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NICK
(after a beat,
quietly)
I know what that's like.
INT. JOHNNY BOZ'S CLUB - NIGHT
It is dark, cavernous: there are a thousand people inhere. The
MUSIC is ear-splitting, pulsing. Lights flash.The floor is huge.
At one time, this club was a church.
He walks around the sides, a drink in his hand, looking forher.
He doesn't see her.
The he catches a glimpse of Roxy. She is dancing withanother
woman. He watches her. She is wearing pants and ajacket, her hair
off to the side. She looks very masculinetonight.
Roxy laughs at the other woman, leaves her on the floor,starts
moving through the sea of dancers. He follows herthrough the press
of bodies. She goes towards the men'sroom. She walks in.
INT. THE MEN'S ROOM
It is large, dark, shadowy: It was once the sacristy.
A crowd scene: men and women. Roxy presses through them.
A haze of crack smoke; we see people doing poppers.
She opens the door to a toilet stall, walks in. Nick isbehind
her. As the door opens, he sees Catherine.
She wears a black motorcycle jacket, a very short skirt,stiletto
heels. Her hair is up. He make-up is severe, Ithe darkness, in
the shadows she looks about 19. A hot 19.A hot flash-trash 19.
She is in there with two men -- one of them is a big, body-built
black guy. She has a vial of something near her face.
She sees Nick watching her. She whispers something to thetall
black guy. He looks at Nick, smiles a condescendingsmile. The
door to the stall closes
INT. THE CLUB
He is walking along the side, watching the floor, a drinkin his
hand. The song ends and it seques right into theStones's "Miss
You."
He sees her. Her black leather jacket is off.
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She wears a very tight, flimsy top, the short skirt, theheels.
She is dancing with Roxy and the black guy. Hewatches her move...
watches her body.
She turns, sees him, dances, watches him... gets betweenRoxy
and the black guy... they sandwich her with theirbodies... keeps
moving, turning... eyes on him... playingto him with her body.
He watches.
A long beat, and he goes up to them. His movements arealmost
trance-like. They look at each other. A long beat.Catherine stops
dancing. he reaches for her. She movesaway. A beat: their eyes
are on each other. She moves astep towards her. A beat, as they
look at each other...and they start to move together.
Their eyes are on each other as they move, the eyesburning...
the movements tighter, hotter... and he suddenlygrabs her and
kisses her... as they keep moving... the songseques into the Stones's
"Gimme Shelter."
She is melting into him now, kissing him... Tex watches,expressionless...
the black guy is gone... he holds her bythe back of the neck,
kissing her... their bodies pressedinto each other... his hands
are on her butt now, pullingher into him now, almost holding her
up now... and thenunder her skirt, under her panties... as he
kisses her neck.
People around them stare... he moves his hands under hertop as
she keeps moving with the song, her head back, herback almost
arching... cups her breasts now... she keepsmoving... the song
sweeping them into its rhythm: "it'sjust a shot away, it's
just a kiss away, a kiss away..."
They devour each other. Right there on the floor. Barelyable
to hold it back. As Tex watches expressionless. Aspeople stop
dancing and stare.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HER BEDROOM
It is dark. We can't see clearly. A side table, lines ofcocaine
on a small mirror. A CD player: The Stones play"Love In Vain."
There are mirrors all over the walls and ceiling. They arein
bed. The bed is big and brass.
Atop her... he kisses her neck... his hands under her,raising
her... he moves down, kisses her breasts... putshis mouth around
a breast... she arches, moves... hekisses her shoulder... biting
into it... she opens hermouth... we hear no cry... we hear the
Stones.
DISSOLVE TO:
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INT. HER BEDROOM - LATER
The Stones play "Monkey Man."
Atop him... she kisses his chest, licks it, lowers herhead...
lower... lower... he arches his back... her mouthcomes up... her
mouth on his lips again... he turns her.
Atop her... he moves her legs apart... (the CAMERA isbehind them)...
she holds his back... digs in her nails...rakes his back with
them... digs in again... his backbleeds... he moves inside her...
harder... the nails dig...blood trickles down his back.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HER BEDROOM - LATER
The Stones play "Wild Horses."
