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Nixon vs.Kennedy
Ep. #SIIZ1Pt12

Written by Lisa Albert and Andre Jacquemetton & Maria Jacquemetton Directedby Alan Taylor

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Ep.#S112lP1l2BlueDraft August1,2007 INTER]ORS TRAIN (N2) COMMUTER DRAPERHOME DE N (Nl) KTTCHE N/DE(N2) N STORE MENKEN'SDEPARTMENT (D2) RA CHE L'S OFFICE (F L A S HB A CK HOS P TTAWA L RD- K O RE A ,1 9 5 0 - D3 ) M TLTTA RY PETE'S APART]I,IENT LIV ING ROOMNI) COOPER OFFICE STERLING BA CK HA LLW A Y (D2)(USE pT O B E N1 ) (N1,D2) BRE A K ROOM (Dl, N1, D2) B ULLP E N B ULLP E N/P E GGYDE 'S S K(D2 )

(D 1. oFFrc E D2) co oP E R 's

(Dl, D2) DON'SOFFICE LOB B Y(D2) E LE V A TOR (N1,D2) HA RRY 'SOFFTCE HrLDY 'SDE S K(D2) (Dl) o uTS rDECOOP E R'S OFFT CE P E GGY 'S DE S K(D1,N1,D2 ) (D2) PE TE 'S OFFTCE (FL A S HB A CK SUPPL Y TE NT- K ORE A ,1950 T O B E S L iP P Y - N 1 ) (US E D S HE D) (FLA S HB ACK TENT- KORE A ,1950 - Nl) (F L A S HB A CK - D4 ) TR AIN- DICK 'SP A S S E NGECAR, R 1950

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FADE TN: Over ARCHIVAL FOOTAGEof voters handing thej-r man who puts them in a ballot box, we hear: NARRATOR(V.O.) going to the polls America is still With some at four o'clock. precincrs openj-ng as early as 12:00 this morning, voters across the
c nr r nf r 1r :ro jor - i rii no r , r h n Wi I I hOId

bal-Iots

to

the CLICK. 1 INT.

most important--

(DAY 1) STERLING COOPER- COOPER'S OFFTCE - AFTERNOON

COOPERturns off the TV, a Japanese newspaper under his arm. Stacks of other papers from all over the world are on his desk, some pink, some berge. DON enters with HER-I,IAN 'DUCK' PHILLIPS, early 4 0 's, trim.
DON
I{ Fr m:n Dh i 'l I i nc
I

F ,or i
ee-

/aannor

DUCK
/ qh:koc h:nel q \

Actually,

? e o n .l e r-_ a .l mo D U C k.

Herman goes on my checks. .t

DON s a ys f w as not Yo rr shoul d have

M y re s e a rc h v o l r D rrc k th a t.

to caII tol d me

* * *

DUCK l^1- - ^- ' t clon't Know, T _ 'Herman.

T

I i 'r o

r ^r hon

r r ar r

__ say

COOPER
Peonl - --rF) nn c qat' q I i kp - hom : * 'l n1!\J L Tf nf \./I r ^r e tht- Lti r h^d Ll uD .r ot e
Y u

+]^^ L.[IU
t/u vyi e

"W ^"d.y a in :f
r

rk

nonn'l

that board room, Don usually delrvers them unto us.

* * *

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DON " F l PrmA n " - h a s been

| ..vv .

in

London

for

Y&R. fsn't I don't

n^r .7or lJvwsr

this

COOPER a step down? the

r r ^" !\C W

DUCK know. Moving back to

nonfor vElr us! nf ul - Lr o r r ni r r or qo

* * * * *

Yn r k ^n

And Citvq Am o rv.r cin vvr Y r r u .h f -

chanC e l9 fhe fnorl Tl no'l i sh

nrrt . I

actually
:n\r ^na r ln

ate
r h:t- ?

a kidney.

Why would

D ON
/ cmi' l oq \

He landed

American

Airlines. lrke that

COOPER You can make something

h=nnon lroro

DUCK
T.r^'1 Ylg!r, m:lrp l JVU mnnorr fIAVE UV PPgIlq lllullsj

C OOP E R
Qn r znr r , ro nnf nr ^m i c i nn :nr r J .h *", -"rD9'

Why would

DUCK f do that?

COOPER (to Don) My goodness. He wants (to Duck)

T hnno r r n tr n l:\/ \z-rrr {+ v
J

this

al-.,

nerri q

c loser * * * *

to

rhe vest

with

clients. :-n mand.

tho Lr l s

I wrII
T J" tr r ^ WaD

DUCK keep that

,,- ,,^ d!Way -'1 5 ,,ndor U l r us l

Although when
q ^

m nr ac c ic nn li.l ,p! D u- v r .

man should
qnl i oi t i na

be solicitous
.NNDE R

Do r h = n c
\/^lr Jvs \rnf6 f

L I6 r 6 ,S
ar2

l est.

WhO

dj d

* *

If

DUCK say Nixon, you'I1

nd \r ^r l

think

f'm

l^r r r ftor i

/ M OR E \

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DUCK (CONT'D) If I say Kennedyr fou'Il want to reform me. So, I wiII say Nixon.
Ann n-h

( laughs ) That,s n:"ce to Cooper nods his head.

see.

* * *

Don and Duck exit.

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_ CONTINUOUS2 ]NT. STERL]NG COOPER- OUTSIDE COOPER'S OFFICE (DAY 1) Don and Duck are putting He is yvny oo
yu u u

their isn't

shoes back on' he?

DUCK a lunatic, DON

,,nr r J VU flr inlr Ullr r rr \

eqk od

w ott

if

ever

met him before? DUCK

aborrt him.

r nr hear rres! s r j zv

* * * * * * *
t.rtta.

D ON

Meanwhile, he can tell You the cost of every Pornt rn Anaheim, teII And he'II California. You how them. to lowball DUCK Iikes He certainlY
T -\ n UUll
Jr!!:!9r

You.
ho

cmi

I oq

r a l! a l t r Y i zi n o ! ae q!

t_ u r rhi ru s

mav
lr4-I

I NT . S T ER L IN GC o o PE R -B ]J L L P EN -S A ME TII.IE (D A Y l ) P E T E /P AU L ,H A R .R Ya n d K EN s ta ndbytheroundtabl ebetw een

!

-o-o-T

EUEp

e-Vrr

i nn

:n r i
grrs

Ro ce r's r e!
t\v

o = i

eg

area.

KEN CooPer has a smoker at the Waldorf I'{arge told me' at six o'clock. HARRY skrddoo. TwentY-three PAUL we turn on the At six fifteen for some ice' send and returns He looks to Pete. at PETE the in-Iaws. KEN endrng to
-^! Ll\J U L^--r' rra}JPJ '

PartY

Another
D6+6 f =l<oc thi *---5 r

a Perfect

daY'

EP#S112/P712 BLue Draft HARRY

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anci f were golng to get Jennrfer empty, It's trckets to "Can Can."
r lar r JVq ]r nnr .l nr r vw. Pr lt us qho a:\/q enner ont'l r .r

the

phone company is
ninhi

a war zone on

o' l ontinn

PAUL That's what f'm hoping for around hope here. Although you better she's srtting at her swj-tchboard and not doing what we're doing.

* *

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H}J'RY
m lr 3 + ,
IIIAL D

n rr rrlJ

t.7 i f p w:!s.

R osi UEQ!ueo

dos

t_

What

if

Nixon
dam ner

loses?
on r hinos

Won't

that

put
here?

arorrnd

* *

Who cares?
holn lr Er y. T,ot !EL

KEN They didn't

/^* ElLt - ^!L. !U

want our

P"tSu. You shourd

PAUL Fine. It matters for the nation and for Sterling Coo. But tonight, wav we win. either
i in K' cn ' t

* * *

If If Nixon wins, we win. Ioses, IeL me console you.

Ke n
r v 6- Let

Nixon

*
DUck
ci t rrn

ler t ohs ,
r :llr in n

nr r l' linr :
t,gLL_l l '7

trn
9t/

his
I;+ !

nants.

DOn
Tho
:- Je

and

deSCend
efrei oht

the

*
*

qt>irc

n r r J-

nf

oarchat

nrrrrq

the Don and Duck walk towards reception, During thrs Don walks back to hrs oifice, That's
t..l^
II- D IIAII!E

guys continue. rgnoring !hem. *

KEN him. Duck Fhillips.

f know

PETE Because :-t's 'Duck.'

. 'l +L ^ ,h..^l| n+ 1^^^+

grew up
+L ^ + L-^

an a rr

=ir q 4!

nf v!

dianilrr s!Vrr!uJ.
nnYtl TAU!

Don took first.

him to

Cooper.

That's

KEN I heard he disintegrated in London. Got rnvolved with some woman he met at the Brrtrsh Museum.
Eh.U) ) /F.r iiiqh r - - ent\

Her name was Rosetta,

Qtnno

Rosetta

He's

KEN d rv o rc e d . vtr'-1 tr

Li ves

in

a hotel .

