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Nixon vs. KennedyEp. #SIIZ1Pt12
Written byLisa Albert
andAndre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton
Directed byAlan Taylor
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luly 23,2007July 27,2007August l , 2007
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Ep. #S1121P112 Blue DraftAugust 1,2407
SERIES REGULARSPETE CAMPBELLKENNETH COSGROVEHAROLD CRANEBETTY DRAPERDONALD DRAPERJOAN HOLLO\\/AYPAUL KINSEYPEGGY OLSONSALVATORE ROMANO
CUEST CASTABiGAILALLISONCOOPERSALLY DRAPERHILDYMARGER,ACHEL MENKENTRUDYUNCLE MACKADAM WHITMAN
COLONELDOCTORLIEUTENANTMAEARMY CHAPLAIN LIEUTENANT MICHELL (USED TO BE WARRANT OFFICER
MITCHELL)HERMAN 'DUCK' PHILLIPSSERGEANT
OFF SCREENRACHEL'S SECRETARYCONDUCTOR
OIVIITTEDROBERT DRAPERHOLLISISAACSECUzuTY GUARD
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Ep. #S1121P112 Blue DraftAugust l , 2007
SC.6EXTRAS
SC. I IGIGGLING SECRETAzuES
SC.I2EXTRASECRETARY
SC. I5EXTR-A
SC.24MASSEURE
sc.3r(OMITTED SECRETARIES)
SC.41ARMY MEN (3) (AppEp)coLoNEL'S ASSTSTANT (A LTEUTENANT) (ADpEp)
sc 43 &45UNDERTAK.ER
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Locations
Ep. #S 1 12lP1l2 Blue DraftAugust 1,2007
INTER]ORS
COMMUTER TRAIN (N2)DRAPER HOME
DEN (Nl)KTTCHEN/DEN (N2)
MENKEN'S DEPARTMENT STORERACHEL'S OFFICE (D2)
MTLTTARY HOSPTTAL WARD - KOREA, 1950 (FLASHBACK - D3)PETE'S APART]I,IENT
LIVING ROOM NI)STERLING COOPER OFFICE
BACK HALLWAY (D2) (USEp TO BE N1)BREAKROOM (N1, D2)BULLPEN (Dl, N1, D2)BULLPEN/PEGGY'S DESK (D2)cooPER's oFFrcE (D1. D2)DON'S OFFICE (Dl, D2)ELEVATOR LOBBY (D2)HARRY'S OFFTCE (N1, D2)HrLDY'S DESK (D2)ouTSrDE COOPER'S OFFTCE (Dl)PEGGY'S DESK (D1, N1, D2)PETE'S OFFTCE (D2)
SUPPLY TENT - KOREA, 1950 (FLASHBACK - N 1) (USED TO BE SLiPPY SHED)TENT - KOREA, 1950 (FLASHBACK - Nl)TRAIN - DICK'S PASSENGER CAR, 1950 (FLASHBACK - D4)
EXTERIORS
CAMP - KOREA, 1950 (FLASHBACK - D2)DIRT ROAD - KOREA, 1950 (FLASHBACK - N1)TRAIN - RURAL PEr,\NSYL\/ANIA, 1950 (FLASHBACK - D4)
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FADE TN:
Over ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE of voters handing thej-r bal- Iots to aman who puts them in a bal lot box, we hear:
NARRATOR (V.O.)America is st i l l going to the pol lsat four o 'c lock. With someprecincrs openj-ng as ear ly as 12:00this morning, voters across thecnrrnf r1r : ro jor- i r i i no r , rhn WiI I hOIdthe most important--
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1 INT. STERLING COOPER - COOPER'S OFFTCE - AFTERNOON (DAY 1) 1
COOPER turns of f the TV, a Japanese newspaper under his arm.Stacks of other papers f rom al l over the wor ld are on hisdesk, some pink, some berge. DON enters wi th HER-I , IAN 'DUCK'PHILLIPS, ear ly 4 0 's, t r im.
DONI {Frm:n Dh i ' l I i nc F,or i /aannor
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DUCK/ qh:koc h:nelq \
Actual ly, Herman goes on my checks. *?eon. l e r-_a. l
. t mo DUCk.
DONMy research says f was not to caI I *volr Drrck - Yorr should have told me *that. *
DUCKT l^-
' - 1--^- ' T I i ' ro r^rhon rrarrt c lon' t Know, _ __ say
Herman.
COOPERPeonl c I i kp : ' l n1- nf t -h r h^d +]^^ "^"- - - r - * ! \JL \ . / I L l t -Lt iuD L. [ IU Wd.y
F)nn qat 'q -hom Tf r^re . rot nonn' l a inY e u t /uvyie : f r
that board room, Don usual lydelrvers them unto us.
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EP#S112/P112 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedv" 8/7/07
DON"FlPrmAn" - has been in London for
| . .vv .
Y&R.
COOPERfsn' t th is a step down?
DUCKI don' t know. Moving back to then^r.7or nonfor nf l -Lro rrnirrorqo rr^"lJvwsr vElr us! u- ! \CW
Ynrk Ci tv- And fhe chanCe l9 nrr t
^n qAmo r.rc inhf - Tlno' l ish fnor l . IvvvrYrru.
actual ly ate a k idney. Why would:n\r^na r ln rh: t -?
DON/ cmi ' l oq \
He landed American Air l ines.
COOPERYou can make something l rke thath=nnon l roro
DUCKT.r^ '1 lYlg!r , JVU f IAVE UV PPgI lq l l lu l ls j
m: l rp mnnorr
COOPERQn rznrr , ro nnf nr^mi c i nn :nrrJ.h*" , -"rD9'
DUCKWhy would f do that?
COOPER(to Don)
My goodness. He wants th is( to Duck)
T hnno rrntr n l : \ / \z-rrr nerr iqJ v {+
to rhe vest wi th c l ients.
i al-.,
c loser
DUCKI wrI I keep that : -n mand. Al thoughT trr^
- '1 , , - , ,^ , ,ndor tho imnraccinn
^J" WaD d!Way 5 Ulrusl Lr ls l . l ,p! cDu-vr. q
man should be sol ic i tous whenqnl i o i t i na
.NNDER
Dorh=nc LI6r6,S a lest . WhO djd\ /^ l r \ rnf6 f ar2Jvs
DUCKIf I say Nixon, you' I1 th ink f 'ml^rrr f tor i nd \ r^r l
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EP#S172/pI Iz Blue Draft , ,Nixon vs. Kennedy"
DUCK (CONT'D)I f I say Kennedyr fou' I l want toreform me. So, I wi I I say Nixon.
Ann n-h
( laughs )That,s n:"ce to see.
Cooper nods his head. Don and Duck exi t .
8/r /07 2A.
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Ep#SLtz/pLL2 Blue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/7/01 3.
]NT. STERL]NG COOPER - OUTSIDE COOPER'S OFFICE _ CONTINUOUS2
(DAY 1)
Don and Duck are putt ing their shoes back on'
DUCKHe is a lunat ic, isn ' t he?
DONyvny ooyuu u
, ,nrr f l r in l r T eqkod wott i fJ VU Ul l r r r r \
ever met him before?
DUCKrznrr hear aborr t h im.j vs rres!
DONMeanwhi le, he can tel l You the costof every Pornt rn Anaheim,Cal i fornia. And he' I I teI I You howto lowbal l them.
DUCKHe certainlY I ikes You.
T-\ n cmi I oq raal i z i no t_his mav ho t . r t ta.UUll Jr ! ! : !9r t ! eq! !a l t rY urrru l r4- I
INT.STERLINGCooPER-B]JLLPEN-SAMETII . IE(DAYl)
PETE/PAUL,HAR.RYandKENstandbytheroundtablebetween
-o-o-T i nn :nr i Rocer 's o=€i eg area.
! EUEp e-Vrr grrs t \v r e! e
KENCooPer has a smoker at the Waldorfat s ix o 'c lock. I ' {arge told me'
HARRYTwentY-three skrddoo.
PAULAt s ix f i f teen we turn on thereturns and send for some ice'
He looks to Pete.
PETEPartY at the in- Iaws.
KENAnother endrng to a Perfect daY'
D6+6 f =l<oc thi - -^! L^--r '* - - -5 r L l \J U rra}JPJ '
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EP#S112/P712 BLue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/ l /01 3A.
HARRY/ qhrrrnq \
Jennrfer anci f were golng to gettrckets to "Can Can." I t 's empty,r larr ] rnnr. l Pr l t qho a: \ /q enneront ' l r . rJVq nrrvw. us
the phone company is a war zone ono' l ont inn ninhi
PAULThat 's what f 'm hoping for aroundhere. Al though you better hopeshe's sr t t ing at her swj- tchboardand not doing what we're doing.
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EP#S172/PI12 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/1/07 4.
H}J'RYmlr3+, o nrr t .7 i f p Rosi dos _ What i fI I IAL D rr lJ w:!s. UEQ!ueo t
Nixon loses? Won' t that put adamner on rhinos arorrnd here?