He is behind her... she is on her stomach... he rises herby her
hips... kisses her back... races her spine with histongue... traces
her lower back... he kneels... moves intoher... kisses her neck...
his fingers are in her mouth...as he moves.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HER BEDROOM - LATER
The Stones play "Sympathy for the Devil."
Atop him... she leans close over his face, her tongue inhis mouth...
kneeling over him... she moves his arms abovehis head... moves
higher atop him... her breasts in hisface... she reaches over
to the side... a white silk scarfis in her hand... she moves higher
above him... kneelingover his face... moving oh-so-slightly...
his face strainstowards her.
The scarf in both hands now... she starts to tie his handswith
it... his eyes are open, watching her... she ties itloosely, gently...
it isn't tight... but his hands are tiedto the brass bed.
She kisses him... moving her hips lower now... over hischest...
lower...
And he is inside her... her arms above him... his eyesopen...
she kisses his neck... bites but not hard...moves... grinding
hard against him now.. she is on herknees... head arches back..
her breasts high.. stillgrinding.
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Her back arches, strains... he strains toward her... sheholds
her arms high... she comes out of the arch...shivering... falling
over him... the scarf loosens... hisarms come forward and hold
her close.. closer... closer...as she moves with slight... shivery...
movements.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HER BEDROOM - NIGHT
It is dark, quiet. Pindrop quiet. He is sitting on theside of
the bed, his head down... his back a line tracingof dried blood.
She is asleep nest to him, naked.
He looks around the room. The white scarf around thebedpost...
the coke on the side-table... clothes all overthe floor.
He gets up, walks into the bathroom.
INT. HER BEDROOM - NIGHT
The light is too bright. He looks at himself in themirror. He
pours the water, lowers his head, puts coldwater on his face.
A long beat, he comes back up, openshis eyes. Roxy is in the mirror
behind him. She startleshim.
He looks at her in the mirror a long beat, doesn't turn.She is
expressionless; she wears the same thing she wore atthe club.
He lowers down into the basin again, puts more water on hisface,
comes back up, uses a towel this time, finishes withthe towel.
She is still looking at him in the mirror thesame way. He looks
at her in the mirror, doesn't turn.
ROXY
(quietly)
If you don't leave her alone, I'll
kill you.
He looks at her a beat, then turns --
NICK
Tell me something, Rocki. Man-to-
man.
(he smiles)
I think she's the fuck of the
century, don't you?
For a second, she looks like she's going to spring at him,then
controls it and turns to go.
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NICK
(continuing)
How long you been here, Rock? You
like to watch, do you?
ROXY
(after a beat,
looks at him)
She likes me to watch.
And she turns and she is gone.
INT. HER BEDROOM - NIGHT
He lies on the bed in the dark, quiet room. He is on hisback,
his eyes open. He has his arm around her. She isasleep.
CATHERINE
(murmurs)
Nicky.
He looks at her.
INT. HER BEDROOM - MORNING
He wakes up. She is not there. He looks around. Thewhite scarf
is gone. The coke on the side table is gone.In its place, a scrawled
note: "The Beach -- C."
EXT. HER STINSON BEACH HOUSE - DAY
A cold and foggy day. He gets out of his old Porsche,walks down
the driveway. He sees her out on the beach bythe water. A small
bonfire is near her. He walks towardsher.
Roxy watches him, expressionless, from an upstairs windowof the
house. He doesn't see her.
He walks up to Catherine. She has an Indian blanket overher and
is wearing a black felt English derby hat, her hairloose underneath.
NICK
(expressionless)
'Morning.
She doesn't look at him -- he smiles slowly. She doesn'tsmile
and she doesn't seem to like his smile, either. Shewalks along
the beach. He walks with her. A long beat.
NICK
(continuing)
I think Roxy got jealous.
She looks at him. He looks like he is trying to hide asmile.
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CATHERINE
(after a beat)
She's seen me fuck plenty of other
guys.
That wipes the hidden smile off his face.
He looks at her, walks with her. A long beat.
NICK
Maybe she saw something she didn't
see before.
CATHERINE
She's seen everything before.
She looks at him: he's smiling now.
NICK
She's never seen us before.
He's serious. She looks at him. She smiles slowly.
CATHERINE
Did you think it was so special?
NICK
I told her it was the fuck of the
century.
He can't hide his smile anymore. She says nothing, keepswalking.