Qn

r ^r h:ffq

thic

hi c

l :<r

qtnn?

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HARRY No, he's a killer, but he's damaged goods. They're bargain hunting.

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He's
/n- hor vvvr9:

the

KEN best one Draper's

T.oJ- f c c ao if 1'nnnor

taken
ic

to

smart Pete watches 4 rNT.

enough to

know that.

Don walk

away.

STERLTNGCOOPER- PEGGY'S DESK - LATER (DAY 1) her

T

FEGGY i-s at
l:n

desk.
h o ln

Pete walks
t. .C\JLr -L

past

her to

the

door.

r zn rr?

Pete

stops

and looks What? Can I help of

at

her.

PETE PEGGY you? PETE litrle power. *

* *

Oh thee
n -y r ,- y 5^ E-9 ^ +^ v^ Du e !E) a L - .: h im

Mr.

PEGGY (to intercom) Campbell would

lrke

to

see you.

DON ( O.S. ) (through the rntercom) Send hrm in. Thank you, He smiles 5 Il'lT. and enters PETE sweetheart. Don's off.ce. 5

STERLING COOPER- DON'S OFFTCE - COI{TiNUOUS(DAY 1 ) Don sits at hrs ciesk, Iights a clgarerte as He does not smi-Ie at anv poi-nt in this scene. f heard he

Pete enters. Pete talks.

PETE So, that Duck fellow. f el'l anart in LondOn. DON American Air1ines. dollars in billinqs.

Seven million

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F l a / s n o t o o i no to hri no thar w ].th h i mI,i q ta n D on. feel I don,t

!4e v e1. t !

PETE

vo n ' \zp J
"^-'..J.i -l-+^

1 - a ke n

me

go-i

611s1v

as

A candidate

DON for

what? We may but Roger f could * * *

PETE Head of Account Services. have had our differences, knows f've done evervthinq to emulate him.
R o o e r' s
Anr r f hi nn

not
o' l

DON i nvol ved

co?

in

thfs.

PETE
T har r e t he I nva l iv of orrr mogi j m nor t ant r-1 i ep1.g . Calvin Hi ohl anc l - T, ea 6 3 3 n 9 ; . TheSe men

trust ca1led

me.

They invite

me to

their

o ra n rJ n h i l d -o n ' s chri Wa Ite r V e i th necci eri

steni nosW hen a r:ro' rl ooi sf . he sr s- v!vY- se

me for DON

a recommendation.
hi m\ - - - - - .r
\r - r r r i nh ti r o hr r r r r r ?

/r ^ ^ l- ^
V- tr I ntleq \iuu^J / ra annr l r r ar r

oL at

Wh:l - 'c

--Jper

^ ar

rL

1.L

ft's

been two and half

i rrm ned shi n

years.

r.n rr' l d h :rz o

a hrrnrl red

Ts ihaf

DON s rrn n n s ed PE TE

r.o nersrraci a;119!

l^^.,^

+e^*^nl^,.-

,.-'1,.^

+^

+L.i

*
I

- nm nr n\ t
r innf t

T' m
ihr nlr

^ Wa f g
rrnrr rra

Of

that.

BUt

* * * * * * *

D ON
T rm r allr. !L^! LllclL -i f !L^ LIftr ilret qD J -Wdy L hnno rrvyE hinne LlrrrryJ futlaL hrl cfrnel DLqtrut rr^rr JUU l i ro= !Eqrr4c rhoro U!ru!u oa

will
f n rlnrr

conErnue to

be someone senr-or

Why?

Wh a t

PE TE c a n they

offer?

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PETE (CONT',D)
a1r T -^1,

J-b

.ln

iir =rL-llaL

rrnrr
Jvq

thi urrl.nk

abOU t

it. with
\

There are men younger than me inh at hiooer firms. this

)vv 4v v11zvL

/For f svu

\
/

(MORE )

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PETE (CONT',D) Cooper signed off on whatever

nr m o qILe ..
t

his

l- tr r nlr ?

I' II
n^+ ^ rc Lc l^ l l^L r\,tD r . , - 'l wo-LAD l.^

keep
^r u u! + L

DON y o u posted.
r

rNT.

STERLTNGCOOPER- BULLPEN - LATER (NTGHT 1)

6 *

in hand, passes PauI, Harry, Don, coat on, hat and briefcase There are various Ken, MARGE, HILDY, ALLISON/ and extras. walking with Don to l4r. Draper." Harry starts "Good nrght, the door. HARRY (to Don) He's got a brg lead. party at the vrctory
mnr n i nn

I'll see you rn the

DON Ab s o l u te l -y . HARRY n i g h t,

W e It,

good

D on

door Don g o e s o u t th e c i o o r. H arry stands at the gl ass ' i onk l n .r 1 -o w a rc l th e l rn s F o n el prr:i or '1 nhhv W e hear the of t he e l e v a to r. turns around. H a rrv H AR RY ( C ON T' ,D)

B IN G

He's

gone.

KEN
O' ilr z "- - l n] '1rz awon fr aol

T her e bunc h

i .q a b i o n c a l o f l a rrohter. g o o n th e round o f b o ttl e s T V. Ov e r

A TV set i s tabl e by the

w heel ed steps.

out.

A NG LE ON : th e M E N A T D E SK S;

A P A N N TN G S H OT of

aN R C A C OI.IP U TE Rto

AN C H OR MA N (V .O. ) j ust Wi th e a rl y re turns comrng i n I o u r N B C c o mp u ter i s putti ng S enator Kennedy's o d d s for vi crory at a ar i m- qnr r nA i nc i r .r oni l o one . :r- -.., -., --. -y-tw o A n n l :rrq o :nr i a' 1 aqq
v +

r =icina s-r

i..Y

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TINT.STERLINGCooPEF'_BULLPEN-LATER(NIGHTl)] cup. of scotch into Hildy's Paul empties a bottle nearby' is to Harry, Ken and SALVATORE. AIIison This is PAUL nor good. HARRY stores are closed He turns

And liquor tonight. Draper They look desk, towards

KEN has PlentY Don's

of

booze. see Peggy hard at work at her

office,

KEN (CONT'D) We could ask her to join might soften her uP. JOAN comes over wrth

us.

That

lvlarge and Hildy. absrnthe in mY

PAUL of I have a bottle office

rs n ' f th a t H IL D Y i Il e gal ?

It' s

PAUL ma rv e l o u s .
uv! ] .

become

l -^^-.+-+^vrt Illu a1r Lo

M AR G E

And what does that It

mean?

JOAN makrng uP words. means he s tarts (holds up her cup) Can someone freshen this? PAUL
hlo Ylg r ro ! E nnt lrv I ani
YvrrrY

na

tn uv

m :k ,o rlrsJ!

i t

LJ t-J.Ftl\ P6t | | \t /

Tf
>UIllE

o n'lv vlrr_I

KE N vras a nl aee th e re
.

to

fi nd

1 i ^,.^!IYqvl

* *

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JOAN If I let You into that !L' s not going closet, sack of Rome. KEN What do we have too
u vru\
Tn n \1

suPPIY to be the

much of?

* * * *

( thinks ) Rum. Creme de Menthe' .. biscuits.

r ) M T T F TED

Dog

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LATER (NIGHT 1) 9 STERLTNGCOOPER- BREAK ROOM- MOMENTS

in its the water cooler bottle PauI and Ken are placing green mtxture. Irght It's filled with a fizzy, holder. Some usrng paper People start helping themselves to punch. cone cups . Harry and Hrldy are near each other in line. KEN
/ rhn] r v +s - ^ 1 : r l i nn
\

r * :n y

: *

r r 'l : qq
Y

May the

best

man win.

PAUL and-fn matters national (eyeing a secretary)

--fuuar.

Everyone

drinks.

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10

DRAPERHOME - DEN - LATER (NIGHT 1) of wine, fripprng the channers on the

BETTY is on the couch, drinkrng a grass t.hrough a magazrne. sALLy is switching tel-evision. BETTY (to SaIIy) you're Stop that.
i+

going

ro

break

SALLY (settling on a channel) Look, they,re doing math. What do che numbers say? Who the Don walks in.
DON H e Il o . SALLY Hi !

BETTY president

:s

going

to

be.

Daddy!
S :l l rz eur-J thr nr .r c

*-r!uwr h, -rer arms around her

f ather.

He picks

her up.