KENWho cares? They didn' t want ourholn T,ot /^* -^!l rEry. !EL ElLt !UL.
You shourd P"tSu.
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PAULFine. I t matters for the nat ion *and for Ster l ing Coo. But tonight, *ei ther wav we win. *
i in K'cn ' t
I f Nixon wins, we win. I f NixonIoses, IeL me console you. *
Ken ler tohs, nrr l ' l inr : t rn his nants. DOn and DUck deSCend the *t ,gLL_l l '7 9t / I ;+!
qt>irc r : l l r inn nrrJ- nf oarchat Tho nrrrrq c i t r rn efreioht *rv6-Let : -Je
Don and Duck walk towards recept ion, the guys cont inue.During thrs Don walks back to hrs oi f ice, rgnor ing !hem.
KEN *That 's him. Duck Fhi l l ips. f knowt . . l^I I -D I IAI I !E
PETEBecause :- t 's 'Duck. ' I grew up. ' l+L ^ ,h. .^ l - | n+ 1^^^+ +L^+ L-^
an =ir nf d iani l - r rarr q4! v! s!Vrr !uJ.
nnYt lTAU!
Don took him to Cooper. That 's af i rst .
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KENI heard he dis integrated in London.Got rnvolved with some woman he metat the Brr t rsh Museum.
Eh.U))
/F.r i i iqh r--ent\
Her name was Rosetta, RosettaQtnno
KENHe's drvorced. Lives in a hotel .
vtr'-1 trQn r^rh: f fq th ic hic l :<r qtnn?
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EP#S172/Pl l2 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/ l /07 4A.
HARRYNo, he's a k i l ler , but he's damagedgoods. They're bargain hunt ing.
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EP#s112/PI12 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/ l /47 5.
KENHe's the best one Draper 's taken to/ -n-hor T.oJ-f c cao i f 1 'nnnor icvvvr9:
smart enough to know that.
Pete watches Don walk away.
4 rNT. STERLTNG COOPER - PEGGY'S DESK - LATER (DAY 1)
FEGGY i-s at her desk. Pete walks past her to the door.
t. .C\JLr -L
l :n T holn rznrr?
Pete stops and looks at her.
PETEWhat?
PEGGYCan I help you?
PETEOh thee of l i t r le power.
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PEGGY(to intercom)
Mr. Campbel l would l rke to see you.
DON ( O.S. )( through the rntercom)
Send hrm in.
PETEThank you, sweetheart .
He smi les and enters Don's of f .ce.
5 I l ' lT. STERLING COOPER - DON'S OFFTCE - COI{TiNUOUS (DAY 1 ) 5
Pete enters. Don si ts at hrs c iesk, I ights a c lgarerte asPete ta lks. He does not smi- Ie at anv poi-nt in th is scene.
PETESo, that Duck fel low. f heard hef el ' l anart in LondOn.
DONAmerican Air1ines. Seven mi l l iondol lars in bi l l inqs.
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EP#s112/PLl2 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/7/07 6.
PETEFla / s not ooi no to hr i no thar w]. thhim- I , iqtan- Don. I don,t feel!4e ve1. t !
von' \zp 1-aken me go- i 611s1v as aJ "-
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DONA candidate for what?
PETEHead of Account Services. We may *have had our di f ferences, but Roger *knows f 've done evervthinq f could *to emulate him.
DONRooer 's not involved in thfs.Anrrf h i nn o ' l co?
PETET harre the I nva l iv of orrr mogij mnortant r-1 i ep1.g . Calv inHi ohl ancl - T,ea 633n9;. TheSe ment rust me. They invi te me to theiroranrJnhi ld-on's chr i steninos- WhenWaIter Vei th neccier i a r : ro ' r ooi sf . hesr s-v!vY-sel
ca1led me for a recommendat ion.
DON/ r^^ l -^ him\\ iuu^J oL ----- . r
V-tr / ra annr l at \ r - r r r inh ^ ar- -Jper
I nt leq rrarr Wh: l - 'c t i ro hrrrrrr?
rL 1.L
f t 's been two and hal f years. fr .nrr ' ld h:rzo i r rmned shin a hrrnr l red
DONTs ihaf srrnnnsed r .o nersrracia;119!
PETET l^^. ,^ +e^*^nl^, . - , . - '1, .^ +^ +L. i ^
-nmnrn\t T 'm ^Wafg Of that . BUt I
r innf t ihrnlr r rnrr r ra
DONT rm - i i l ret hnno f hr l r r^rr ro= l i oar al l r . f J
qD L rrvyE ut laL JUU !Eqrr4c!L^! !L^ - h inne cfrnel rhoroLl lc lL LI f t r Wdy LlrrrryJ DLqtrut U!ru!u
wil l conErnue to be someone senr-orf n r lnrr
PETEWhy? What can they of fer?
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Ep#s112/PI12 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/1/01 6A.
a1r T -^1,
i t . Therewith th is
/Forf \\ svu e
/
PETE (CONT',D). ln i i r=r- r rnrr th i .nk abOUtJ-b L- l laL Jvq urr l
are men younger than meinh at h iooer f i rms.)vv
4v v11zvL
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EP#S112/PI l2 Blue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" 8/ I /07 1.
PETE (CONT',D)Cooper s igned of f on whatever hisnrmo l - t r rn l r?. . qILe
t
DONI' I I keep you posted.
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6 rNT. STERLTNG COOPER - BULLPEN - LATER (NTGHT 1) 6
Don, coat on, hat and br iefcase in hand, passes PauI, Harry, *Ken, MARGE, HILDY, ALLISON/ and extras. There are var ious"Good nrght, l4r . Draper." Harry starts walk ing with Don tothe door.
HARRY(to Don)
He's got a brg lead. I ' l l see youat the vrctory party rn themnrn i nn
DONAbsolutel-y.
HARRYWeIt , good night, Don
Don goes out the c ioor. Harry stands at the glass door' i onkl n.r 1-owarcl the l rnsFon el prr : ior '1 nhhv - We hear the BINGof the elevator. Harrv turns around.
HARRY ( CONT',D )He's gone.
KENO'i l rz n] '1 rz awon fraol"-- l
There i .q a bio ncal of larrohter. A TV set is wheeled out. Abunch of bot t les go on the round table by the steps.
ANGLE ON: the TV. Over A PANNTNG SHOT of aN RCA COI. IPUTER toMEN AT DESKS;
ANCHOR MAN (V.O. )With ear ly returns just comrng in Iour NBC computer is putt ing SenatorKennedy's odds for v icrory at aar i m-qnrrnA i nc i r . roni: r - - . . , - - . , - - . -y- two lo one .
Annl:rrqo :nr i a '1 aqq r=ic inav + s-r i . .Y .
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TINT.STERLINGCooPEF'_BULLPEN-LATER(NIGHTl) ]
Paul empt ies a bott le of scotch into Hi ldy 's cup. He turns
to Harry, Ken and SALVATORE. AII ison is nearby'
PAULThis is nor good.
HARRYAnd l iquor stores are c losedtonight.
KENDraper has PlentY of booze.
They look towards Don's of f ice, see Peggy hard at work at her
desk,
KEN (CONT'D)We could ask her to jo in us. Thatmight sof ten her uP.
JOAN comes over wrth lv large and Hi ldy.
PAULI have a bott le of absrnthe in mYoff ice
HILDYrsn' f that i I legal?
PAULIt 's marvelous. I becomel
-^^- .+-+^vrtI l lu a1r Lo uv! ] .
MARGE
And what does that mean?
JOANIt means he starts makrng uP words.
(holds up her cup)Can someone freshen this?
PAULhlo r ro nnt ani na tn m:k,o i t -Ylg ! E l rv I YvrrrY uv r l rsJ!
LJ t-J.Ftl\
P6t | | \ t /
KENTf on' lv there vras a nlaee to f indvlrr_I
1 i ^ , .^->UI l lE ! IYqvl .
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EP#S112/PI12 BIUC DTAft . .NiXON VS KennedY" S/I /07 8A'
JOANIf I let You into that suPPIY
closet, !L ' s not going to be the
sack of Rome.
KENWhat do we have too much of?
Tn n \1u vru\
( thinks )Rum. Creme de Menthe' Dog
biscui ts. . .
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9 INT. STERLTNG COOPER - BREAK ROOM - MOMENTS LATER (NIGHT 1) 9 *
PauI and Ken are placing the water cooler bott le in i tsholder. I t 's f i l led wi th a f izzy, I rght green mtxture.People start helping themselves to punch. Some usrng papercone cups . Harry and Hrldy are near each other in l ine.
KEN/ hn] r l i nn r :n : r r ' l : qq \\ r rv+s-^1: *y * Y
May the best man win.
PAULfn matters nat ional and--
(eyeing a secretary)- - fuuar.
Everyone dr inks.
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10 INT. DRAPER HOME - DEN - LATER (NIGHT 1) 10
BETTY is on the couch, dr inkrng a grass of wine, f r ipprngt.hrough a magazrne. sALLy is switching the channers on thetel-evis ion.
