steps, are looking around as Ike turns around the corner and
Maggie!
display is made up of an assortment of Maggies lamps. Logo
Where do you think shes going?
WALTER
NEWSPAPER MONTAGE:
Hey. Grandma, whats for lunch?
The PHOTOGRAPHERS turn their cameras on Ike, en masse. He is
(interrupting)
Livid is good. So what is it, Maggie?
Eke walks by the T-shirt Vendor, goes into a subway station.
A NEWSPAPER PHOTO
MAGGIE
inside the truck. The truck races off.
That needed to be said. You know --
so they wont make jokes about your
MAGGIE
and Bolts" in another newspaper.
Maggie is sitting, end of a long day. Peggy sticks her head in
down the road away from the church.
IKE
Turkey and cheese.
like that.
(running; yells)
Marry me, Maggie.
They look after the FedEx truck and watch Ike chasing the truck
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Wherever it is, shell be there by ten-
chases the truck, yelling:
Walter laughs.
(whispers)
scrambled, poached, sunny-side up, Benedict, soft boiled, etc
Ike stares out at water as he walks.
bar and one for your brother.
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Maggie!
INT. MAGGIES WORKROOM/GYM - NIGHT
Thats Maggie. Home for lunch.
Youre sweet, Dennis. But youve got
(after opening
father whos drunk all the time. Ill
MAGGIE
You just have to get the rest of your
What are you talking about?
reads: "Hit and Run: Runaway Bride Strikes again". And we see
Walter is juggling oranges. Theres glass of beer on the
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MAGGIE
MAGGIE
pull away.
His cat sits on the windowsill.
ELLIE
stops and stares alone after the disappearing truck. A swarm of
"HARDWARE HONEY GOES NUTS AND BOLTS"
Is it okay that Im here?
WALTER
EXT. CHURCH DRIVEWAY - CONTINUING
thirty tomorrow.
eighteen.
Maggie jumps rope barefooted late at night.
"MAGGIE SAYS I DONT"
eat in my room.
Walter looks at his daughter in surprise. Hes never heard a
MAGGIE
drinking.
A harmless joke.
VOICE
(holding Maggies face)
Shes been doing this since the last
ass...
questions. Another camera flashes and we cut to:
GRANDMA JULIA
Kevin, the bartender, reads Jays column, in the USA Today
Peggy starts to go, then moves close to Maggie.
school football team, popping up from a low position near the
"JOURNALIST WRITTEN OFF"
I dont have much choice in the matter
VOICE startles her.
IKE
PEGGY
doing it since I was a kid. I dont
MAGGIE (contd)
I dont blame you for being mad...
that geese thing. I think the "V" was
MAGGIE
IKE
"BRIDE TAKE RIDE"
Italics.
Maggie is kickboxing.
now, do I? But I cant speak for
You okay? Im closing.
guess what? I dont like having a
FISHER
Maggie is a bit melancholy as she works on her lamps.
Dennis takes the candy and starts to go.
the window, looks away, stops and looks again. The window
DENNIS
like it. Stop. You may not like
to go. Im closing up. Heres a9９lｉｂ•ｎeｔ candy
Maggie jumps and turns to see: DENNIS -- the kid from the high
EXT. NEW YORK STREET - DUSK
designed, then on again. She turns off the other lamp on the
INT. MAGGIES WORKROOM/GYM - ANOTHER DAY
pets Italics, who sits on his sofa bed. Without taking off his
I wanted to talk to you about why I run
Peggy exits. Maggie stares, losing herself in thought. Then a
He starts putting cat food in a bowl. The cat leaves Maggies
the glass doors)
GRANDMA JULIA
have given him a better Christmas gift.
Just stop it. Dont say another word
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give up.
INT. NEW YORK BAR - DAY
having a daughter with problems. But
"BRIDE TAKES HIKE...NOT IKE"
EXT. NEW YORK STREET - DAY
ducks in a row.
No, its humiliating and youve been
EXT. CENTRAL PARK RESERVOIR - DUSK
MAGGIE
IKE
REPORTERS catch up to him, flashing pictures and asking
MAGGIE
counter and exits. We hold on Maggies designed lamp.
Its something Ive always wanted to do.
Ellie and Fisher, who have also stepped outside on chapel front
WALTER
You know, I was just thinking about
enveloped by a barrage of bright lights.
youre always making jokes about her,
INT. IKES APARTMENT - NIGHT
INT. MAGGIES HOUSE - DAY
Im not giving up. A person shouldnt
INT. IKES HALLWAY AND APARTMENT - NIGHT
comment on Maggies runaway. Further down the road, Ike still
MAGGIE
or ride away from things.