EETTY f wasn't expecting you. I thougrht you were golng to be watchrng returns at the offrce. DON (to Sally) And what are you doing SAI,LY Mommy said it was okay. watching the news. Don laughs. BETTY Nj-xon definitely won our precinct. You should have seen the line. SAI,LY (to Don) Mommy sard to ask you what,s ElectoraI BETTY Coltege.

up? f,m

the--

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DON a conversation that's think I don't chi ldren ' for aPProPri ate that's BETTY (holding her SaIIY ) Come on' Don passes SaIIY to arms out to

her mother' * * *

BETTY (coNT'D) something to eat? want Do You I'm I'm Don exits. of i"otug* going set' head out On the TV' over DON to fix
PF' TFTY

a drink'

rt

BettY and SaIIY board: the taltY

MAN (v'o') ANCHOR to be closrng seems Kennedy Senator in. guP on the Vice ?resident's State bY state-earlY 1ead. ohio are t',trchigan, South Carolina' all dead even" ' INT. _ LATER (NIGHT 1) STERLING COOPER BULLPEN 11

11

TheTVisturneddown.Chachamusiccomesfromarecord player.ThesamegrouPasbefore,isstanding'drinking'TV Joan' Hildy and Harry' Salvatore' Paul"K"n' on behind them' round table ' the standing by .tt secretarl""' a few grggling Allisonwalksby.PeggyandMargeareatPeggy,sdesk. KEN (to AIlrson) Come here. ALL]SON ( smiles ) What? He walks up to her quickly' KEN run' her Peggy's desk with Ken chasing and laugh to start th6-Lth.r" She turns'

You better

She runs. Iaughing towards As uo*"-of at half speed.

n'1
vlq} /'

rn.

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SAIVATORE Go Allrsonl

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PAUL White ! Pink !

I2

STERLTNGCOOPER- PEGGY'S DESK _ CONTINUOUS(NIGHT L) L2 Peggy and Marge are talking as Ken chases. MARGE you don,t expect Clark have a heart attack. Gable to

rNT.

* *
rt

* * * * * *

PEGGY f,m glad it drdn,t happen when he pi_cked up Scarlet O,Haia.

r'].f!r(\Jli
ItnF nF

( Iaughs ) Those eyes. Ken comes i-nto frame, her to the ground. puts his arms around Arrison and brings

KEN you can tetl me or f can find our. What color panties are you wearing? ALLTSON ( Iaughs ) What? My goodness. she turns away from him. He pushes her skirt over her girdle. He yells down the burrpen. peachl KEN Who had peach? men and women crack up. All_ison smiles at Ken. She up on her srcie,

She slaps his hand as the stands, adjusting herself. Can I walk

KEN (CONT'D) you home?

He holds out his-l:* Irke, a gentleman. She links her arm rn his, they walk back. Just then. an extra starts chasing another secretary. He rands her cros"i-lo-tne crowd. Joarr, Paul, sarvatore, Harry and Hirdy are-urr-iiruru. As the laughter continues, we rook at Feggy and ltarge who have been standing there, expressionless.

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f used h e re .

to

MARGE th i n k I' d

fi nd

a husband

PE G GY (fi n i s h e s her th i n k I' m g o i ng MARGE l e a v e.

dri nk) to go home.

Oh , d o n ' t fu n , Dooc r v s m ' l trs

-ia-I

ft' s

goi ng

to

be

a n c i c ro s s e s

ouc.

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PETE',S APARTMENT - LTVTNG ROOM- LATER (NTGHT 1)

13 * *

It's dark. Pete, in his pajamas, is sitting on the couch, Iooking througrh Adam Whi tman's shoe box. We see into the box: there are dog tags/ photographs, and a sheaf of letrers addressed to Adan Whitman. The top letter is from Fort Sj-II, with an army censor's stamp. A picture of a 20 year old Don ( Dlck Whitman ) rn a t-shirt in front and work pants, standing There is a pj-cture of l"lack and Abigarl of a 1940's sedan.
q i f r i n d o n a n i e n . r_ -b e n C h. H e IOOkS at r ir . lino w rth Ad a m o n a m i ni arure trai n-

overf
^+ ^e^^

"Dick
^+ :+

and Adam, 1944,"

is

a D i et.rrre Of D On pei e f I i ns the nhoto urr= t/rrvuv -4+ye

written

on the

back.

Pete

rRUDY ( O.S. ) What are you doing? Pete looks up.

rwae9r .7:J- chinc l:tr y

TRUDY is
him 1tlr tr .

standing
Q hor ur lg ^ >

in late

the
dW - ,,- AIl ].n E.

doorway in
D o+o EV UE

her
th^ Ltl c :

n i rh fa n r^zn! rr!vrru yvwr

n j ct.r rre i n f hp hnx - hrrr i t'q Why aren't What is . Nothing. She comes in

U ^,,i Ll+J Lt: ^

r l r nnq u!v ua

roo

to

hide

i_t aII.

PETE you asleep?

TRUDY that? PETE across from him. of the to look at like that was a
mi qf :l r o

and stands

TRUDY Myrna found rt in the top closet and f didn't \nrant it. My father has a box and I looked at it when f
' 1 i + +l !aLUr s o n: r ' l Y- r t :nd etlq it -u ry ^r :q v qu :

P ET E Qn rz a tt ri i d n ' t onen r le c lo s e s th e box.

it

TRUDY
Dofor v vv!
3 t

T *

rinn.t

!.r=nl

c6^rol-c

PE T E
T r :n I t q' l oon

know.

TRUDY I've seen it

(MOR E)

the

last

few

r ^r oolr q

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TRUDY (CONT'D) You're no! very quier, and every time I see the closet door is open and that box rs gone, I know you're out here. PETE ( pornted ) And you've never
'nrrrriw 'l onk q c lnr ^r nuv r Yr . t

looked

in

the

box.

a' l m os f

omlrarI- assed.

ft's with
T ant

TRUDY not yours. What are you dorng that? PETE

it ]r r r mi qf rlro

TRUDY So grve it back. It's not yours. Pete nods. Come to CLOSE ON the

Tt's

peculiar,

TRUDY (CONT',D) bed. footage of Nixon headquarters. have

TV: over

Vice
r :r vu ! r .i
r

ANCHORMAN (V.O. ) President Nixon seems to

-9u

or l

nr ojnm -riL - l r a r I 9uv_v!

n=nr 'l

L IW

,,

a?l a^'l UA L IIU IIU

i^

Hudson County, PULL BACK to L4 INT. reveal

New Jersey...

we are: 14

STERLING COOPER_ BULLPEN _ LATER (N]GHT 1)

\,/ith his arm around AIIison, Ken comes out of PauI's office holdrng a sheaf of papers. Harry, Hildy, Joan, Salvafore, and Marqe are all in the bullpen, KEN Kinsey. You're a liar. find any absinrhe. Who said
A'l 'l i cnn ai aa'l YfYY:sa. ae

f couldn't

PAUL you could

go in

my office?

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KEN
h Jo r .r a r o e vn ' 1 nri no R ttl a lI We

found was a large collection of Magazines and this fascinating

dr :m :tic nieno

Mad

( reading ) "Death r-s My Clrent Act by Paul Kinsey." FauI goes towards
ai r - ^ ur vE i + !u

- A PIay

in

One a\^7ayfrom hin.

Ken who keeps the

bl Yl i

papers

r } lU! -^ tttc.

+^ uu

Ken holds

it

up out

of

reach.

KEN ( Iaughs ) Peter Tolefson. "An anima] in board room and the bed room. "
Errortrnno I a ' r o h s. D:r r ' l tr i eq Jev n oai
Yve

the

i t..

.
lT clid Da*s

PAUL (threatening)
air ro gr vg ir !fn uv m o r r !87 Tr{onr r c r r r l !.

C U T TO:

15

r NT .
D:rr'1
- qs - r

ST E R L IN G C O OP ER h r r tp .in h a n j| _e

BU LLP E N n oS i ri On.no
(ral

LA TE R

(N IGH T

1)
JOan WhO

15
l _S

is

hi S ,,aC tOfS .,,

holdrng the script is cenler, and an extra are on Salvatore different steps, Hildy is srtting in a chair. Allison and Marge watch. (to
I]nr ^r

PAUL Salvatore
ha

r om omir ar .

/ q

r ndr \t

SALVATORE W h y d o f h a v e to be Tol efson? \" 7 a n te d to b e G aIt.

PAUL Tolef son i-s the hero. He backs away to look at the

He thinks

scene.

PAUL (CONT'D) (almost to hrmself) Galt is a thug. Born on the wrong side of the tracks. You don't want
+^ I-\J 1^^ !Y \JdIU. ^-'l +

(M O R E)

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PAUL (CONT'D) Hildy) H]LDY I cion't

f 'm sorry. Joan l eans over

have the her

pages .

and shows Hildv

line. four but

HrLDY (CONT',D) worked with Tolefson for "f years. I shared everything, never knew him. " Paul nods. the script. Then looks to

f who now share

Joan and Salvatore

JOAN "I thought I knew him. talk to me."