BETTY(to SaIIy)
Stop that. you're going ro breaki+
SALLY(sett l ing on a channel)
Look, they,re doing math. What doche numbers say?
BETTYWho the president :s going to be.
Don walks in.
DONHeIlo.
SALLYDaddy! Hi !
S:l l rz thrnr.rc h,eur-J *-r !uwr -rer arms around her f ather. He picks her up.
EETTYf wasn' t expect ing you. I thougrhtyou were golng to be watchrngreturns at the of f rce.
DON(to Sal ly)
And what are you doing up?
SAI,LYMommy said i t was okay. f ,mwatching the news.
Don laughs.
BETTYNj-xon def in i te ly won our precinct .You should have seen the l ine.
SAI,LY(to Don)
Mommy sard to ask you what,s the--
BETTYElectoraI Col tege.
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EP#S1L2/PI12 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. KennedY" 8/ l /07 11'
DONI don' t th ink that 's a conversat ion
that 's aPProPriate for chi ldren '
BETTY(holding her arms out to
SaIIY )Come on'
Don passes SaIIY to her mother '
BETTY (coNT'D)
Do You want something to eat?
DONI'm going to f ix a dr ink '
PF'TFTY
I 'm set '
Don exi ts. BettY and SaIIY head out
i "otug* of the ta l tY board:
ANCHOR MAN (v 'o ' )
Senator Kennedy seems to be closrng
in. guP on the Vice ?resident 's
ear lY 1ead. State bY state--
t ' , t rchigan, South Carol ina' ohio are
al l dead even" '
11 INT. STERLING COOPER _ BULLPEN - LATER (NIGHT 1) 11
TheTVisturneddown.Chachamusiccomesfromarecordplayer.ThesamegrouPasbefore, isstanding'dr inking'TVon behind them' Paul"K"n' Salvatore' Harry ' Joan' Hi ldy and
a few grggl ing secretar l "" ' . t t standing by the round table '
Al l isonwalksby.PeggyandMargeareatPeggy,sdesk.
KEN(to AI l rson)
Come here.
ALL]SON( smi les )
What?
He walks up to her quickly ' She turns'
KENYou better run'
She runs. Iaughing towards Peggy's desk with Ken chasing her
at hal f speed. As uo*"-of th6-Lth.r" start to laugh and
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EP#SIL2/Pl12 BLue Draft "Nixon vs ' Kennedy" 8/ I /07 11A'
SAIVATOREGo Al l rsonl
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White !
Pink !
PAUL
I2 rNT. STERLTNG COOPER - PEGGY'S DESK _ CONTINUOUS (NIGHT L) L2Peggy and Marge are ta lk ing as Ken chases.
MARGEyou don,t expect Clark Gable tohave a heart at tack.
PEGGYf,m glad i t drdn,t happen when hepi_cked up Scar let O,Haia.
I tnFnFr'].f!r(\Jli
( Iaughs )Those eyes.
Ken comes i -nto f rame, puts his arms around Arr ison and br ingsher to the ground.
KENyou can tet l me or f can f ind our.What color pant ies are you wearing?
ALLTSON( Iaughs )
What? My goodness.
she turns away from him. He pushes her skir t up on her src ie,over her girdle. He yel ls down the burrpen.
KENpeachl Who had peach?
She slaps his hand as the men and women crack up. Shestands, adjust ing hersel f . Al l_ ison smi les at Ken.
KEN (CONT'D)Can I walk you home?
He holds out his- l :* I rke, a gent leman. She l inks her arm rnhis, they walk back. Just then. an extra starts chasinganother secretary. He rands her cros" i - lo- tne crowd. Joarr ,Paul , sarvatore, Harry and Hirdy are-urr- i i ruru. As thelaughter cont inues, we rook at Feggy and l targe who have beenstanding there, expressionless.
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MARGEf used to th ink I 'd f ind a husbandhere.
PEGGY(f in ishes her dr ink)
I th ink I 'm going to go home.
MARGEOh, don' t leave. f t 's going to befun,
Doocrv sm' l t rs anci crosses ouc.- - ia- I
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EP#SI12/P712 Blue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedv" 8/ ! /07 13.
13 rNT. PETE',S APARTMENT - LTVTNG ROOM - LATER (NTGHT 1) 13
It 's dark. Pete, in his pajamas, is s i t t ing on the couch, *Iooking througrh Adam Whitman's shoe box. We see into the *box: there are dog tags/ photographs, and a sheaf of letrersaddressed to Adan Whitman. The top let ter is f rom Fort Sj- I I ,wi th an army censor 's stamp. A picture of a 20 year old Don( Dlck Whitman ) rn a t -shir t and work pants, standing in f rontof a 1940's sedan. There is a pj-cture of l " lack and Abigar lq i f r i nd on a ni en. r_- benCh. He IOOkS at a Di et . r r re Of DOnrir . l ino wrth Adam on a miniarure t ra in- peie f I ins the nhoto
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overf "Dick and Adam, 1944," is wr i t ten on the back. Pete^+^e^^ ^+
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rRUDY ( O.S. )What are you doing?
Pete looks up. TRUDY is standing in the doorway in hernirhfanr^zn r .7:J-chinc him Qhor^ ^, , i+-^ - , , - ] .n Do+o r l rnnq th^rr !vrruyvwr! wae9r l : t ry 1t l r t r . ur lg > ULlJLt: dWAIlE. EV UE u!vua Lt lc:
n j ct . r r re i n f hp hnx - hrrr i t 'q roo late to hide i_t aI I .
PETEWhy aren' t you asleep?
TRUDYWhat is that?
. PETENothing.
She comes in and stands across f rom him.
TRUDYMyrna found r t in the top of thecloset and f d idn' t \nrant to look ati t . My father has a box l ike thatand I looked at i t when f was a'1 i ++l o n: r ' l :nd i t r^r :q : mi qf : l ro!aLUrs Y-r t et lq -u
yvqu
PETEQn rzatt r i i dn ' t onen i t .
r le c loses the box.
TRUDYDofor T r inn. t ! . r=nl c6^rol-c3 v vv! t *
PETET r:n I t q ' l oon
TRUDYI know. I 've seen i t the last fewr^roolrq
(MORE )
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TRUDY (CONT'D)You're no! very quier, and everyt ime I see the closet door is openand that box rs gone, I know you'reout here.
PETE( pornted )
And you've never looked in the box.
'nrrrr iw ' l onkq clnr^rn - a ' l mosf omlrarI- assed.uvrYr. t
TRUDYft 's not yours. What are you dorngwith that?
PETET ant i t ] r r r mi qf r l ro
TRUDYSo grve i t back. Tt 's pecul iar ,I t 's not yours.
Pete nods.
TRUDY (CONT',D)Come to bed.
CLOSE ON the TV: over footage of Nixon headquarters.
ANCHOR MAN (V.O. )Vice President Nixon seems to haver : r r . i or l nrojnm-i n=nr ' l , , a-?la^ ' l i^vu! r -9u _v! 9uv-rL- l rar I LIW UA LIIUIIU
Hudson County, New Jersey.. .
PULL BACK to reveal we are:
L4 INT. STERLING COOPER _ BULLPEN _ LATER (N]GHT 1) 14
Ken comes out of PauI 's of f ice \ , / i th his arm around AII ison,holdrng a sheaf of papers. Joan, Salvafore, Harry, Hi ldy,and Marqe are al l in the bul lpen,
KENKinsey. You're a l iar . f couldn' tf ind any absinrhe.
PAULWho said you could go in my of f ice?
A' l ' l i cnn ai aa' l aeYfYY:sa.
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KENhJo r . raro evn'1 nr i no - Rtt l - a l I We
found was a large col lect ion of MadMagazines and this fascinat ingdr:m:t ic nieno
( reading )"Death r-s My Clrent - A PIay in OneAct by Paul Kinsey."
FauI goes towards Ken who keeps the papers a\^7ay from hin.
blYl ir} lU!
ai r -^ i + +^ -^urvE !u uu t t tc.
Ken holds i t up out of reach.
KEN( Iaughs )
Peter Tolefson. "An anima] in theboard room and the bed room. "
Errortrnno I a ' rohs. D:rr ' l t r i eq J- n oai i t . .ev Yve
PAUL. ( threatening)
T cl id airro i r fn mo T{onrl Da*s grvg !- uv rr !87 rrcrrr l ! .
. CUT TO:
15 rNT. STERLING COOPER - BULLPEN - LATER (NIGHT 1) 15
D:rr '1 hrr tp. in hanj- is noSir iOn.no hiS,,aCtOfS., , JOan WhO l_S-qs-r | _e (ral
holdrng the scr ipt is cenler, Salvatore and an extra are ondi f ferent steps, Hi ldy is sr t t ing in a chair . Al l ison andMarge watch.
PAUL(to Salvatore )
I ]nr^r romomirar. ha / q rndr\ t
SALVATOREWhy do f have to be Tolefson? I\ "7anted to be GaIt .
PAULTolef son i -s the hero. He thinks .