NICK
(continuing; after
a beat)
What did you think?
CATHERINE
I thought it was a pretty good
beginning.
They look at each other. They keep walking. A long beat.
NICK
How about Roxy? Is she a fuck to
the century, too?
CATHERINE
(after a beat)
Do you want her to join us sometime?
He looks at her: she's serious.
NICK
I didn't mean for me -- I meant for
you.
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She looks at him.
CATHERINE
I'm not as judgmental about women
as I am about men.
They keep walking. A long beat.
NICK
How's your shoulder?
CATHERINE
Fine. How's your back?
NICK
It hurts.
She stops, looks at him. A long beat.
CATHERINE
We're alike, you know.
A beat, he looks at her --
NICK
Are you kidding? You think this is
my idea of morning-after
conversation?
CATHERINE
(keeps walking)
Do you want personal insights and
adolescent secrets? I don't do
those.
The keep walking.
NICK
You mean getting inside you isn't
going to get me any deeper into
your character.
She looks a him. A beat. She smiles slowly.
CATHERINE
Not unless you confuse my character
with my body parts.
They keep walking. A long beat.
CATHERINE
(continuing)
Were you frightened, Nicky?
He looks at her.
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NICK
(after a beat)
I thought that business with the
scarf was pretty nifty.
CATHERINE
I told you I had a vivid
imagination.
They look at each other. A long beat.
CATHERINE
(continuing)
You shouldn't play this game.
NICK
(after a beat)
I don't have a choice.
Their eyes are into each other.
CATHERINE
(after a beat)
You're in over your head.
NICK
(after a beat)
I know.
A long beat. They look at each other.
CATHERINE
I've got a book to write. I'll see
you around, Shooter.
A beat, and she walks away towards the house. He watchesher.
INT. A COUNTRY AND WESTERN BAR - NIGHT
Nick walks in. Waylon Jennings is on the JUKEBOX. Gus issitting
at the bar wearing jeans, a cowboy shirt, and acowboy hat.
Nick goes, sits next to him.
NICK
(grins)
What is this place? Hillbilly
heaven?
He glances around.
GUS
(loud)
Where in the fuck you been? I went
over to your place.
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He is drunk, slurring. Nick sees it.
NICK
Easy there, partner -- I wasn't
there.
GUS
I went over last night, too.
NICK
(grins)
I wasn't there last night, either.
Gus takes a long, drunken look at him.
GUS
You... fucked her! Goddamn dumb
sonofabitch... You fucked her!
Goddamn, you are one dumb
sonofabitch --
NICK
(trying to quiet
him)
I'm not gonna get AIDS, pop --
don't worry about it. I always use
a rubber.
GUS
(loud)
I don't give a... flyin'... chili-
bean... fart about AIDS!
NICK
(grins; quietly)
You oughta use a rubber, pop. You
really should.
GUS
(loud)
What in the hell for? You think
I'm gettin' any at my age? I don't
like blue-haired women. I don't
like 'em.
NICK
(straight)
You don't like punk rockers?
GUS
(loud)
Say what?
INT. A DINER - NIGHT
Gus is eating chili, drinking coffee. Hick keeps pouringhim more
coffee.
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NICK
(grins)
You feeling better?
GUS
(loud)
I feel fine!
Nick pours him more coffee; Gus guzzles it.
GUS
(continuing; loud)
How could you fuck her?
It gets some looks from the other people in her -- Nickshushes
him, pours him more coffee. He drinks it.
GUS
(continuing;
quietly)
You wanna die, son? What is it --
those goddamn tourists -- you still
feel so bad about that you're
wigglin' your way into an icepi --
(suddenly louder)
We got too many goddamn tourists
comin' here anyway -- plenty more
goddamn tourists where they goddamn
came from.
Some people here really give him the looks now. Gus looksangrily
away from them, drinks more coffee.
NICK
(after a beat;
quietly)
I'm not afraid of her.
GUS
(loud)
Why the hell not?
NICK
I don't know. I'm just not.
GUS
(loud)
That's her pussy talkin' --
He gets a real nasty look from a very fat woman eating acheeseburger.
He winks at her. The woman looks away fromhim, shaking her head.
GUS
(continuing;
smiles; to Nick)
It ain't your brain.
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