He used to

SALVATORE control my genius. f'm "f can't not some boorish natural like that hack Cosgrove. " Harry slaps his That's "Your
/'Dorh=nc

l.g,

Iaughrng. Krnsey.-

KEN cracker jack/

JOAN qenlus be damned. " SALVATORE

tl

JOAN "You can make anyone buy anything. Anyone but me. " Joan and Salvatore eye each other ciramaticaiiy. Salvacore checks the pages. And pulls Joan in for a passionate kiss. The audience hoots. We go CLOSE ON Joan and Salvatore as they break from the kiss. Joan looks at hrm, strangely. That didn'r feel right. Salvatore looks away, smrles. 16 rNT. STERLTNGCOOPER- BREAK ROOM- LATER (NrcHT 1) cooler almost emptied of punch. 16

We see the water

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STERLTNGCOOPER- BULLPEN - CON?TNUOUS (NrcHT 1) is dancrng, including KEN music downJ Joan, Salvatore, Allison,

17 and

Everyone
Ma ro o

Turn the He turns up the TV.

ANNOUNCER (V.O. ) We now have confrrmati-on... that the state of Ohio has indeed gone to Vrce President Nixon with its twenty-five qo electoral votes wiII in Mr. Nixon's purse. Ken and Paul turn He took itt We won I
'.1 'wJlt: * t r

to

each other. it !

PAUL Ohio i That's KEN We won,l

Nj_xon, s gonna

People go crazy. It's in fho New year,s Eve. Harry. - i tr m nc grabs iiiioy d'r, doon'l rr who -s nexr to him and krsses hor Hrldy throws her arms around hrm. They break, rrvJsJrrY on to each other. She leans in and kisses him agal n. A real 'l
cl i I I h^ I r ^^

-na

-tlarrrr rrq!!

]|/

nrri }/uriD

awaY.

HILDY ( Iets S'o) I 'm real-Iy tipsy. Harry 18

I NT .

nods,

embarrassed,

haads for

hrs
-

office.
MOME N TS LA TE R

S T E R L T N G C OOP ER -

H AR R Y ' S OFFIC E

(NTGHT 1) rt's
fOr

1B

dark.
his th in o s.

doorway

Harry's a little wobbly on his feet as he rooks He Io n ke rrn tn fi nd I{i '1 rtrr istandrng c He looKs rvvr\o up to uv trnd _!llu trIruJ Hrldy in the HILDY

HARRY No, no. It was me. (takrng off hrs glasses) I'm drunk. I'm happy, I drdn't think. I' m not myself.

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HTLDY ( srepprng closer ) I've never really seen your before. There they them. A beat. They fall closes the door. 19 INT. HAT.RY are. Just

eyes

the

two of krssing deeply. She

into

each other,

STERLTNGCOOPER- BULLPEN - LATER (NIGHT 1) TV: Nixon stands at a podium with pat behind him.

19

On the

NTXON May I say again, my thanks to you. Having had only cwo hours of sleep Iast nrght and two hours sleep the night before, I'rTl now going to bed and hope you do too. The GAMERAPANS the room. some peopre, :-ncrudl-ng sarvatore paul sits on the and Marge, are asleep, some'are srtting. steps. Joan stands near the televj_sj-on. He's going JOAN to bed? What,s going

PAUL You'II see. II' II be alrrght rn the mornj-ng. He'Il win in California. Just turn it off. Paul watches Sit as Joan snaps off down. JOAN (stands her No. PAUL ( teasing ) You can't slt down in Joan carefully srts down next JOAN so different to the set. fakes off her heers.

* * !k

PAUL (CONT'D) * ground)

that him.

dress. Then:

You look drunk.

when you,re

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Yo l
Ido' l

t re
' l oc

n .T
r a=i q4a.
qY

YAU! o n i no :Jv-.-,
n? .

tn

ral 'l

me

O;ggn

You loved

JOAN that. that?

PAUL Who wouldn't l ike

l L^^+

What did
Yn n h a r zc ve

I
a
s

PAUL (CONT'D) do wrong?

Tnltr u vru\

hi

vrY

69p1[.

.HAUiJ

Joan,

never

sai d--

JOAN
Vnr r h= r r o e 1- .i n m nr l l - h

PAUL
/ c:d \

do.
rrnrr

T'm not
/th a n \ ' l ilco

proud'of
n'l :rr?

ir

j- tid

r -ho

JOAN No. PAUL v o l t are

The

meanFr

tho

morF

l i ke

you.
JOAN f know.

Paul

stands

and extends lrke

his

hancl for

Joan to

take

Just

JOAN (CONT',D) that? PAUL we could

no at
eu

f thouqht
,To en s t ands
t

dance.
hef
f l E!

ar m s
s!r\rp

hanol
lrertyrrry

side.
o l sE.

q qU ! l Pa 5

s 'l r n s
D !!y-

Ittp

hi c

henrttq tl vp

around her waist,

On e ,

pulls

her

in.

There is

no music.

tw o ,

PA U L ( C ON T' D ) c h a cha cha.

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STERLING COOPER- HARRY',SOFFTCE - DAWN (DAY 2)

20

couch, Iegs out on Harry's Harry and Hildy are stretched in half slrp and no tangled. His jacket is coverlng Hildy, bra. HARRY (whispering/jostlrng Hildy. Wake up. She stirs.
a+t^ I U

her) naked.

She realr-zes
;* {tl l^^-^ ttg!

she's

H IL DY
D ^^'l.l U9!U g .

ft Hildv
T J=rrrr

is. h e rs e l f

HARRY Y o u h a ve w i th

to hi s

get coat

dressed. and l ooks for her bra.

c o \re rs
n=fc iho

COUCh.

H AR R Y (C ON T' ,D )
T ! gO.ll ^-nti u frnd -Illq mrr lt lf n'1 :qqoq Yleuuuv.

StrII
nor : ' l lvvi
i- ho

hold:-ng hrs
- }/:eJ!! r 1-omn-l o eeA,y r e ni n ks th em ul:ur.r

coat
rq!/ rn .

to
T hov ..ru

her
j

chest,
'i n tw o vwv

she spo-ts them on the

n i y+ev p-Fq v,
,

ero

snanne

rJ nf

at

H T L DY (h a n d i n g t hem * -o o b a ci . T h a t' s HARRY T re m e n d o u s . Hr ldy p u IIs on her c l o th e s. H IL DY H a rry . HARRY yes ?

TTTT h\' T-T LLU I /nlnqoq hor

to

hi m)

H arry

is

l ooki ng

shel l -shocked.

erroq\ - I ""

hnno

ei i

nn't

qtF n -n

r hom

/ r ncr rr j qr r yr / \ n] aqcoc

nAJ(t( I qnnf nlrr Dev Lul \

{r nnn LAPV:)

1': o l rl>

Dammit.
He I ook s Fw; v as s he oet s clressed.

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HILDY There's an optometrist Lexinqton. Right. HARRY Of course.

on

H]LDY I don't want you to be worried. didn't mean anyrhrng. Okay? Harry nods, tries to smile. Hiloy continues

It to dress.

2t

INT.
i{i lciv

STER],TNGCOOPER- BACK HALLWAY-MOI.IENTS LATER (DAY 2\ 27

e xiis F Ia r r v' q of f ir a
nJ

A fter L s!

n
q

vcq

hcat

O!!:U vr t

A l I i cnn

!Vn =;

nnl roc

r :C i

h^-

head out bullpen, 22

rhe office next cioor, shoes :-n her hand,

sEarts

waiking

across

the

INT. STERLING COOPER- B ULLPEN/PEGGY'SDESK _ MORNTNG (DAY 2 ) The clock

artiro walkino hoc c ' ar or r nd

22 ft,s
9up

reads ashtrays

8:45.
TV

Peggy walks
has b vu e u r te n
r l r r vu ^ u s

through
over.
vvs4 .

the

bullpen.
a 'r r
q !g

The wr t h

knocked

T h l ttu !9e r : e

and full

and people
blac k

wearrng out her

Iast

nrgh*-,s

-rlbs clothes her dpsk

gUJJ\ |

ggffae-

Sho

reacts to the smell and takes i-t's f1l-Ied wi-th vomi-t.

ZJ

garbage pail.

^nnroaches

We see

I NT .
T{an

S T ER L IN G C O OP ER r i a r .r n c = - I fSS o- j mF-o Of :q

B RE A K R OOM rori !sv nl 1

S A ME TTI' {E (D A Y 2)
in +tr
vtls

23
and allu

S a I v a i -o r e

!vrrruurr!lty SOm etfi i pn feIe_I horz ri ri

^no

arrl yqtll n_

D ,:rrl 5qu!

thgi rS ,

KEN You're not drinking for Don't be such babies .

taste. holdrng her

peggy comes in, PauI and Salvatore down therrs. garbage pa:-I. She puts rt by che srnk. PAUL (wavrng a!/ay the Oh, god. It's
T Im

smell )

SALVATORE definitely not helprng.

PEGGY so r r w ^ T Jo oq i rnf f ond _u;:u rznrr ?
Jvu.

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she turns, and rifled.

sees that severar of She goes to one.

the

lockers

have been opened

PEGGY (CONT'D) My shirt. And my mad money. (turning to the group) Who did thrs? f stole SALVATORE your blouse.