He backs away to look at the scene.
PAUL (CONT'D)(almost to hrmself )
Galt is a thug. Born on the wrongside of the t racks. You don' t want+^ 1^^
^- ' l +
I- \J !Y \JdIU.
(MORE )
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PAUL (CONT'D)(to Hi ldy)
t^ -1-^- l
H]LDYf 'm sorry. I c ion' t have the pages .
Joan leans over and shows Hi ldv her l ine.
HrLDY (CONT',D)"f worked with Tolefson for fouryears. I shared everything, but fnever knew him. "
Paul nods. Then looks to Joan and Salvatore who now sharethe scr ipt .
JOAN"I thought I knew him. He used totalk to me."
SALVATORE"f can' t control my genius. f 'mnot some boor ish natural l ike thathack Cosgrove. "
Harry s laps his l .g, Iaughrng.
KENThat 's cracker jack/ Krnsey.-
JOAN"Your qenlus be damned. "
SALVATORE/ 'Dorh=nc t l
JOAN"You can make anyone buy anything.Anyone but me. "
Joan and Salvatore eye each other c i ramat icai iy. Salvacorechecks the pages. And pul ls Joan in for a passionate k iss.The audience hoots. We go CLOSE ON Joan and Salvatore asthey break from the kiss. Joan looks at hrm, strangely.That didn'r feel r ight . Salvatore looks away, smrles.
16 rNT. STERLTNG COOPER - BREAK ROOM - LATER (NrcHT 1) 16
We see the water cooler almost empt ied of punch.
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rNT. STERLTNG COOPER - BULLPEN - CON?TNUOUS (NrcHT 1) 17
Everyone is dancrng, including Joan, Salvatore, Al l ison, andMaroo
KENTurn the music downJ
He turns up the TV.
ANNOUNCER (V.O. )We now have confrrmat i -on. . . thatthe state of Ohio has indeed goneto Vrce President Nixon with i tstwenty-f ive electoral votes wi I I qoin Mr. Nixon's purse.
Ken and Paul turn to each other.
PAULHe took Ohio i That 's i t !i t t
KENWe won I We won, l Nj_xon, s gonna' ' .1 * twJl t :
r
People go crazy. I t 's New year,s Eve. Harry.d ' r , grabs i i i ioy who -s nexr to him and krssesHrldy throws her arms around hrm. They break,on to each other. She leans in and kisses him-na
- t larrrr nrr i ' l orrq! ! ] | / } /ur iD awaY.
HILDY( Iets S'o )
I 'm real- Iy t ipsy.
Harry nods, embarrassed, haads for hrs of f ice.
- i t rmnc in fho
hor doon' l r r
cl i I I h^ I r ^^r rvJsJrrY
agaln. A real
18 INT. STERLTNG COOPER - HARRY'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER 1B(NTGHT 1)
r t 's dark. Harry 's a l i t t le wobbly on his feet as he rooksfOr his th inos. He Ionke rrn tn f ind I { i '1 r t r r crvvr\o uv _! l lu t r I ruJ i
doorway He looKs up to t rnd Hr ldy standrng in the
HILDY
HARRYNo, no. I t was me.
( takrng of f hrs glasses)I 'm drunk. I 'm happy, I drdn' tth ink. I ' m not mysel f .
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HTLDY( srepprng closer )
I 've never real ly seen your eyesbefore.
HAT.RYThere they are. Just the two ofthem.
A beat. They fal l into each other, krssing deeply. Shecloses the door.
19 INT. STERLTNG COOPER - BULLPEN - LATER (NIGHT 1) 19
On the TV: Nixon stands at a podium with pat behind him.
NTXONMay I say again, my thanks to you.Having had only cwo hours of s leepIast nrght and two hours s leep thenight before, I ' rTl now going to bedand hope you do too.
The GAMERA PANS the room. some peopre, : -ncrudl-ng sarvatoreand Marge, are asleep, some'are sr t t ing. paul s i ts on thesteps. Joan stands near the te levj_sj-on.
JOANHe's going to bed? What,s going
PAULYou' I I see. I I ' I I be alrrght rn *the mornj-ng. He' I l win in *Cal i fornia. Just turn i t of f . !k
Paul watches as Joan snaps of f the set . fakes of f her heers.
PAUL (CONT'D)Sit down.
JOAN(stands her ground)
No.
PAUL( teasing )
You can' t s l t down in that dress.
Joan careful ly sr ts down next to him. Then:
JOANYou look so di f ferent when you,redrunk.
*
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YAU!
Yol t re n.T oni no tn ral ' l me O;ggn:Jv-. - ,
Ido' l ' l oc ra=i n?qY q4a. .
JOANYou loved that.
PAULWho wouldn' t l ike that?
l L^^+
PAUL (CONT'D)What did I do wrong?
Tnltru vru\
Ynn harzc a hi o 69p1[.ve s vrY
.HAUiJ
Joan, f never said--
JOANVnrr h=rro e 1-. i n mnrl l -h
PAUL/ c:d \
I do. T 'm not proud'of/ than \
j - t id rrnrr ' l i lco r-ho n ' l : r r?
i r
JOANNo.
PAULThe meanFr vol t are tho morF r l ikeyou.
JOANf know.
Paul stands and extends his hancl for Joan to take
JOAN (CONT',D)Just l rke that?
PAULf thouqht we could dance.
,Toen stands - arms hanol no at hef s ide. PaUl s ' l r ns hi c henr-t s! r \ rp l rer tyrrry eu f lE! o lsE. 5 qq! D!!y- I t tp t tqt lvp
around her waist , pul ls her in. There is no music.
PAUL ( CONT'D )One, two, cha cha cha.
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20 rNT. STERLING COOPER - HARRY',S OFFTCE - DAWN (DAY 2) 20
Harry and Hi ldy are stretched out on Harry 's couch, Iegstangled. His jacket is cover lng Hi ldy, in hal f s l rp and nobra.
HARRY(whisper ing/ jost l rng her)
Hi ldy. Wake up.
She st i rs. She realr-zes she's naked.
HILDYa+t^ ^^ ' l . l ; * l^^-^I U D U9!U { t l t tg! g .
HARRYft is . You have to get dressed.
Hi ldv co\rers hersel f wi th his coat and looks for her bra.TJ=rrrr n=fc iho COUCh.
HARRY (CONT',D)T ^-nt i f rnd mrr n '1 :qqoq! gO.l l u
- I l lq l t l f Yleuuuv.
StrI I hold:-ng hrs coat to her chest, she spo-ts them on the' l nor - n i nks them rrn - Thov ero ' i n two n i p-Fq snanne rJ nf f at: lvv i r } / :eJ! ! u l :ur . r q! / . . . ru j vwv y+ev v, ,
i - ho 1-omn-l oeeA,yre
HTLDY(handing them to him)
That 's *-oo baci .
HARRYTremendous.
Hrldy puIIs on her c lothes. Harry is looking shel l -shocked.
HILDYHarry.
HARRYyes ?
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rhom
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/ rncrrr qnnf nlr { - rnnn 1- ' : o\ qrryr j / Dev Lulr LAPV:) l r l>
n] aqcoc \
Dammit.
He I ooks Fw;v a s she oets c l ressed.
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HILDYThere's an optometr ist onLexinqton.
HARRYRight. Of course.
H]LDYI don' t want you to be worr ied. I td idn' t mean anyrhrng. Okay?
Harry nods, t r ies to smi le. Hi loy cont inues to dress.
INT. STER],TNG COOPER - BACK HALLWAY -MOI.IENTS LATER (DAY 2\ 27
i { i lc iv exi is FIarrv 'q of f i ra After n hcat Al I i cnn nnlroc h^-nJ Ls! q vcq u / O!! :Uvrt !Vn=; r :Ci
head out rhe of f ice next c ioor, sEarts waik ing across thebul lpen, shoes :-n her hand,
INT. STERLING COOPER - BULLPEN/PEGGY'S DESK _ MORNTNG 22(DAY 2 )
The clock reads 8:45. Peggy walks through the bul lpen. f t ,sart i ro hocc' The TV has been knocked over. Ther:e a ' r r
- r lbsvuurt r l r rvu^us vvs4. l t tu!9 q!g 9up
and ful l ashtrays and people wearrng Iast nrgh*-,s c lotheswalkino arorrnd wrth black ggffae- Sho
^nnroaches her dpskgUJJ\
|
reacts to the smel l and takes out her garbage pai l . We seei- t 's f1 l - Ied wi- th vomi- t .
INT. STERLING COOPER - BREAK ROOM - SAME TTI ' {E (DAY 2) 23
T{an r iar . rnc = - I fSS Of SOmetf i ipn ror i in
^no arr ln_ D,:rr l and!vrrruurr ! l ty !sv +tr vt ls yqt l l . 5qu! al lu
Sa I vai-ore o- j mF-o :q f horz r i r i n l1 thgirS,eIe_I
KENYou're not dr inking for taste.Don' t be such babies .
