Mulholland Dr.

INT. ADAM AND LORRAINE'S BEDROOM - DAY

Lorraine is getting dressed as fast as she can.

LORRAINE
That bastard!

GENE
He's probably upset Lorraine.

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INT. ADAM'S KITCHEN - DAY

Adam leaves the kitchen and goes out into the garage. He
turns on the light and looks around. He spots some paint
cans on a shelf and grabs one and goes back into the kitchen.
He can hear Lorraine calling his name. She seems to be
coming closer. He sets the jewelry case and the paint can on
the floor, kneels down and opens the paint can with his car
key. Just as Lorraine enters the kitchen, he opens the
jewelry box and empties the 3/4 full gallon can of Hot Pink
paint into her jewelry case.

LORRAINE
WHAT.. ARE ... YOU ... DOING!!!???

He puts his hands into the paint and jewels and smushes them
about. Lorraine rushes toward him.

LORRAINE (cont'd)
STOP IT!!!

Lorraine grabs hold of him. Starts pulling his hair,
slapping his face. She tears his jacket. Adam stands all at
once and with his wet Hot Pink hands he pushes Lorraine and
slams her into the kitchen counter just as Gene the poolman
enters. Gene grabs ahold of Adam, cocks back and slams his
huge suntanned fist into Adam's face.

GENE
That's not a way to treat your wife,
buddy. I don't care what she's done.

Adam gets up off the floor bleeding from the nose and tries
to hit Gene. Gene blocks his punch and slams Adam again,
knocking him down to the kitchen floor where he lands and
spills the jewelry case. Adam, now covered with paint, is
picked up by Gene and thrown out toward the front door.

LORRAINE
Throw him out!

Lorraine opens the front door while Gene picks Adam up, moves
him across the carpet and heaves him out onto the front lawn.
Lorraine slams the door behind him.

Adam picks himself up, severely dazed and bleeding pretty
badly, he heads for his car.

Taka stops gardening and smiles and bows at Adam as he gets
into his car.

Adam drives away - pink paint and red blood all over.

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INT. AUNT RUTH'S BEDROOM - DAY

Rita is now dressed to go out and is studying herself in a
mirror. She turns and her gaze falls to her purse. She
picks it up and looks questioningly at Betty.

BETTY (cont'd)
No ... you shouldn't take that. Let's hide
it.

They look around the room... There's a hatbox in the closet
above the clothes rack. Betty brings it down, takes out the
hat, and Rita puts the purse inside. Betty puts the hat over
the purse in the hatbox and puts in back in the closet.
Betty puts out her hand. Rita looks at it for a moment,
smiles, and they shake.

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EXT. APARTMENT COURTYARD - DAY

All dressed now Betty and Rita leave Aunt Ruth's apartment
and walk across the courtyard past Coco's apartment and out
through the iron gates. No one is about.

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EXT. HOLLYWOOD RESIDENTIAL STREET - DAY

Betty and Rita walk along. Birds are chirping in the trees
which line both sides of the street. Betty is smiling and
once again looking around at everything. Her good mood and
excitement about life lifts Rita's spirits.

Coming toward them on the sidewalk are two people - a middle-
aged woman and a young boy around 10 years old. The boy is
very thin and something is wrong with him as he is walking
awkwardly on crutches. As the two groups pass each other on
the sidewalk Betty is struck deeply by the boy's brilliant,
luminous blue eyes which are at once innocent and filled with
wisdom.

After they pass each other Betty turns back and sees the boy
and the woman enter 1612 Havenhurst. Betty and Rita continue
up the street.

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EXT. SUNSET BOULEVARD - DAY

The girls walk along the busy boulevard, past guitar shops,
video stores. Betty is looking for a payphone. Rita's eyes
dart back and forth nervously. She's beginning to feel
frightened.

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PAYPHONE ON RED BRICK WALL - DAY

We see the red brick building. It is Denny's. Betty and
Rita are walking to the payphone. Betty digs out some change
from her purse. She picks up the receiver, drops in a
quarter and dials the "0" for Operator. An Operator answers.

BETTY
Hollywood Police Department please.

OPERATOR
Is this an emergency?

BETTY
No, no, I just want the number.

OPERATOR
Hold for the number.

Betty gets the number for the Hollywood Police Station, re-
deposits the quarter and dials.

VOICE
Hollywood Police Department

BETTY
I'm inquiring about an accident that
happened last night on Mulholland Drive.

VOICE
Hold please. I'll connect you to
traffic.

Betty holds.

SERGEANT BAXTER
Traffic. Sergeant Baxter speaking.

BETTY
Hi. I'm inquiring ...well, I heard a
sound last night that sounded like a car
crash and I want to know if there was an
accident on Mulholland Drive.

SERGEANT BAXTER
Yes, there was.

BETTY
Can you tell me what happened?

SERGEANT BAXTER
No. I can't.

BETTY
Was anyone hurt?

SERGEANT BAXTER
May I have your name please?

Betty hangs up. She turns to Rita smiling like a girl who's
done something bad and gotten away with it.

BETTY
There was an accident. He wouldn't tell
me anything else, but that was your
accident Rita. I just know it was.
Maybe there's something about it in the
papers. Come on I'll buy you a cup of
coffee and we can see.