PEGGY (holding a pair of shoes and an empty change purse ) I,m not jokinq. f had three dollars in here. PAUL If I give you three you keep your voice
Tho ntr r r q cr :alr r .^

dollars down?

wiII

PEGGY You're anrmals. f,m to building securrty Peggy leaves. - PauI, Salvarore

reporting

it

and Ken exchange looks. to eroderick

PAUL Striking resemblance Crawford.

KEN Peggy Olsen, Highway patrol. 24 rNT. STERLING COOPER- COOPER'S OFFTCE _ (DAy 2) 24 waist. A is on a

cooper rs rayrng on a massage table, tower at his big burly I4ASSEURE works on his back. His tuxedo wooden valet. Don enters.
DON
T oot rer hrroe ! sc d if u!+ for * voni qnmoih evrrLe

wrth
cllro

three
\r-ri

different
i urr!rrY

results.
-^ I I

nor .r c nr n - t.* p9IS

nan qvll r l.

* f,m *

lrnat.r

nnnDt r p
W elIT qnent e rur - ho rE ni -r ru f r trnl Yl IiuE!aIJ t- or - l 'l " !r y

rn a smoke filled room at the Waldorf \^/tth everv Republican

1,.*i- - - ,, ru i n l n a ry , Ther e' q.

save
hoon wi

l ul acA rthur
Aoqnr o:d

and
f r :r 'A

Jesus.

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DON
trr^ f L 5 all ^'l^^+i^EIgUuf,vl1 .

COOPER Daley gave Joe Kennedy every corpse Otherwise, Nrxon rn Cook County.
n ntT uvll

ft

shouldn't

h a ve C OOP E R

been

that

cl ose.

n..+ DLlL i i ^^'l J-Lllvrg-.

i+ -LL ac

I^ -LJ.

T+ f L T.rhan VrrlEll

^1.'-..^ OJWAYD tlrarr urlsy ani 9uu

.,i^ JD. I.r:nk !!qll^

mL^-^ IlluDE

Sinatra
:q-Y.

knew they

would close

the

DON So what does he do? Concede ?

7f ho fin h te c r "l n n o
..1Wf

WaIk away?

ir -

a ma^nq
+L-+ LIIA

rcnorrnf f hi rf rr

in rl arzq

T'l I i nni

w i th o rt
--^-+ Wd.Ll L +^ L-U

a D re s i d ent.
1 .i l-^ ll..n!= L .

Y ou don' t

D ON
POi I t\7 /

T t' s
r =i f+ r r
!r!uJ

b a .l
}/ =r u e r r u

a n n D ER s n o rt.s manshi nnf v! r ^z:r z i ho ho a:n r!ve r ofo et i q

Fo crot a
m :r r F l a i-qpp I i rzc

nor nonJTh

m ^r a :nnfhor

r l:r r

Bu t
: n>

will
i n ?

DON h e e v er

be

thi s

cl ose

C OOP E R rf K ennedY i s fro m P& G sai d N e rI 1r : + ^ --.r * an el ecti On -.r l rke LU wJtr w-LJ-rJ-!r9 -.rhiq Lll!D f horq tls p nrnF-L1., v!AU!] Hi .,.r'llFWttIrrrY +Lv n]:rZ y!qJ

b a II

w i th

us. DON o n ti mi s m
i nn

* *

Ah t.t I

th e

of

the

A meri can

cnr nnr :t

It' s

C OOP E R game to a fo o tb a i l

them.

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That Fai r.

DON doesn't seem fair COOPER Very good. to head out. * *

Don nods and starts

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TNT. STERLTNGCOOPER_ PEGGY'S DESK -

(DAY 2)

25

Peie approaches the clesk wrth the box. we see rhat rt has been rewrapped and has new srrr-ng. Feggy stands as pete
annrn:ahoc

PE G GY
Wh cr o dn vv r r n l1 j vq t'hi lrr!ll^ nl c \/^tr vu y r ro ! c cni
YV!rrY

nc? a

PETE If f were you, f would be very very careful from now on about the way you speak to me. 26 TNT. S?ERLING COOPER- DON'S OFFICE - CONTTNUOUS (DAY 2) Don sits at his desk with his newspapers as pete wal_ks in. Can f Pete puts the help DON you? desk. coat off, rooking at a stack 26 of

box on Don's

Wh a t' s

D ON (C ON T' D ) th a t? P ET E It

It' s

y o u rs .

came to

me-by

*.i lttlD ^+^l-^ UanE.

WeIl He looks at the

thank box,

DON you. doesn,t PETE touch

rr jm ti - I

it.

Hatzp

r ,r ntr

r F- ^ncidorar l v_ q u ;

su

qualificat.rons for Account Services?

the

Head of

DON Would it disappornt you if I told you it hadn,t crossed my m:_nd? Pete nods, f
Jvs

closes feel
iF arr

the

door.

Don watches to taik

h:m. to

PETE strange having

+l-.i url4J ^ ,'-,way.

Spit

it

D ON o u t, Campbel l .

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PETE (in a frank manner) I know that your name is not Draper. It,s Dick Whitman. DON what ?

Don *

PETE T don,t know who Donald Draper is, but according to my frrend at the Department of Defense, Dick -irip And Whrtman dred in Korea rn 1950. Donald Draper dropped off the map

ord.
Don srts there

a ]- th o r r o h

-i;

he'q

fnri rr-throo

;;,;h';;;:-;oi=ioli""
good. says nothing. of
r L!L

rro:rc

remarkably calmly,

na\\'T

That's

kind

elaborate, f knew more. do. making

ReaIIy? a lot of

f wish peopl e

pev

DON you,re Pete, get out. fool of yourself,

PETE You can deny rt, but I know j-t, s true. I can see from your face. Pete looks at the box. Don looks at it as weII.

You should

DON leave. think react about how to this

PETE you should Don. Bert Cooper wrII rnformation.

I'UN

What information? You're there's PETE not who you say you are and obviously a reason.
n^nT vvt\ f-nma nn

* *

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PETE (almost shy) I would lrke you to qualif icatl-ons. Don nods his head, stands the urge to back up. up,

reconsrder walks toward

rny Pete. Pete flghts

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DON except 'or You said everything Assuming this information else.'
'i s t r r r e.
e! se /

whir : h

it

isn,1--

t_t

SoundS

to

me like

you are blackrnarlrng

me.

PETE realize f'm hoping you'1I f'm not. aII can be forgotten. that this is not like you're a deserter, ft's
af )

DON When you threaten someone in thj-s manner, vou should think about the fact thai it yo.rr informatlon rs
t r , ' r 1; ' pr f ul c nor r o h in make ihem dO

what you want, make them do? Fete stares at

Ttr q r L

what else at
Anr 4 llv l

can it

* *

Don, Don looks PETE

rvzor E! r r qimn' l o

h.i-m, icy.
iir!u h^+
lluu

olJrLvlg

threat. ft's about rt. -

iust

a iob.

Think Don watches him go, Insrde rt he sees the

l or nq :n:i nql fho r i oel z

Pete opens the door and walks out. cl-oses the door, rrps open the box.
n i ri rrro q lai- r or q =nr l r l na f:aq 'J o

covers 27

his

eyes wj-th his

hand. (TLASHBACK- NrGHT 1) 27 to

EXT. DrRT ROAD - KOREA/ 1950 -

and squeals A covered army truck lumbers along the terrain a sudden stop. A SERGEANT, 30, gets out of the truck's passenger seat, walks around the back and opens the back. SERGEANT Whitman !

The Sergeant waits near the LfEUTENANT, mrd-thirties, r-n rar-n gear but no rain. DICK WHITMAN, 23, (Jon Hamm) ;umps out of the back of the truck wrth hrs M-1 rifle and pack. DICK
\/oa Qor no:nf

What is

L]EUTENANT this?
S ER GE A N T

Thrs is

it.

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One?
ft^ronfrr uwerr uJ

One?
.

LTEUTENANT f'm supposed to

io +D anin^ YUrIl9 +a Ll,

have
d

Thic J llIJ

+=12^ LCl.rle

month. hours.

It

should

take

forty-erght

SERGEANT
V- ltf ro r ^lhininr r fn i ho r ^r r nna

"- - ":

:uY'

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Thc

Se r o ca n l-

Lteutenant
q rrnn ' 1 v t ent

back in the truck, drrves a\'.Jay. The a walks away, Dick fo1lows. There are two tents, anc t a sleepi nq the Lreutenant Dick follows tent.
o e tS

r-nside. 28 INT.
r--f

-(TLASHBACK -NIGHT 1) 28 TENT _ KOREA, 1950 - CONT]NUOUS takes off

-

The Lieutenant
A l- r ook .

his

helmet,
si ts

throws
onen

1t,
next

sits
tO

on a
him.

*
*

"I ^J i neqhr r r o

Oh i n. "

Harsh tight,

a generator Dammit.
da

works

outside.

* * * * * -* *

LIEUTENANT There's so much work to DICK stand quard?