PauI and Salvatore down therrs. peggy comes in, holdrng hergarbage pa:- I . She puts r t by che srnk.
PAUL(wavrng a! /ay the smel l )
Oh, god.
SALVATOREIt 's def in i te ly not helprng.
PEGGY
T I m sorrw ^ TJooq i r - nf f ond rznrr ?_u;:u Jvu.
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she turns, sees that severar of the lockers have been openedand r i f led. She goes to one.
PEGGY (CONT'D)My shir t . And my mad money.
( turning to the group)Who did thrs?
SALVATOREf stole your blouse.
PEGGY(holding a pair of shoesand an empty changepurse )
I ,m not jokinq. f had threedol lars in here.
PAULIf I g ive you three dol lars wi I Iyou keep your voice down?
Tho ntrrrq cr :a l r r .^
PEGGYYou're anrmals. f ,m report ing i tto bui ld ing securr ty
Peggy leaves. - PauI, Salvarore and Ken exchange looks.
PAULStr ik ing resemblance to eroder ickCrawford.
KENPeggy Olsen, Highway patrol .
24 rNT. STERLING COOPER - COOPER'S OFFTCE _ (DAy 2) 24
cooper rs rayrng on a massage table, tower at h is waist . Abig bur ly I4ASSEURE works on his back. His tuxedo is on awooden valet . Don enters.
DONT oot rhroe d i f foroni nor.rcnrnerr ! sc u!+ * v-
- t .*p9ISwrth three di f ferent resul ts. f ,mcl l ro \ r - r i l rnat . r qnmoih i
-^ I nan r
l .evrrLe urr ! r rY I qvl l
nnnDtrp
WelI- T qnent r-ho ninl-r f I i t -or- l ' l "e urrE r t rYlru ! ruE!aIJy
rn a smoke f i l led room at theWaldorf \^ / t th everv Republ ican1,.* i - - - , ,ru in lnary, save lu lacArthur and Jesus.There'q. hoon wi Aoqnro:d f r : r 'A
*
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DONt r r^ ^ ' l^^+i^-f L 5 al l EIgUuf,v l1 .
COOPERDaley gave Joe Kennedy every corpsern Cook County. Otherwise, Nrxon
n ntTuvl l
f t shouldn' t have been that c lose.
COOPERn..+ i+ I^ T+ ^1. ' - . .^
. , i^ mL^-^DLlL -LL -LJ. f L OJWAYD JD. I l luDE
i i ^^ ' l
ac T.rhan t l rarr ani I . r :nkJ-Ll lvrg-. Vrr lEl l ur lsy 9uu ! !q l l^
Sinatra I knew they would c lose the:q-Y.
DONSo what does he do? WaIk away?Concede ?
7f ho f inhte i r - a rcnorrnf in
T' l I i nni c r" l nno ma^nq f h i r f r r r larzq
withort a Dresident. You don' t- -^-+ +^ . .1- 1 . i l -^ +L-+Wd.Ll L L-U Wf l l . .n!= LI IA L .
DONPOi I t \7 /
annDERTt 's ba. l snort .smanshin- Fo crotar=i f+rr nornonJ- nf iho rrofo m:rrFla! r !uJ } /=ruerru v! !veet
m^ra Th i q r^z:rz ho a:n I i rzc i - - qpp
:nnfhor r l : r r
DONBut wi l l he ever be this c lose: n> i n ?
COOPERNerI f rom P&G said r f KennedY is- . r 1 r : - . - +^ -- . r * an elect iOn l rkew-LJ-rJ- ! r9 LU wJtr
rhiq horq nrnF-L1., . , . r ' l lF- +- n] : rZLl l !D f t ls p Hi v!AU!] Wtt I r r rY Lv y!qJ
baII wi th us.
DONAh- the ont imism of the American. t . t I
cnrnnr: t i nn
COOPERIt 's a footbai l game to them.
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DONThat doesn' t seem fair
COOPERFai r . Very good.
Don nods and starts to head out.
**
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25 TNT. STERLTNG COOPER _ PEGGY'S DESK - (DAY 2) 25
Peie approaches the clesk wrth the box. we see rhat r t hasbeen rewrapped and has new srrr-ng. Feggy stands as peteannrn:ahoc
PEGGYWhcro dn rrnl1 t 'h i n lc \ /^ t r r ro cni nc?vv j vq l r r ! l l^ y vu ! c YV!rrY a
PETEIf f were you, f would be very verycareful f rom now on about the wayyou speak to me.
26 TNT. S?ERLING COOPER - DON'S OFFICE - CONTTNUOUS (DAY 2) 26
Don si ts at h is desk with his coat of f , rooking at a stack ofnewspapers as pete wal_ks in.
DONCan f help you?
Pete puts the box on Don's desk.
DON (CONT'D)What 's that?
PETEIt 's yours. I t came to me-by*. i ^+^l-^l t t lD UanE.
DONWeIl thank you.
He looks at the box, doesn,t touch i t .
PETEHatzp r , rntr rF-^ncidorar l mrrv_qu; su j t i - I
qual i f icat . rons for the Head ofAccount Services?
DONWould i t d isappornt you i f I to ldyou i t hadn,t crossed my m:_nd?
Pete nods, c loses the door. Don watches h:m.
PETEf feel strange having to ta ik to
iF +l- . i ^ , ' - , -Jvs arr ur l4J way.
DONSpit i t out , Campbel l .
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PETE(in a f rank manner)
I know that your name is not DonDraper. I t ,s Dick Whitman.
DONwhat ?
PETET don,t know who Donald Draper is,but according to my frrend
- i r ip
atthe Department of Defense, DickWhrtman dred in Korea rn 1950. AndDonald Draper dropped of f the mapa]- thorroh he'q fnr i r r - throo rro:rc
ord. - i ; ; ; , ;h ' ; ; ; : - ;oi=iol i ""remarkably good.
Don srts there calmly, says nothing.
na\\'T
That 's k ind of e laborate,
rL!L
ReaIIy? f wish f knew more.a lot of people do.
DONPete, get out. you,re making afool of yoursel f ,
PETEYou can deny r t , but I know j- t , strue. I can see from your face.
Pete looks at the box. Don looks at i t as weII .
DONYou should leave.
PETEDon. you should th ink about howBert Cooper wrI I react to th isrnformat ion.
I 'UN
What informat ion?
PETEYou're not who you say you are andthere's obviously a reason.
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f -nma nn
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PETE(almost shy)
I would l rke you to reconsrder rnyqual i f icat l -ons.
Don nods his head, stands up, walks toward Pete. Pete f lghtsthe urge to back up.
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DONYou said everything except 'orelse. ' Assuming this informat ion' i s t r r re. whir :h i t isn,1-- t_t SoundSe! se /
to me l ike you are blackrnar l rng me.
PETEf 'm not. f 'm hoping you'1I real izethat th is aI I can be forgotten.f t 's not l ike you're a deserter, isaf )
DONWhen you threaten someone in th j -smanner, vou should th ink about thefact thai i t yo.rr informat lon rst r , ' r1; 'pr fu l cnorroh in make ihem dOwhat you want, what else can i tmake them do?
Fete stares at Don, Don looks at h. i -m, icy.
PETETtrq rzorrr q imn' lo Anr l i i r - h^+r L D vE! j o lJrLvlg r 4 l lv !u 5 l luu a
threat. f t 's iust a iob. Thinkabout r t .
- Pete opens the door and walks out. Don watches him go,cl-oses the door, r rps open the box. Insrde r t he sees thenir i r r roq la i - rorq =nr l r lna f :aq 'Jo lornq :n: inql- fho r ioelz
covers his eyes wj- th his hand.
27 EXT. DrRT ROAD - KOREA/ 1950 - (TLASHBACK - NrGHT 1) 27
A covered army truck lumbers along the terrain and squeals toa sudden stop. A SERGEANT, 30, gets out of the t ruck'spassenger seat, walks around the back and opens the back.
SERGEANTWhitman !
The Sergeant wai ts near the LfEUTENANT, mrd-thir t ies, r -n rar-ngear but no rain. DICK WHITMAN, 23, (Jon Hamm) ;umps out ofthe back of the t ruck wrth hrs M-1 r i f le and pack.
DICK\ /oa Qorno:nf
L]EUTENANTWhat is th is?
SERGEANTThrs is i t .
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LTEUTENANTOne? One? f 'm supposed to havef t^ronfrr Thic io anin^ +a +=12^uwerr uJ . J l l IJ +D YUrI l9 Ll , LCl.r le d
month. I t should take forty-erghthours.
SERGEANTV-l t f ro r^ lh in inrr fn iho r^rrnna a"--" : :uY'
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Thc Serocanl- oetS
Lteutenant walksqrrnn'1 v tent anct ar -nside.
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back in the t ruck, drrves a\ ' .Jay. Theaway, Dick fo1lows. There are two tents, a
sleepinq tent. Dick fo l lows the Lreutenant
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28 INT. TENT _ KOREA, 1950 - CONT]NUOUS -(TLASHBACK -NIGHT 1) 28
The Lieutenant takes of f h is helmet, throws 1t , s i ts on a *r - - f A l - rook . " I^J i neqhrrro - Oh i n. " s i ts onen next tO him. *
Harsh t ight , a generator works outside. *
LIEUTENANTDammit. There's so much work toda
***
DICKShoul-d f stand quard?