Maggie takes a plate and exits.
entitled "Maggies Mad ｈttp://ｗwｗ•99lｉｂ.ｎeｔDash".
So, what are you doing here?
MAGGIE
EXT. MAIN STREET/HALE - NIGHT (1-5 MONTHS LATER)
PEGGY
coat, he goes to his keyboard and plays music as he CHUFFAS to
Ike goes out on his terrace. He bounces a basketball. It
(putting down the oranges)
doesnt bounce. He sits on the steps of the patio an stares.
Cindy, Cory, Peggy and Meredith also rush out of the church and
MAGGIE
Of Ikes stunned face on the cover of the USA Today. The caption
ELLIE
(quiet fury)
Dad and Grandma Julia are there. Grandma is making lunch.
(then)
Honey, your grandmother and I were
GRANDMA JULIA
ANOTHER ANGLE:
IKE
MAGGIE
Dont tell me. My doorman is one of
Traitor!
mean, the right way. Soon as I turn
Hi, Dennis.
Okay.
Various newspaper WORKERS also read Jays column in the USA
... Irate? Livid? Hows that?
IKE
I need a plan... A plan to life... What
Ike quietly sits in bed writing and staring into space thinking.
Maggie, its just a joke...
MAGGIE
WALTER
with her fingers)
STOP!
Ike looks at her. Apparently the word "mad" is an understatement.
Ike walks up to his door, carrying his mail and a bag of
holding Italics, the cat.
Dennis exits. Maggie is alone. She turns out the lamp she
Walter reacts.
EXT. ANOTHER STREET - DUSK
crosses to hang his coat in the closet. In the closet mirror, he
Maggie walks in and kisses Grandma on the cheek.
EXT. IKES APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
MAGGIE
things has been re九*九*藏*书*网stored on its quaint streets. Quartet sings
IKE
wedding. I dont think its good.
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EXT. USA TODAY LOADING DOCK - DAY
INT. HARDWARE STORE - NIGHT
PEGGY
would Bruce Lee do? Hed kick some
PEGGY
Establishing shot. Two MEN try to fix the engine of a taxi
half of a "W". A "W" for...
Today entitled "Maggie Mad Dash" and "Hardware Honey Goes Nuts
thinking about opening a wedding gift
ELLIE
Maggie!
MAGGIE
side and starts to east.
Maggie looks back once, tearful and regretful, and disappears
INT. IKES APARTMENT - ANOTHER DAY
tone like this in her voice before.
Theyre terrific.
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He moves to the kitchen.
FADE IN
in front of the hotel. LEE AND CORY CHUFFA: About where Peggy
I am going to propose, you know. I
entrance door.
Thank you. You still think that he
something?
PEGGY
(softly)
was....
Wedding. Wedding.
Im just finishing up, too.
Ike walks along sidewalk, crosses street, enters his building.
passing the upscale "Millennium Hardware Store". He glances at
Ike leaves the kitchen, turns on the balcony lights and re-enters
Maggie flies toward a FedEx truck at next house just leaving.
past the church.
INT. IKES APARTMENT - DAY
and making a "V"
As the truck rounds the bend in the road and disappears, Ike
the living room from the balcony.
Ike moves away from her and sits on the steps near the balcony
Poor Ike.
DENNIS
No. Its my lif99lib•nete.
is.
... Or... furious.
MAGGIE (contd)
Its a night like any other in Hale -- the regular order of
Ive been making friends with your cat.
PEGGY (contd)
your many admires... I knew I should
He closes the closet and crosses to his desk.
You here on business? I saw your lamps.
"MAGGIES MAD DASH"
Maggie smiles tenuously. Shes more than a little terrified.
Ike looks at her again.
"MAG" is on them. He smiles and walks on.
Ike opens the door to his apartment and flicks on the lights. He
headlines in other papers.
museum.
counter.
Quick. Very quick.
-- sits on the kitchen counter. She ties them all.
Hello, Ike.
FISHER
WALTER
MAGGIE
carryout. He opens the door and walks into his apartment. He
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Look, hes in pretty good shape.
entering into a new career.
sees and is stunned to find: MAGGIE, sitting on the couch
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INT. MAGGIES KITCHEN - DAY
What?
then, quickly climbs out onto the lawn as the truck starts to
INT. MAGGIES WORKROOM/GYM - DAY
Maggie in front of plates full of all sorts of types of eggs --
Want to go to Butchs for a drink or
She gathers her dress and jumps in as Ike yells from window,
his cat about marriage and divorce.
window, listening.
You actually could make breaking and
(to Cat)
No, Im just going to head home.
Look, hes running after her.
outside the restaurant.
(stepping closer
kitchen counter.
Ike crosses a busy street where a MAN is being arrested. Ike is