Shoul-d f

LIEUTENANT (shakes hrs head)

TJ^rlf vY= !r Dg=. 1+ f,L ca>9. mli^ ttrrD ;^ lD t^tvt

you can bunk next door. officers, There's twentY Get yourself a cot. you to the of thenr. I' d introduce men, but you're lookrng at the complete company. Robrnson Crusoe,
IIq ve A..,,r rmrz ir''nrnq af I'n -.:gl neers.

* * * * * *

Dick

holds

his

helmet
/ q:l rrf oq

under
D ICK
\

his

arm. * First * *

Lieutenant Crusoef Prrvate Class Drck Whrtman. LIEUTENANT

/' l:r r ahq )

Li-eutenant
rrll-,ara YYllElg I r lD

Don Draper. DTCK * * * * * * * *

d9o,
I thg
)k

a'rarrr\6J17? EVE!y!vuJ,

Thpv
T I , m lll

w p rP
rn qlr

L IE UTE N A N T o o n P w hen T oot

. rjlhorr rrrEj t ro !E

here.
I n -ll DUIIL=

onci noor cll\,{rlrggl

action five mrles over mountarn. You want to

/ l- ,Paf )

that go?
}ocal s
ri:rrq

T h e a n s w e r i s no. n+annarl rtn s Eoppeo s n o w l nhg -la^'.'i

r .r h i n h vr - llr ' r o
di aai

The
throo

hrr
e:v :.r :

ih o no

r.r:rr to

i q

n^f dnr nei

cnnri al

ooi

l -l a

nn

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D IC K
ni ^- ; u4YYr r lY ^^ ..L^+ W lld, L i t(

LTEUTENANT Thrs unit, that,s be Vou, will esrablj-shing a tietd hospital_.

fir st- .
That
\lAt1 J vu ,.

But

we w= ' r p !=
\/- lr
ha*o rrEt

.r.)'i w__..r
fool
E,

nn

fn ev
nnnr l ?

]-ro vv

di rr' *r-_.J:_ng

fightrnE
m ekc
Ani na uv4rrY

pos i tions.
:ra qr s

On foui
rr yuu il h^^-? ljLJl.rt t

sicies.
are

* * * * *
t(

t^T t^,: ,,,.dt

*
)k

DT r " K
T r r nl tr nf oor oei

LIEUTENANT
i l;l:lr ;hc \

lr li hr r i u!11y vu!r

You're kidding me. WeII, they me wrth college, but I,m three years/ six months. Near1v a cj-vil-ian. l,m supposed t; be
nn r r .,i*- iut( Il tg Dwalr - ^p( J oIs , ^ - ^^r * ^+ nQ t

got

* * * * * * *

you any good with that ratrlnes, rifle? I wouldn,t want you to mi-stake me f or Chinese.
DTC T <
Aq n o mrrnlr lL ruurr nrrnf i, p r a u u-C

aS

Vg

had

!e

S .

LTEUTENANT What misconception travelled down the road and macle vorl w;nf i^ be '"* here? A movrei-" No. I just DTCK w anted to leave.

* * * * * * *

LIEUTENANT I bet you/re reconstderrng rf this was a step up. KrII the genny. It's }ights our. 29 rNT. SUPPLY TENT - KOREA, 1950 (TLASHBACK- NIGHT 1)

We see the tent, rifle

lrghts power down. Drck rs alone in the supplv on his chest, He stands up, a Iittle punt"i.*i

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30

rNT.
l -)o u vrln

STERLING COOPER- DON'S OFFICE _ PRESENT (DAY 2)

nr r is ua yu rulr he s I i .i !!u nn u!l r9lr - ha E l - r nv puA,

30

strcks
D E C rt-

rt

in

there
Hp

on top
Iiohfe

of
^

v t/c tr J ^nan

.i h l tJ D c

the

purple

*^- rr^1' par IU ^r - Ngu

then thrnks better and hat, exits. 31 OMITTED

of

it.

He wipes

^i n:r oi i o

bottom drawer and heart. He stands up, reaches for the phone hrs brow, grabs his coat

31

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I NT .

ME N K EN ' ,S D EP AR T M EN T S TOR E -

R A C H E L' ,S OFFIC E

(D A Y 2)

32

T her nte rc o m o n R A C H EL ,s d e s k b u zzes.S hehi 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
'l-.i ^^^^ AJDDCD L^rrCr.

in.
dL^ l)lrE

He's
pU!!D -,.'l'1

a li ttle
^ AWdy.

sweaty.

He walks

up to

her

and

Did S he k i s s e s him

you

ru n

R AC H E L (C ON T' D ) Y ou' re o ver? He stays cl ose,

fl ushed. hi s eyes cl osed.

again.

D ON | . T ^+ L S g O a v J a y. .r,c RACHEL Wh e re? D ON A n y w h e re .=

fi-/-\Ln.L!

R e a IIy ?

(smiles ) Warmer weather?

D ON H o w a b out Los A ngel es? S u re . Me x i c o ? f h a ve money. RACHEL m -n F \r bU t

--

T h :rz o
r11n

haV e

a S tOfe

tO

F n rr-rg l

!i 1 s

D ON StOre. RACHEL not.

No, S he s mi l e s at

will

* *

Don,

he

d o esn' t.

R AC H E L (C ON T' ,D )
n^F uv!L
t e!E yvu

-':Il wc ?

* * * * * *
fn ev
.\v:e-

No,

f' m

DON n o t. RACHEL

/r nr r nheq ni.l qnmothinn

hi

c o'l c o

rrm\
4 - .\|

h:nnon

Pnnor ?
'

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DON
Nn t^ d^

rt

Sn m o ih

'

no

hannonori

and

Want

T r.7: ..Jnt you to come with r- | :nd mc- ancl T clon't want tO come back.
r r 'e t

* * *
f

What

RACHEL happened?

DON What does it matter?

r .r h = f r r nr t r .r : nf ?

Isn't

t h is

* *

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RACHEL Of course I've thought about rt. My god, we've tal_ked about it. f think it would happen. ;ust didn,t Especially thrs way. f I She scrokes don't don't his DON want to wan! to you, and be without be here an),rrnore.

* x

face,

laughs. Maybe next * *

* * it

RACHEL just leave. f can'! weekend.

Raehe l l i o h ts a c { o a re ti -e -

No,

(to th i s
l-' o

r^rnr r 'l d

R AC H E L (C ON T' D ) h e rs e l f) isn't the w ay I thought

DON What i-s the dif f erence? We,II start over somewhere else- like and Eve
Thoro ie a Innd n>1raa

Adam

An d

leave

R.ACHEL e v e rythrng. DON

Ye s .

RACHEL What are you, fifteen

l{ v - 'J f at her - aa n / t we

years
bp

old?

inoather

h e re ? D ON n o th rn g

T h e re ' s

here.

RACHEL ( e m o ti o n a l ) Wh a t a b o u t y o u r chi l dren? D ON n ro rz i rl e f or

T'l'l

them.

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And live
\r ^r r h:r zon' f T F^^' 1

RACHEL in Los Angeles?

J- hnr r nhtthi c

My god,
f hr nr r nh

(holds
^i^lni q

her

stomach)

Ql ro

n tr f

nr r t

hor

nr r otJ- o

V ^ rr' rF
r wcttr L .

DON \^ tr.\n d

T know

exar-.tl v

W hat

RACHEL Y o tr w a n t- v o rrr r-h i I dren ro ctcr on a fa th e r? w i -th o u t Y ou know how

+ l.- +
LIle L

* * * * * * * * *

+ ^l+
! E

DON Arp v o tr h a rri n o an attack of aII conscience a fte r thi s? R AC HE L

\1n
.|J,

T,m

r ^7:i- hi

nn

r r nr r

t:'l

ic

l r ec =r r qo

feel

f don't

know you.
about me than' anyone

DON

You know mo re You won't

h: nno n or l

RACHEL e v e n teII

me w hat

Don looks

down, shakes hrs

head.

R AC HE L (C ON T' ,D )
^ \9v * !" " y / / + t- ^ taF \

W hv ,'.'J

ar o

v l- r r r dnr n o

this

tn

mo?

Wh a t

kind

of man are you?

DON

Go away?
iif e?

n r..-.,n p \rp -v 1 - h i n o?

T,Fa\zF vrl l tr

) ann' l

r ln

it

arz ar r r

A:r r

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34.

P A'IJ F T

This
e ff:ir

was a dalliance, DON don,t.

nharn

Rachel,

RACHEL you don,t want to run away wi_th me, you lust want to run away. you,re a coward, Don is stunned. He looks at her like he doesn,t know her * * * the door. She starts *

( then ) Get out! Don turns sobbing. and walks

preas en. ff:u t

( c o Ny D)

away, closing

33

r NT . T he

S T ER L T N G C OOP ER e l e v a tO r

ELEVATORLOBBY Don steps off. chatter fading in

(DAY 2 ) Fie walks throuoh -'" the distun"".

33

rhe o f f r . = ,
INT,

d6 -tn Jrn " -.iri5!" .

