war and

not to f*** around.

INTERCUT WITH:

24 INT. CRASH PAD -SAME TIME 24

JERRY’s on the phone and ABBIE’s getting high with some

friends.

JERRY:

Hayden says we’re going to Chicago

to end the war and not to f***

around.

ABBIE:

Tell Hayden I went to Brandeis and

I can do both.

25 INT. UNDERGROUND CLUB -NIGHT 25

It’s the same place and the same night we first saw ABBIE and

JERRY.

ABBIE:

People say, you know, Abbie, are

you concerned about an overreaction

from the cops?

26 INT. PRESS ROOM -DAY (FILE FOOTAGE) 26

MAYOR RICHARD DALEY at the podium-

DALEY:

I have issued by an order to shoot

to kill any arsonist or anyone with

a Molotov cocktail in his hand.

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27 INT. UNDERGROUND CLUB 27

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