LIEUTENANT(shakes hrs head)
TJ^r l f 1+ ml i^ ;^ t^-vY= !r Dg=. f ,L ca>9. t t r rD lD tvt
off icers, you can bunk next door.Get yoursel f a cot . There's twentYof thenr. I ' d introduce you to themen, but you're lookrng at thecomplete company. Robrnson Crusoe,I Iq A rmrz r ' 'nrnq af I 'nve i - . . , , r - . :g lneers.
Dick holds his helmet under his arm.
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DICK/ q: l r r f oq \
Lieutenant Crusoef Prrvate FirstClass Drck Whrtman.
LIEUTENANT/ ' l : r rahq )
Li-eutenant Don Draper.
DTCKr r l l - ,ara I r a ' rarrr \6J17?YYl lElg lD EVE!y!vuJ,
LIEUTENANTThpv wprP oonP when T oot here.T , m rn onci noor r j lhorr t ro I nI l l l q l r c l l \ , { r l rggl . r r rEj !E - l l
DUIIL=
act ion f ive mrles over thatmountarn. You want to go?
/ l - ,Paf )
The answer is no. The }ocalsn+annarl
- la^ ' . ' i h- r tn throo r i : r rqsEoppeo snowlng d9o,
r . rh i nh hrr iho r . r : r r i q n^f cnnr i
vr- l l r ' ro ooi no to l - la dnr nei a l I thge:v: . r :
di aai nn
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DICKni ^- ; ^^ . .L^+-u4YYrr lY Wl ld, L i
LTEUTENANTThrs uni t , that ,s Vou, wi l l beesrabl j -shing a t ietd hospi ta l_. Butf i rst- . we'rp . r . ) ' i nn fn ] - ro dirr ', . w= != w__..r ev vv *r-_.J:_ng
f ightrnE pos i t ions. On foui s ic ies.That mekc \ / - l r fool nnnr l? t^Tt^, :, , , .dt are\ lAt1 Ani na ha*o :ra rr i l h^^-?J vu uv4rrY rrEt E, qr s yuu l jLJl . r t t
DT r"KT rrnl t rnf ooroei
LIEUTENANTi l ; l : l r ;hc \
You're k idding me. WeII , they gotme wrth col lege, but I ,m threeyears/ s ix months. Near1v acj-v i l - ian. l ,m supposed t ; behrr i l r l i nn rr . , i * - i
-^- -^^r ^ *^+vu!ru!11y Dwalrut( I l tg p(JoIs, nQt
ratr lnes, you any good with thatr i f le? I wouldn,t want you tomi-stake me f or Chinese.
DTCT<Aq mrrnlr nrrnf i ,no lLruurr pr au u-C€ aS I , Vg had r !e S .
LTEUTENANTWhat misconcept ion t ravel led downthe road and macle vor l w;nf i^ behere? A movrei-" ' "*
DTCKNo. I just wanted to leave.
LIEUTENANTI bet you/re reconstderrng r f th iswas a step up. KrI I the genny.I t 's } ights our.
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We see the l rghts power down.tent, r i f le on his chest, He
- (TLASHBACK - NIGHT 1)
Drck rs alone in the supplvstands up, a I i t t le punt" i .* i
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30 rNT. STERLING COOPER - DON'S OFFICE _ PRESENT (DAY 2) 30
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l - )on nrr is r he I i . i nn r- ha l - rnv ^nan
c h . i cuvr l yu ua ulrs ! !u u! l 9 l rE puA, vt /ctrJ l tJD
strcks r t in there on top of the purple*^-r^1'^r- Hp I iohfe
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then thrnks better of i t . He wipes hrsand hat, exi ts.
OMITTED
bottom drawer andheart . He stands up,reaches for the phonebrow, grabs his coat
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32 INT. MENKEN',S DEPARTMENT STORE - RACHEL',S OFFICE (DAY 2) 32 *
TherntercomonRACHEL,sdeskbuzzes.Shehi tsthebutton.
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RACHEL',S SECRETARY (O.S. )( through intercom)
Miss Menken, Mr. Draper is here to
RACHEL(to rntercom)
PIease hold my caIIs.
Don walks in. He's a l i t t le sweaty. He walks up to her and' l - . i
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RACHEL (CONT'D)Did you run over? You're f lushed.
She kisses him again. He stays c lose, his eyes closed.
DONT ^+ | .. r ,cL S gO avJay.
RACHELReaIIy? Where?
DONAnywhere.=
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(smi les ) - -Warmer weather?
DONSure. How about Los Angeles?Mexico? f have money.
RACHELT h:rzo m-nF\r bUt f haVe a StOfe tOr11n
DONFnrr-rgl ! i1s StOre.
RACHELNo, I wi l l not .
She smi les at Don, he doesn' t .
RACHEL (CONT',D)n^F - ' : I l?uv!L t e!E yvu wc
DONNo, f 'm not.
RACHEL/ rnrrnheq hi c rrm\
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DONNn - Snmoih ' no hannonor i _ and I Wantt^ d^ :nd T r .7:r - | . .Jnt you to come withmc- ancl T c lon' t want tO come back.r r 'e t
RACHELWhat happened?
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Isn ' t th is
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RACHELOf course I 've thought about r t .My god, we've ta l_ked about i t . f;ust d idn,t th ink i t would happen. *Especial ly thrs way. x
DONf don' t want to be without you, andI don' t wan! to be here an),rrnore.
She scrokes his face, laughs.
RACHELf can' ! just leave. Maybe next *weekend. *
Raehel l iohts a c{oaret i -e - *
RACHEL (CONT'D) *( to hersel f )
No, th is isn ' t the way I thought i tr^rnr r ' l d l- ' o
DONWhat i -s the di f f erence? We,I Istart over somewhere else- l ike Adamand Eve
Thoro ie a Innd n>1raa
R.ACHELAnd leave everythrng.
DONYes.
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here ?
DONThere's nothrng here.
RACHEL( emot ional )
What about your chi ldren?
DONT' l ' l nrorzi r le f or them.
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RACHELAnd l ive in Los Angeles? My god,\ r^rr h:rzon' f J- hnrrnht- th i c f hrnrrnh
(holds her stomach)T F^^'1 ^ i^ l -
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DONV^rr ' rF \^tr . \nd T know exar- . t lv Whatr wcttr L .
RACHELYotr want- vorrr r -h i I dren ro ctcr onwi- thout a father? You know how+l.-+ +^l+LI le L ! E ! g .
DONArp votr harr ino an at tack ofconscience af ter aI I th is?
RACHEL\1n T,m r^7: i -h i nn rrnrr t : ' l ic l rec=rrqo. |J ,
feel f don' t know you.
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You won' th: nno n or l
DONmore about me than'anyone
RACHELeven teI I me what
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Don looks down, shakes hrs head.
RACHEL (CONT',D)/ +
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Whv aro v l - r r r dnrno this tn mo? What, ' . 'J
kind of man are you? Go away?nr. . - . ,n p\rp-v1- h i no? T,Fa\zF vr l l t r i i f e?
DON)ann' l o r ln i t arzarrr A:rr
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DONRachel, don,t .
RACHELyou don,t want to run away wi_th me,you lust want to run away. you,rea coward,
Don is stunned. He looks at her l ike he doesn,t know her
prease n. f f :ut (coNyD)
( then )Get out!
Don turns and walks away,sobbing.
P A' IJFT
This was a dal l iance,eff : i r
A nharn
closing the door. She starts
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3333 rNT. STERLTNG COOPER -
The elevatOr d6rn--rhe of f r .=,
- tnJ". i r i5!"
ELEVATOR LOBBY -
. Don steps of f .chatter fading in
(DAY 2 )
Fie walks throuohthe distun"".
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INT, STERLING COOPER _ DON'S OFFTCE _ (DAy 2)
Don walks into his of f ice. peggy si ts on the r__orrr_hkl-eenex i_n her hand, She,s start l -ed and stald; :"-" '
DONPeqgy, th is is my of r j_ce! Doesthis door mean noth:_ng? !
PEGGYf 'm sorrrr Mr Trr = -r.no''"ill';=lI' "iiifE';""iT i r : c i - -
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She starts cry ing agarn.
DONCal_m down.
He goes to the bar and pours two dr inks. She slrs :_nchair , sni f f l inc.
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DON (CONT'D)Stop i t . I d j -dn, t mean . i . r
'oyou. rhere,s j l" ; ; : i ' . lool" l :*3'semblance or pi i r r . " f rer i i rere.
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PEGGYf had to get awaY from them al l fora minute.
Don hands her a dr ink. Dr inks his '
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DONDrink th is.
She does.
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Hol l is . And some ;ani tor , I don' tknow his name. They got f i red.