STERLING COOPER_ DON'S OFFTCE _ (DAy 2) peggy sits on the r__orrr_h : startl-ed and stald;:"-"' Does
r ^r =r l

2A

Don walks into his of f ice. kl-eenex i_n her hand, She,s

DON Peqgy, this is my of rj_ce! this door mean noth:_ng? !

r.no''"ill';=lI' "iiifE';""i
-

f ' m s o rrrr
ir : ci- J *Y e

P EGGY Mr Trr = -

J i lsrqll r

t + L J qD L--

She starts

crying

agarn. DON * two drinks. She slrs :_n * * *

Cal_mdown. He goes to the bar chair, snifflinc. and pours

'o jl"; ;:i'.lool"l:*3' you. rhere,s semblance or piirr. " f

S to p

i t.

D ON (C ON T' D ) I d j -dn, t mean .i .r

re ri

ire re .

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PEGGY f had to get awaY from them all a minute. Don hands her a drink. Drinks his'

for

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D ON

Drink this.
She does.
nF ^^\t

r .L L]\J

Hollis. know his

rFl.r:f rllaL t n >

And some ;anitor, I don't name. They got fired. DON

I rA !s

r.rl-,.r wrrJ

\7n tt Jvq

nrrri u!JltrY.

na

P EGGY
T+ rL rr-^ waJ *-, lty +^..1+ td,uIL.

Peggy, now.

DON I need to

be alone

right

PEGGY f know, I know. ( she stands ) f don't understand. I try to do my I follow the rules and people lob. hate me. Innocent people get hurt, and, and other people, people who are not good, get to walk around
d Oi no a n vf h- nry +horz r.r:n* Itt S nOt

fair. DON Fi-nish She finishes her out. Don stares 35 INT. Hildy 36 ]NT. it. drink, at the he hands her docrway. his glass. She walks

STERLTNGCOOPER- HILDY'S DESK (DAy 2) is not there. Don walks into pete,s office.

35

STERLING COOPER- PETE'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS(DAY 2) a drrnk.

36 Don *

Pete is srtting on the c ouch, coat on, holding pete stands. walks in, not closrng the door.
DON
T th n r r o h f a n a r r ir^rh:t \/A rr cai d
JU_9.

T'm

PE T E o ' l a c i to h o ar

j -t.

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DON And then I thought about You, and what a deeP lack of character You
h:r zo

Pete

closes

the

door.

Don looks

at

him.

PETE I can understand your frustratj-on, Belreve rne, f 'm not enjoYing Don. anymore than You are. this lm Don. hiring Don't DON Duck PhiIIrPs. PETE make me go to CooPer.

DON f'm not making You do anything. You haven't thought this through. PETE
I ltqV9.

Really. to the If

DON You're just going to go uP Berr CooPer. and teii offrce don't want to.

PETE f I have to.

DON How do You think Let me ask You. react when You telJ- him this he'II Do You exPect him story of Yours? to promote You? ( Pete shrugs ) you've behaved thrs waY? After r rhink
4 Urr!far! 'l lvya ^l tL 'rJ 'l. frr

PETE he,I I annreciate

fre

fhe

You haven't

DON thought

th:-s through.

PETE (shakes hrs head) sure But I'm Pretty f don't know. you won't be working here anymore. ft's
^++^-Lg! a!

tense.
!.im l1lltl .

Don opens the

door,

abruptly

exrts.

Pete chases

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TNT. STERLTNGCOOPER_ BULLPEN - CONTINUOUS (DAY 2) Pete chases after Don, catching H:-ldy's empty desk. Don stares ?ete drops it.
r .LI.E ,

:;

his arm, stopping him by at pete,s hand on nis arm.

( nervous ) What are you dorng?

ani na?

Where are you

I'm

taking

DON care

of

this

right

now.

PETE fs this some sort of thjng like in the movj-es where f have a gun and you don't think f,m gonna shoot you? I will shoot you-Don ]ooks at him. f won't head. let DON you hang this

over my

PETE So you'd rather blow yourself up than make me Head of Accounts. Don walks. Pete chases. They nu"u an- TV monitor which now shows Kennedy's face on the news coverage. pete Frustrated, steps rn front of Don, stopp:-ng hrm. PETE ( CONT'D) Why can't you g:ve me what I want?! I've earned thrs tob. f deserve ir. DON Why? Because your parents are rrch? Because you went to prepschool and have a five dollar haircut? You've been glven everythrng. You've never worked f or anythrng in your l-rf e. PETE For goshsakes, don,t you realrze you're going to rose everything? I'm giving you a way out. Would i_t be so bad? Why is thrs so hard for you?

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goes after Don walks away. Pete hesitates, Cooper's of fice door, take of f the:-r shoes. You're 38 INT.
c+a =l^ zt DL sA

him.

They reach

PETE (CONT'D) going to do this. really 38

,.h uy .

STERLING COOPER_ COOPER'S OFFICE - CONTINUOUS in.

end ellq

Don and Pete walk

r .i a- l llJsq 6r yf,q EYYD

Cooper rs
tnm uUl:fn tl quU

now in
IIF lrs

his

tweeds,
L'1 IU^^1. vA

having
*

i r r .i c o J u!us .

r - l /r oc qv sD lI -r+

COOPER More bad news? ff you've come to drown your sorrows, I'm not really much of a drrnker. DON No, I just wanted to say f'm pulling the trigger on Duck Philli-ps as the new Head of Account Services. Good. Pete looks at the silence. COOPER WeII done. Don looks at Pete. Cooper looks over j-n

Don.

cooP E R (c o NT ' D)
What. PETE ( steels himself ) f have to brrng rhrs up to Don looks continues. at

you.

going to do it. hrm. He's actually Pete As he begrns to speak Don reveals nothrng. if
it

PETE (CONT',D) onl v because I believe that

keen w r1 1
/- nnno

ir be
r

f-o m vorr. i _n the end d a ma g rng to S terl rng

f * *

( beat ) But rt has come to my atten+.ion, completely by accident, that Don

Dr :ncr .i^
ID.

hpr p
1^e-

i c
,

nnf

r ^r hn

lro

e^\/q

he

(ioo ncr

' 1nnk s

Ar

n^n

Pot o

rnntinUeS.

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PETE ( CONT'D) Hrs real name is Dick Whitman. Dick Whitman died rn Korea ten years ago. (MORE )

But

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ft stands to reason he is a deserter at the very least. who knows what else. Cooper l-ooks at Don and pete.

r/ rtr\\Tm \ev r Ya

* And *

COOPER (to Pete) It must have been hard for you to come rn here and te1l me this. If it,,s true. It PETE was and rt is, Don stares at cooper warks him, over puts a cigarette to\,rards pete. in

cooper looks at Don. his mouth, ri-ghts i-t. Mr. Don is

COOPER Campbell. Who cares?

surprised. PETE wnal' /

LUU.H .gK

* f,m * not interested.

Who cares?

PETE ( errupts ) Mr. Cooper, he's a fraud l-rar. A criminal, even.

and a

COOPER Even if this were true, who cares? Thrs country was buj_It and run by men wi th !r'orse stori_es than whatever you, ve j_magined here. f'm not PETE imagining
UUUT .E ,K

anything.

( steely ) The Japanese have a saying. is whatever room he, s ln. ; rrght now, Donal_d Draper is Don looks them. at Cooper, shakes his head.

,,A man And in this pete stares at

both

of

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v-r'r
.J v u,

( C O N T 'D ) r-hcre i s more

orof

it

in

thrs. forgetting (MORE )

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cooP E R ( c o NT ' D)
nttt - - rI n :--^ltnt

T 'rJ

\/^lr
c

anor d\/

i nl - a

irri

-.^grng
uut . D on stands therg

Fete looks svw.. , r vv^ D a i n siience , then reairzes

.-]^"^^l-^

'l

-+

h^-

ueLL /

,- - l

w d.rr!r

l-^

he should

go,

starts I ,d

out. * * * *

1- *^- .^ } !r luwi

cooPER (coN?'D) Don. F j-re him if you want, but keep an eye on him. one never
L^- r ]( r w I ---'l ILr-vclI i_J rr iq hnr n

Don nods.

As he turns

to

qo we CUT TO:

J>

EXT. CAMp - KOREA, 1950 -

(FLASHBACK- DAy 2)

39
ik

Dick j-s knee deep in a trench, be standing? ) , Ieanrng on hrs He wears his helmet, no shrrt. the ground and drinks from it.
m^rnlnd =rr

his rifle nearby (how would it shovel handle in the hot sun. He picks up a canteen from explosions Dlstant fiII the storms out of the tent, his

The Lieurenant,
ri fl o in hand

helmet,
cida^r m

no shiri,
nr r l -

tr

DTCK What rs
th a t? Thunder? L T E UTE N A N T
IL D

J- ho

Ch

i noqo

Another

mortar shit !

explodes.

