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14 CONTINUED 14
PROF. PUTMAN
(chuckling)
So you found that out, eh?
Burke comes closer to stand nearby.
BURKE
And her swimming...
PROF. PUTMAN
(alarmed)
You didn't let her go out too far?
BURKE
Oh no -- I didn't even trust the
lifeguards.
PROF. PUTMAN
You kept her in sight all the time.
BURKE
Absolutely, sir.
PROF. PUTMAN
Good, Burke, good. Incompetence.
That's something too. We all know
about deliberate evil, but think
of what the incompetence...
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BURKE
But sir...if you remember...she
really didn't need anyone to watch
over her.
PROF. PUTMAN
Yes, yes -- half-fish, I say.
Hesitantly Burke reaches, saying:
BURKE
Let me do that.
Prof. Putman stops brushing and looks up with a flicker of
suspicion.
PROF. PUTMAN
You?
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BURKE
Yes. You don't mind me brushing
your hair, do you, Ginny?
(feigning listening)
Of course I won't hurt you. Why,
I brush my own hair every day...
and look -- if I catch a snag, I'll
tell you a bedtime story. O.K.?
CONTINUED
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14 CONTINUED - 2 14
Burke listens, nods. and reaches for the brush. After a
long moment, Prof. Putman hands it to him.
15 ANOTHER ANGLE 15
Closely watched by Prof. Putman, Burke sits on the edge of
the bed and turns the little girl into position, and then
begins brushing. His face is tight with tension.
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16 PROF. PUTMAN 16
watching.
17 BACK TO SCENE 17
After a time:
BURKE
Oh -- I'm sorry, dear. Well, I
said a snag meant a bedtime story.
PROF. PUTMAN
Which one?
BURKE
Told me today her favorite was The
Three Bears.
PROF. PUTMAN
Yes -- she just adores it.
BURKE
All done, Ginny. Now kiss Daddy
goodnight and I'll tuck you in.
Prof. Putman presents his cheek and is kissed. Tenderly
Burke picks her up and carries her toward the other room.
Hold on Prof. Putman watching.
18 INT. HOTEL ROOM - BURKE 18
entering with the imaginary child in his arms, closing the
door behind him with his foot. Then he abandons the game
with a weary sigh. He is about to go to the window when,
from the other room, a floorboard creaks. Quickly he goes
back to the charade and carries Ginny to the bed and tucks
her in. Drawing up a chair, he is about to begin when his
eyes corner:
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19 HIS POINT OF VIEW - DOORKNOB 19
turning slowly.
20 BACK TO SCENE 20
He pretends to hold Ginny's hand as:
BURKE
Now then, once upon a time there
were three bears...
He pauses to look o.s.
21 HIS POINT OF VIEW - PROF. PUTMAN 21
standing in the doorway, nodding approval, then closing the
door as he returns to his room.
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22 BACK TO SCENE 22
BURKE
There was the poppa bear, the mama
bear, and the baby bear...
Burke must blink back tears as he looks down to see:
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23 HIS POINT OF VIEW - PILLOW 23
His voice is uneven with emotion.
BURKE (o.s.)
...and they lived very happily in
the forest.
24 INT. 2nd HOTEL ROOM - PROF. PUTMAN 24
A passage of time is evident due to the number of papers
which have been scribbled on with mathematical symbols. His
intense concentration is interrupted as angle widens to
reveal Burke entering, soundlessly shutting the door behind
him. Prof. Putman smiles and puts down his pencil.
PROF. PUTMAN
Asleep?
BURKE
Like a top. But it took me Little
Red Riding Hood, too.
(pause)
You've a fine girl there, sir.
CONTINUED
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