JFK
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GARRISON'S HOME THAT NIGHT (1967) Jim walks in, contrite. Liz is shutting down the house. Some of the kids are still up. JASPER Daddy! Where have you been? JIM (kisses Liz) Hi, Freckle Face. LIZ (seething) Hi. JIM Tough day. LIZ My sympathies. JIM Liz, I'm really sorry. The meeting went much longer than expected. LIZ We waited for you... hours, Jim. You could have telephoned, for God's sake. It's Easter! You promised, Jim. JIM I don't know what to say except I'm sorry. I just don't have rabbits on my mind. LIZ I think you care more about John Kennedy than your family! All day long the kids are asking, "Where's Daddy?" What am I supposed to tell your kids, Jim! JIM I don't know what to tell them. How 'bout the truth - I'm doing my job to make sure they can grow up in a country where justice won't be an arcane, vanished idea they read about in history books, like the dinosaurs or the lost continent of Atlantis. LIZ That sounds dandy, but it doesn't replace a father and a husband on Easter Day. JIM (angry, turns away) It's going to get worse, honey. GARRISON'S OFFICE HALLWAY - MORNING(1967) Jim, is coming down the corridor with Broussard, is confronted by some 20 local journalists and TV crew members. We hear a hubbub of fierce questioning - ad libs but Jim, puzzled, brushes by, seeking refuge in his office. Lou, Al, Numa and Susie are all waiting for him. The regular staff - some 30 people - are looking, wondering. Lou presents him with the front page of the New Orleans States-Item. LOU Congratulations, Boss - you're page one! We see a close-up of the headline: "D.A. LAUNCHES FULL J.F.K. DEATH PLOT PROBE - Mysterious Trips Cost Large Sums." INSIDE GARRISON'S OFFICE JIM (striding into his office reading the paper) Goddamn Sam! LOU And it ain't pretty (reading the copy) ..."the AD has spent more than $8,000 on unexplained travel and investigative expenses since November, 1966. NUMA They went to the public records and got the vouchers we requested for withdrawals. SUSIE Shaw must've gotten them on our tail. AL Could be Ferrie, Martin, Andrews, any of 'em. BILL We didn't talk to Ruby 'cause of them and they're on our asses for a measly $8,000! Jim, at his desk, finishes reading the article. A huge picture of him is on the front page. He puts down the paper, reaching for a long, gold pen that is part of the desk set. JIM They hunted down the news, it's their business. Getting angry doesn't accomplish a damned thing, but this changes everything. We either pull out now or we go through some heavy flack together. They look at each other. JIM Bear in mind, each of you, this may affect the rest of your careers, your lives... (pause) ...if any of you pull out, I assure you I will bear no ill feelings towards that person and will reassign you to regular duties. No takers. JIM There it is then. Thank you. It means very much to me. I'm giving this office $6,000 from my National Guard savings so we can continue. I will make speeches where I can to pick up additional money. Some local businessmen are putting together a fund for us and... SHARON (coming in) Mr. Garrison, what shall I tell them? They're piling up outside the door. They want a statement, the phones are going crazier than bugs on a cake. Everyone waits. Jim stands, repacks his briefcase with papers and reference books and heads for the back door elevator. JIM Neither confirm, deny, nor discuss, Sharon. Goodbye, ladies, gentlemen, I'm going home where I can get a decent day's work done. accomplish- dokonywać, osiągać ad lib- improwizować arcane- tajemniczy, tajemny bear ( a feeling)- żywić (uczucie), nosić w sobie brush by- wymijać (kogoś) confirm- potwierdzać contrite- skruszony dandy- doskonały, znakomity decent- porządny, przyzwoity deny- zaprzeczać expenses- wydatki fierce- gwałtowny, zacięty, agresywny flack- reprymenda, baty, opieprz hubbub- zgiełk, wrzawa investigative- śledczy measly- nędzny pile up- gromadzić się plot- spisek probe- badać, prowadzić dochodzenie; dochodzenie, badanie seethe- kipieć ze złości stride- kroczyć, wkraczać vanished- zaginiony voucher- bon, talon withdrawal- wycofanie TEST
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