DONrFl . r : f t n r . r l - , . r \7n t t I rA nrrr i nar l laL > wrrJ Jvq !s u!J l t rY.
PEGGYT+ rr-^ *- , +^. .1+rL waJ l ty td,uIL.
DONPeggy, I need to be alone r ightnow.
PEGGYf know, I know.
( she stands )f don' t understand. I t ry to do mylob. I fo l low the rules and peoplehate me. Innocent people get hurt ,and, and other people, people whoare not good, get to walk arounddOi no anvf h- nry +horz r . r :n* I t t S nOt
fa i r .
DONFi-nish i t .
She f in ishes her dr ink, he hands her his glass. She walksout. Don stares at the docrway.
35 INT. STERLTNG COOPER - HILDY'S DESK (DAy 2) 35
Hi ldy is not there. Don walks into pete,s of f ice.
36 ]NT. STERLING COOPER - PETE'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS (DAY 2) 36
Pete is sr t t ing on the couch, coat on, holding a drrnk. Don *walks in, not c losrng the door. pete stands.
DONT thnrrohf anarr i - r^rh: t \ /Arr caid
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PETET'm o' l aci to hoar j - t .
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DONAnd then I thought about You, andwhat a deeP lack of character Youh:rzo
Pete c loses the door. Don looks at h im.
PETEI can understand your f rustrat j -on,Don. Belreve rne, f 'm not enjoYingthis anymore than You are.
DONlm hir ing Duck Phi I I rPs.
PETEDon. Don' t make me go to CooPer.
DONf'm not making You do anything.You haven' t thought th is through.
PETEI l tqV9.
DONReal ly. You're just going to go uPto the of f rce and tei i Berr CooPer.
PETEIf I have to. f don' t want to.
DONLet me ask You. How do You thinkhe' I I react when You telJ- h im thisstory of Yours? Do You exPect himto promote You?
( Pete shrugs )After you've behaved thrs waY?
PETEr rhink he,I I annreciate fhe4 Urr! far ! f re
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DONYou haven' t thought th:-s through.
PETE(shakes hrs head)
f don' t know. But I 'm Pret ty sureyou won' t be working here anymore.
f t 's tense. Don opens the door, abrupt ly exrts. Pete chases^++^- ! . ima! Lg! l1 l l t l .
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37 TNT. STERLTNG COOPER _ BULLPEN - CONTINUOUS (DAY 2) : ;
Pete chases af ter Don, catching his arm, stopping him byH:- ldy 's empty desk. Don stares at pete,s hand on nis arm.?ete drops i t .
r .LI .E,
( nervous )What are you dorng? Where are youani na?
DONI'm taking care of th is r ight now.
PETEfs th is some sort of th jng l ike inthe movj-es where f have a gun andyou don' t th ink f ,m gonna shootyou? I wi l l shoot you--
Don ]ooks at h im.
DONf won' t let you hang this over myhead.
PETESo you'd rather blow yoursel f upthan make me Head of Accounts.
Don walks. Pete chases. They nu"u an- TV monitor which nowshows Kennedy's face on the news coverage. Frustrated, petesteps rn f ront of Don, stopp:-ng hrm.
PETE ( CONT'D )Why can' t you g:ve me what I want?!I 've earned thrs tob. f deserveir .
DONWhy? Because your parents arerrch? Because you went to prep-school and have a f ive dol larhaircut? You've been glveneverythrng. You've never workedf or anythrng in your l - r f e.
PETEFor goshsakes, don,t you realrzeyou're going to rose everything?I 'm giv ing you a way out. Would i_tbe so bad? Why is thrs so hard foryou?
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Don walks away. Pete hesi tates, goes af ter h im. They reachCooper 's of f ice door, take of f the:-r shoes.
PETE (CONT'D)You're real ly going to do this.
38 INT. STERLING COOPER _ COOPER'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS 38
Don and Pete walk in. Cooper rs now in his tweeds, havingc+a=lz €r. i a- l 6ryf ,q end tnm:fn i r r . i co I IF r- l / - roc-r+ '1
^^1. , .h *DLsA^t l lJsq EYYD el lq uUlt lquU Ju!us. l rs qvsDlI L- IUvA uy.
COOPERMore bad news? f f you've come todrown your sorrows, I 'm not real lymuch of a drrnker.
DONNo, I just wanted to say f 'mpul l ing the t r igger on DuckPhi l l i -ps as the new Head of AccountServices.
COOPERGood. WeII done.
Pete looks at Don. Don looks at Pete. Cooper looks over j -nthe si lence.
cooPER (coNT'D)What.
PETE( steels himsel f )
f have to brrng rhrs up to you.
Don looks at hrm. He's actual ly going to do i t . Petecont inues. As he begrns to speak Don reveals nothrng.
PETE (CONT',D)onl v because I bel ieve that i f fkeen i r f -om vorr . i_n the end i twr11 be damagrng to Ster l rng/ -nnno r
( beat )But r t has come to my at ten+. ion,completely by accident, that DonDr:ncr hprp i c nnf r^rhn l ro e^\ /q he
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PETE ( CONT'D )Hrs real name is Dick Whitman. ButDick Whitman died rn Korea tenyears ago.
(MORE )
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f t stands to reason he is adeserter at the very least . Andwho knows what else.
Cooper l -ooks at Don and pete.
COOPER(to Pete)
I t must have been hard for you tocome rn here and te1l me this. I fi t , ,s t rue.
Kennedy'B/I /07
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cooper looks at Don. Don stares at h im, puts a c igaret te inhis mouth, r i -ghts i - t . cooper warks over to\ , rards pete.
COOPERMr. Campbel l . Who cares?
Don is surpr ised.
PETEwnal ' /
LUU.H .gK
Who cares? f ,m not interested.
PETE( errupts )
Mr. Cooper, he's a f raud and al-rar. A cr iminal , even.
COOPEREven i f th is were t rue, who cares?Thrs country was buj_I t and run bymen wi th ! r 'orse stor i_es thanwhatever you, ve j_magined here.
PETEf 'm not imagining anything.
UUUT.E,K
( steely )The Japanese have a saying. , ,A manis whatever room he, s ln. ; Andrrght now, Donal_d Draper is in th is
at Cooper, shakes his head. pete stares at both
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n^^DER (CONT'D)
T :qqrrrF v-r ' r r -hcre i s more orof i tq! 9 .J
vu,
in forgett ing thrs.(MORE )
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Fete looksi n s i ience
Don nods.
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cooPER ( coNT'D )T ' rJ nt t t \ /^ l r r anord\ / i n l -a i r r i n- - r - - .^grngI n : - -^ l tnt c
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, then reairzes he should go, starts out.
cooPER (coN?'D)Don. F j - re him i f you want, but I , dkeep an eye on him. one never1-*^- .^ L^-- I - - - - ' l i r r iq hnrn}!r luwi r ] ( rw ILrvcl I _J
As he turns to qo we
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EXT. CAMp - KOREA, 1950 - (FLASHBACK - DAy 2) 39
Dick j -s knee deep in a t rench, his r i f le nearby (how would i tbe standing? ) , Ieanrng on hrs shovel handle in the hot sun.He wears his helmet, no shrr t . He picks up a canteen fromthe ground and dr inks f rom i t . Dlstant explosions f i I I them^rnlnd =rr
The Lieurenant, helmet, no shir i , storms out of the tent, h isr i f lo in hand cida^rm nrr l -
DTCK
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What
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Another mortar
shi t !
Dick fa l ls to his knees, shakenhis chest.
rs that? Thunder?
LTEUTENANTJ-ho Ch i noqo
explodes. This one nearby on the hr l ls ide
LTEUTENANT ( CONT'D )
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DICKLieutenant, what do we do?
Thev aro both nn iha nrnrrnd
LIEUTENANTKeep your head! Don,t shoot atanythl-ng unless r t shoots at you.
Another nearby BOOMI Gunf i re rat t les f rom the hi l ts
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Dick fo l lows. Theblasts as st-av bul_
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DTCKWhat? Where? !
LTEUTENANTShut uo!
There is more gunf i re as the Lj-eutenant scrambres into theI IUIg.
LTEUTENANT (CONT'D)here !
gunf i re is now louder, c loserf prNGS andIets whiz and str ike around them.
DICKDon' t they know rhis is a hospi ta l?
L]EUTENANT(closes hrs eyes)
We're nothing. They know that.
More mortar sounds and gunf i re. Dick and the Lieutenantcower against the dir t mound, terr i f i -ed. Bur lets r ip intothe tent. As quickly as i t starred, s i rence overtakes thecamp. Ashes f l -oat through the air . Dick t r ies to carm hisl - r ro: th i nn
v.r+. .Y.
.DICKIs r t over?
L]EUTENANT1 i r r i tated;
f don' t know.
There's a beat. We hear wi ld l i fe.
LrEU?ENANT (CONT,D)There we qo.
D:-ck exhales. The Lieutenant shakes his head, Iaughs,reaches rn his pocket and takes out hrs crgaret tes. Dickdoes the same. The Lieutenant l roh+q h.s r-roarertp- nic.k' r i^ ] .+^ ] - . r^ ^^. . - ; : -
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rryrr LD l r rD (Jwlt , COUghS .