This

one nearby

on the

hrllside * *

LTE UTENANT ( CONT'D) knees, shaken He clutches hrs rifle to

Dick falls his chest.

to

his

Lieutenant,
Thev aro b o th nn ih a

DICK what do we do?

n r n r rnd

LIEUTENANT Keep your head! Don,t shoot anythl-ng unless rt shoots at Another nearby BOOMI Gunfire rattles

at you. from the hilts

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What?

LTEUTENANT Shut uo! There

IIUIg.

is

more gunfire

as the

Lj-eutenant

scrambres

into

the * * *

Ger over

LTEUTENANT(CONT'D) here !

Dick follows. prNGS and The gunfire is now louder, closerf blasts as st-av bul_Iets whiz and strike around them. Don't they DIC K know rhis is a hospital?

L]EUTENANT (closes hrs eyes) We're nothing. They know that. More mortar sounds and gunfire. Dick and the Lieutenant cower against the dirt mound, terrifi-ed. Burlets rip into the tent. As quickly as it starred, sirence overtakes the camp. Ashes fl-oat through the air. Dick tries to carm his
v .r +..Y.

l-rro:th

i nn

Is

rt

.DICK over?

f There's

L]EUTENANT 1irritated; don't know. We hear wildlife.

a beat.

LrEU?ENANT (CONT,D) There we qo. D:-ck exhales. The Lieutenant shakes his head, Iaughs, reaches rn his pocket and takes out hrs crgarettes. Dick does the same. lroh+q h.s r-roarertpThe Lieutenant nic.k euL=/ JruA
'r i^].+^ rryrr LD ]-.r^ lrrD (Jwlt, ^^..-;:COUghS .

LTEUTENANT(CONT'D) You see how glorious rt rs?

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DICK they'II be back? LTEUTENANT know. We didn't

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don't

shoot

Ud,Un,

Dick takes a drag of Iooks The Lieutenant under Dick. You pissed Did I?

his cigarette. His hands are shaking . running r:-ght down at a stream of liquid LIEUTENANT ( CONT'D) yourself. DICK

Dick brushes at his pants, the stream which turns out

dropping his cigarette. to be qasoline.

It

hi,ts * *

LTEUTENANT (mouths srlently)

IUCKI

Hrs pants do not catch f:-re, but the flame and the gas cans around it. the generator
st-art.s
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quickly travels The Lieutenant

Dick Starts

to

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There is way. the dirt. -

an EXPLOSION and a frreball,

40

LATER (PLASHBACK- DAY 2) 40 EXT. CAMP - KOREA/ 1950 -MOMENTS turns over He groggily Dick lies on his face, drsorrented. from one which rs now flapping and looks towards the tenl, pole, it's Dick stumbles contents spread over the srte. rowards it, as he gets up, his arm and rrbs are broken, He stops a cut over his eye. otherwj-se just minor scrapes, of the Lieutenant, Iooking down at whatever is left suddenly, hooked who's as burnt as a leg of lamb, gut open, intestines Dick around a toilet seat that rs a foot next to his body. He }ooks at shudders, drops to his knees, weak and sickened. belch, a With an involuntary the torlet seat, Iooks away. He spots the mouthful- of blood drips down out of his mouth. dog tags wedged in his f1esh, Iooks around. Lieutenant's
Grrmer . inc in nain. Dir : k srrmmons the srrFnoth fo rin hts own

dog tags off, throws them near the dog tags off over his Li-eutenant's
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He pulls Lieutenant. the head, the fiesh norsrly

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dog tags

over
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hrs
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own head.
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His

eyes roll

back,

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The corner of a room, a white cloth screen. Dick is in a bed, a patch over his eyebrow, hrs torso bandaged, his arm in a sli ng. He looks as 3 army men come, DOCTOR, 40,s, and a COLONEL, 50's, and the Colonel's assistant, a l-reutenant, n:rrrri nr = trrrr )-,^* _-_y nf or nrrrn'l Purpren nearts. DOCTOR How we dorng, Lleutenant Dick looks down, quiet. who searches through the Draper? Assi-stant,

The Colonel- turns to his boxes. He takes one.

* * * * * * *

COLONEL On behalf of the president of the United States and the ci_tizens of the United States of America, I present. you wrth this purple Heart MedaI. The Colonel pips the medal on Dick.

'

DOCTOR you'II The concussion was minor. -feel- lrke yoursel-f in a week. The CoIoneI here has some sood news for you. We're
f or

COLONEL releasing you to

' l as i e iohrw
vq J

the
'

reserves
y ou, t rg

v or lr

r J : v sd _

qoinq

h o me .

Drck nods
D O C TOR o o o ri n Fw s. (D i c k nods ) golng Yo u ' re to be fh a t' s C O L ON E L
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okay.

Private Whitman? It'll be on your way. We'd like you to take him home. He was a volunteer. I think it would mean somethinq.
D IC K

* * * *

Y es sir. The r e is an awkward srlenc e

They turn and walk to the next

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TRArN - DrCK'S PASS ENGER CAR, l95o-(TLASHBACK -DAY 4) 42 healed face as \i/e hear the train

We're close on Dick's screech to a stop. Sunbury.

(O.S.) CONDUCTOR bit as rt stops. He is in Dick lurches forward a little on his shirt. un.:-form wrth a metal pin that reads 'Draper' Another soldier, ARMY CHAPLAIN LIEUTENANT MITCHELL, sits with eanvas case a folded flag in a black triangular him, pulling out of a boxv }eqal briefcase.

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young woman, MAE, looks An attractive Dick looks around. of him. hi-m from her seat in front She smiles at him. Mltchell stands up and turns to Dick. MTTCHELL
m).1 trl!D ^ ..1 ID ^ uDr r; ^,.+^*rF+ !aEuucrtolrL.

at

down the He starts the wi-ndow. 43

aisle

towards

the

door.

Dick

looks

out

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yards down the track. Fifteen UNCLE MACK, ABfGAfL and young ADA-I'{,10, in their and a Sunday best stand with an UNDERTAKER wheeled wooden b:-er on the platform. There are a few onlookers and a few peopl e gettrng on the trarn. 44 rNT. TRArN - DTCK',S PASSENGER CAt, I9'O-(FLASHBACK -DAv 4) 44 his farnily.

looking out Dick sits there, turns back from the Mitchell
L i e u te n a n t M]T C HE LL D ra per? D IC K
Tr:^+ u ubL

the window at aisIe.

q O.

Mitchell-

stares

at

him.

DrcK (c o NT ' D) f can't.

MT T C H E LL ( a b e a t)

Yes sir. Mitchell

qferFa :t

walks
l-li clc

to

the

door

and gets

off

the

train.

Mae

MAE It must be hard know hrm? DTCK

N IILLIE.

for

you.

Drd you

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45

There is the sound of a train door opening as the casket is taken out by railroad men and placed on the bier. Dick watches as Mitchel-1 approaches Abrgail and Mack, starts speaking with them. The Undertaker signs for the casket. At that moment, Adam turns, srill some drstance away, and sees Adam pornts. Dick. Dic k sees him a moment then summons his and leans back out of view. strength ADAM There he is ! f see himl UNCLE MACK Who? Dick. him. Mack puts his ADAM He's on the train. I see

arm around h:-m, turns

him around.

UNCLE MACK (pornts to casket) He's rrght here ADAM But f saw him. f saw him in window over there. Abi oai I shakes her Stop it. We hear the train 'Board ! 46 rNT. head. ABTGAIL No more of door close. that. the

( O.S. ) CONDUCTOR

TRArN - DICK'S PASSENGER CAR, !950-(FLASHBACK -DAy 4) 46

Dick sneaks another look out the window. He sees Adam being comforted by Mack as he continues to look and point. Adam breaks free and runs toward the train. Dick leans back and . looks at Mae. He starts to get up, she grabs his hand. MAE You got your whole life ahead of you. Forget that boy in the box. He Iooks down. She strokes hrs harr, Iooks at him rntensely. We hear the hiss of the brakes releasinq. He looks down. *

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We hear hand.

the

train

start

move.

She

MAE (CONT'D)
T.nnlr t drt ainr \t^rl T,at mo lnrrrr: enldigg

* * * *

She stands up, lets go of his hand and leads him down the aisle towards the next c ar. He looks back over his shoulder for a second then follows her, leavrng hrs hat on his seat. A moment later, Mitchell comes down the aisle from the entryway. He sees Drck's hat on the seat, sits down. DISSOLVE TO: 47 rNT. COMMUTER TRAIN - PRESENT (NIGHT 2) 47

Don's hat is on the seat. There is a squeal of brakes as the train comes to a stop. Commuters stand. Don stands, puts his hat on, grabs hrs brj -efcase and gets in the moving Iine wirh the others to qer off the trarn. 48 rNT. DRAPERHOME - KTTCHEN/DEN(NIGHT 2) 48

Don comes in the back d.oor. We hear Nixoi's voice giving his concession speech on the TV. He putb his hat, coat, and briefcase down on the table and walks into the darkened den. Betty is asleep on rhe couch, rn front of the televisron. On TV, a replay of Nixon grving hrs concession speech. Don watches, expressionless. FADE OUT.
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