LTEUTENANT (CONT'D)You see how glor ious r t rs?
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DICKThink they' I I be back?
LTEUTENANTI don' t know. We didn' t shootL-^l ' rh:- i holnqUd,Un, eI-qu IruIVJ.
Dick takes a drag of h is c igaret te. His hands are shaking .The Lieutenant Iooks down at a stream of l iquid running r : -ghtunder Dick.
LIEUTENANT ( CONT'D )You pissed yoursel f .
DICKDid I?
Dick brushes at h is pants, dropping his c igaret te. I t h i , tsthe stream which turns out to be qasol ine.
LTEUTENANT(mouths sr lent ly)
IUCKI
Hrs pants do not catch f : - re, but the f lame travels quickly tothe generator and the gas cans around i t . The Lieutenantst-art .s r i tnnino +-"r*^ *^ ^* 'mn orr t . t .he f lames. Dick StartsJLq!uJ !vrr . r ! r rut L!Yl f ]9 UU JLAILIy vqu ul ]s ! !a l
to run the other way. There is an EXPLOSION and a f r rebal l ,he rs dropped to the dir t . -
EXT. CAMP - KOREA/ 1950 -MOMENTS LATER (PLASHBACK - DAY 2) 40
Dick l ies on his face, drsorrented. He groggi ly turns overand looks towards the tenl , which rs now f lapping from onepole, i t 's contents spread over the sr te. Dick stumblesrowards i t , as he gets up, his arm and rrbs are broken,otherwj-se just minor scrapes, a cut over his eye. He stopssuddenly, Iooking down at whatever is lef t of the Lieutenant,who's as burnt as a leg of lamb, gut open, intest ines hookedaround a to i let seat that rs a foot next to his body. Dickshudders, drops to his knees, weak and sickened. He }ooks atthe tor let seat, Iooks away. With an involuntary belch, amouthful- of b lood dr ips down out of h is mouth. He spots theLieutenant 's dog tags wedged in his f1esh, Iooks around.Grrmer. inc in nain. Dir :k srrmmons the srrFnoth fo r in hts own
dog tags of f , throws them near the Lieutenant. He pul ls theLi-eutenant 's dog tags of f over his head, the f iesh norsr ly- - - - .^ Lr ! hroken arm nainfrr ' i lv emnl-ved. Wrth one handYtVrrrY weJ, l l lD ! Iv^ql l a!r t t ua! l l ru l lJ s l l lp lv l (
he loops the dog tags over hrs own head. His eyes rol l back,L^ *^--^- ^. .+ f r '1 I i nc . i -n iha arnrrnr l1IE Pa>DgJ UUL t !u! ! r I rY uv ul le 9! UUITU.
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INT. MILITARY HOSPITAL WARD *KOREA, 1950- (E'LA,SHBACK-DAY 3 ) 41
The corner of a room, a whi te c loth screen. Dick is in abed, a patch over his eyebrow, hrs torso bandaged, his arm ina s l ing. He looks as 3 army men come, DOCTOR, 40,s, and aCOLONEL, 50's, and the Colonel 's assistant, a l - reutenant,n:rrrr i nr = t r r r r nf nrrrn ' l n )- ,^-* _-_y or Purpre nearts.
DOCTORHow we dorng, Lleutenant Draper?
Dick looks down, quiet . The Colonel- turns to his Assi-stant,who searches through the boxes. He takes one.
COLONELOn behal f of the president of theUnited States and the ci_t izens ofthe United States of America, Ipresent. you wrth th is purple HeartMedaI.
The Colonel p ips the medal on Dick.
DOCTORThe concussion was minor. you' I I- feel- l rke yoursel- f in a week. TheCoIoneI here has some sood news for
' you.
COLONELWe're releasing you to the reservesf or vor l r ' l asi e iohrw rJ:vs _ you, rgvqJ d
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qoinq home.
Drck nods
DOCTORfhat 's ooor i nFws.
(Dick nods )You're golng to be okay.
COLONELT, i orr iAnrni- F)r :ncr nno mnro i l . r ' i nnqt/9! , Vf ts t t tv!g 9rr I t rY.
Private Whitman? I t ' l l be on yourway. We'd l ike you to take himhome. He was a volunteer. I th inki t would mean somethinq.
DICKYes sir .
There is an awkward sr lence
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42 rNT. TRArN - DrCK'S PASSENGER CAR, l95o-(TLASHBACK -DAY 4) 42
We're c lose on Dick 's healed face as \ i /e hear the t ra inscreech to a stop.
CONDUCTOR (O.S.)Sunbury.
Dick lurches forward a l i t t le bi t as r t stops. He is inun.:- form wrth a metal p in that reads 'Draper ' on his shir t .Another soldier, ARMY CHAPLAIN LIEUTENANT MITCHELL, si ts with *him, pul l ing a fo lded f lag in a black t r iangular eanvas case *out of a boxv }eqal br iefcase.
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EP#S172/PII2 BIue Draft "Nixon vs. Kennedy" B/I /07 44.
Dick looks around. An at t ract ive young woman, MAE, looks athi-m from her seat in f ront of h im. She smi les at h im.Mltchel l stands up and turns to Dick.
MTTCHELLm).1 ^
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He starts down the ais le towards the door. Dick looks outthe wi-ndow.
43 EXT. TRA]N - RURAL PENNSYLVANIA, ] .950 - DTCK'S POV - 43(TLASHBACK - DAY 4)
Fi f teen yards down the track. UNCLE MACK, ABfGAfL and youngADA-I ' { , 10, in their Sunday best stand with an UNDERTAKER and awheeled wooden b:-er on the plat form. There are a fewonlookers and a few people gettrng on the trarn.
44 rNT. TRArN - DTCK',S PASSENGER CAt, I9 'O-(FLASHBACK -DAv 4) 44
Dick s i ts there, looking out the window at his farni ly.Mitchel l turns back from the aisIe.
M]TCHELLLieutenant Draper?
DICKTr:^+uubL qO.
Mitchel l - stares at h im.
DrcK (coNT'D)f can' t .
MTTCHELL( a beat)
Yes sir .
Mitchel l walks to the door and gets of f the t ra in. MaeqferFa : t l - l i c lc
MAEIt must be hard for you. Drd youknow hrm?
DTCKN IILLIE.
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45 EXT. TRA]N - RURAL PENNSYLVANIA, 1950 - DICK'S POV - 45(FLASHBACK - DAY 4)
There is the sound of a t ra in door opening as the casket istaken out by rai l road men and placed on the bier. Dickwatches as Mitchel-1 approaches Abrgai l and Mack, startsspeaking with them. The Undertaker s igns for the casket. Atthat moment, Adam turns, sr i l l some drstance away, and seesDick. Adam pornts. Dick sees him a moment then summons hisstrength and leans back out of v iew.
ADAMThere he is ! f see himl
UNCLE MACKWho?
ADAMDick. He's on the train. I seehim.
Mack puts his arm around h:-m, turns him around.
UNCLE MACK(pornts to casket)
He's rrght here
ADAMBut f saw him. f saw him in thewindow over there.
Abi oai I shakes her head.
ABTGAILStop i t . No more of that .
We hear the t ra in door c lose.
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46 rNT. TRArN - DICK'S PASSENGER CAR, !950-(FLASHBACK -DAy 4) 46
Dick sneaks another look out the window. He sees Adam beingcomforted by Mack as he cont inues to look and point . Adambreaks free and runs toward the t rain. Dick leans back and .looks at Mae. He starts to get up, she grabs his hand.
MAEYou got your whole l i fe ahead ofyou. Forget that boy in the box.
He Iooks down. She strokes hrs harr , Iooks at h im rntensely. *We hear the hiss of the brakes releasinq. He looks down.
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She pul ls towards him. We hear the t ra in start to move. She *Iooks around, takes his hand.
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She stands up, lets go of h is hand and leads him down the *ais le towards the next car. He looks back over his shoulder *for a second then fol lows her, leavrng hrs hat on his seat.A moment later, Mitchel l comes down the ais le f rom theentryway. He sees Drck's hat on the seat, s i ts down.
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47 rNT. COMMUTER TRAIN - PRESENT (NIGHT 2) 47
Don's hat is on the seat. There is a squeal of brakes as thetrain comes to a stop. Commuters stand. Don stands, putshis hat on, grabs hrs br j -efcase and gets in the moving I inewirh the others to qer of f the t rarn.
48 rNT. DRAPER HOME - KTTCHEN/DEN - (NIGHT 2) 48
Don comes in the back d.oor. We hear Nixoi 's voice giv ing hisconcession speech on the TV. He putb his hat, coat, andbr iefcase down on the table and walks into the darkened den.Betty is asleep on rhe couch, rn f ront of the te levisron. OnTV, a replay of Nixon grving hrs concession speech. Donwatches, expressionless.
FADE OUT.
END OF SHOW
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